Local officials and residents highlighted the environmental constraints and potential wildlife impacts of proposed urban growth area expansions. The City of Camas noted its remaining land capacity is heavily limited by wetlands and steep slopes, while citizens opposed Battleground's proposed expansion to protect existing wetlands, old-growth trees, and a fish-bearing stream called Mill Creek. Furthermore, advocates urged the adoption of a "no change" land use alternative to conserve eagle habitats, birds, and other local wildlife from encroaching development.
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Clark County Council · Apr 27, 2026 · 1:20:13–1:20:26 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: wetlands watershed Wildlife wildlife corridors Salmon environmental impact habitat
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1:19:11 Alternative one also aligns with the ag land use study. Council should accept the study's findings, which include the stability of food bank networks and strong farm-to-market linkages are vital considerations for resilient and equitable local food system. And the continued conversion of ag lands to non-farm uses poses a direct risk to this system, as it may eventually undermine the viability of the local agricultural economy upon which these food security networks depend. Alternative one also aligns with the Ag Advisory Commission's advice, which is to use encroaching development as a justification to de-designate ag lands is to always be chipping away at agricultural land. This goes against the purpose of the agricultural land
1:20:07 designations, the conservation purpose of those designations. Alternative one will also conserve birds and wildlife, support cleaner air, and support climate resilience. It is fundamentally inequitable for Clark County to keep building as usual and sacrifice our farmland for private interests who don't actually need it. Adopting alternative one will intentionally protect the future for all Clark County residents. Clark County Council now has the opportunity to right historical wrongs and protect our land for future generations. We, the undersigned 83 individuals and 11 organizations, urge Clark County Council to adopt alternative one. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mark Leed. My name is Mark Leed.
1:21:07 Last name is spelled L-E-E-D. I serve as Chair of Lewitt Group of the Sierra Club based here in Vancouver. I support alternative one, the no change alternative. The county staff's own modeling has shown that the current urban growth areas have capacity to accommodate expected growth over the next 20 years.
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direct keyword 1:20:13–1:20:26 wetlands, watershed, Wildlife, wildlife, corridors, Salmon, environmental impact, habitat
tification to de-designate ag lands is to always be chipping away at agricultural land. This goes against the purpose of the agricultural land designations, the conservation purpose of those designations. Alternative one will also conserve birds and wildlife, support cleaner air, and support climate resilience. It is fundamentally inequitable for Clark County to keep building as usual and sacrifice our farmland for private interests who don't actually need it. Adopting alternative one will inten