Clark County Code Enforcement officers first inspected a rural Camas property in June 2016 after receiving enough complaints to warrant an on-site visit.
The officers noted broken-down vehicles, cubic yards of debris and people staying on the property in recreational vehicles for longer than the law permits.
Two years later, on June 1, code enforcement conducted its 27th inspection of 30701 N.E. 37th Ave., Camas, and despite issuing multiple notices and orders to clean it up, “all violations were still present” on the property.
The Camas School District and Camas Education Association could be in for a tense August after their most recent bargaining session left the two sides in disagreement, with union officials saying they’re prepared for a strike on Aug. 27 if negotiations haven’t progressed.
The district and union met Wednesday for a bargaining session to discuss teacher salaries, but Mark Gardner, Camas Education Association lead negotiator and past president, said it was “disheartening” meeting. This was their third bargaining session, and first one where the union could see a counter offer from the district. Another meeting is tentatively scheduled for early August.
Klineline Pond is the latest Clark County body of water to be hit with warning signs from the Clark County Health Department, after a testing sample returned with elevated levels of E. coli.
Last Friday, Battle Ground Lake posted warning signs because it might be a source of two cases of shigellosis bacteria. On Monday, Vancouver Lake was given warning signs for a possible bloom of cyanobacteria, a blue-green toxic algae, that has prompted a delay of this weekend’s planned Row for the Cure event.
Two parents have filed complaints against Vancouver Public Schools alleging the district failed to provide their children with state and federally required special education services.
Cara Bailey and Sarah McPartland last month filed due process complaints, a legal term for complaints filed against school districts alleging failure to provide a free appropriate public education to a disabled child in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
