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City Manager Update: December 2024
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Swearing-in Ceremony for Vancouver’s new Police Chief Troy Price
Vancouver, Wash. – The community is invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony for Vancouver’s new Police Chief Troy Price on Monday, Dec. 9, at 3:00 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall at 415 W. 6th Street in Vancouver. Price brings more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement to his new role.…
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Vancouver Police involved in shooting
On December 4, 2024, at approximately 10:48 p.m., Vancouver Police were making contact with a male in the parking lot of the Safeway at 13719 SE Mill Plain Blvd. During the contact, the male and the officer got into a physical fight and during the fight the male produced a firearm. One Vancouver Police Officer…
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City Council adopts 2025-26 biennial budget
The Vancouver City Council voted to adopt the City’s 2025-26 biennial budget at their Dec. 2 meeting. The balanced budget – approximately $2.1 billion in total expenditures across all funds for the biennium – includes $1.5 billion in operating funds and $0.6 billion in capital funds. “Using a strategic mix of expenditure reductions and new…
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Power of play: John Scukanec’s 1,000-day catch streak
In a world often consumed by distraction, one City of Vancouver employee has found a unique way to connect with people through the simple act of playing catch. Meet John Scukanec, a code enforcement officer who, this Thanksgiving, celebrated his 1,000th consecutive day of playing catch with someone new. What started as a personal challenge…
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City to host Main Street Promise groundbreaking
Vancouver’s downtown Main Street from 5th Street to 15th Street will start transforming into a corridor that provides a safe, accessible and connected transportation system supporting its businesses and providing for a vibrant destination. The City and its partners in the Main Street Promise Project will celebrate the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony…
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Next Police Chief appointed to lead Vancouver Police Department
Downloadable file: Chief Troy Price Vancouver, Wash. – Today, City Manager Lon Pluckhahn announced the appointment of Troy Price as Vancouver’s next Police Chief. “Vancouver needs a chief who understands the drivers behind the growing demand for police services and the evolution of the profession,” said City Manager Lon Pluckhahn. “With his extensive experience in…
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Vancouver Police arrest additional serial bank robbery suspect
Today the Vancouver Police Department Major Crime Unit and the Vancouver Police Department Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the assistance from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Battle Ground Police Department, served another warrant at a Battle Ground residence related to a series of Bank Robbery investigations in Vancouver, Clark County, and the Portland/metro…
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Vancouver Police investigate fatality collision
Last night at around 6: 20 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to a collision involving a vehicle that hit a pedestrian in the intersection of NE Fourth Plain Blvd./NE 117th Avenue. The pedestrian was crossing in the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection, against the light, when a driver approached the intersection and hit the…
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City Council to host community forum Nov. 25
Vancouver City Council will hold its next council community forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25 at Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center, 13413 N.E. LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive. Community forums are held throughout the year at locations across Vancouver. All community members are invited to attend and share their questions, concerns, and ideas directly…
