The city recognized National Pollinator Week and Great Outdoors Month, highlighting its stewardship of over 1,600 acres of parks, natural areas, and a 20-mile trail network that provide both recreational access and native habitats. Officials and volunteers praised the Nature Spaces program for restoring public lands by planting thousands of pollinator-friendly plants. Additionally, the newly proposed comprehensive plan was commended for prioritizing tree canopy expansions in vulnerable neighborhoods to help achieve the city's 28% canopy goal.
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Vancouver City Council · Jun 01, 2026 · 43:35–43:49 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: trails urban forest forestry tree canopy open space Parks parks
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42:33 We hope to utilize the bill we fought so hard to pass, the opportunity to purchase and run as a type of co-op and own our own land. That was the dream we had hoped for. Thank you so much. - Thank you. Kevin. Counselor. - Just before she leaves, I'm not sure if you're aware that part of this comp plan update includes a manufactured housing zone. And so I encourage you to take a look at those provisions. - Yeah, I'll skim it over real quick. - Okay. - Way down here and whew, okay. - I didn't want you to leave not knowing that that was a new zone that we're putting in place. All right. - Kevin. - Thank you. My name is Kevin Callahan. I have the pleasure of serving on the advisory council for the area association on aging. And of course, looking at taking care of the needs of senior citizens, housing is a very important component of that.
43:33 The council may not be aware, but you have 16 manufactured home parks in your community with over a thousand housing units. Even under your new manufactured housing zone, a property owner can come in and request a change of use on that zone and we'll have to be justifying the change. But I want you to understand how critical it is to preserve the existing affordable housing that those housing units provide. We would refer to them as a manufactured housing and it's not mobile homes because these structures are not mobile. They're not gonna be moved. And if a park is going to be closed, the property owner only has to offer the tenant half of the assessed value of the structure. So if your home is worth $200,000 on the market and it's worth say $100,000 as the structure itself, they can offer you $50,000 and you're out the door.
44:32 It's critical that these housing units be preserved. They are irreplaceable and it's very important that the city treats them as you would as if it were publicly funded affordable housing because that's what it is. It's affordable but it's being made affordable
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direct keyword 43:35–43:49 trails, urban forest, forestry, tree canopy, open space, Parks, parks
serving on the advisory council for the area association on aging. And of course, looking at taking care of the needs of senior citizens, housing is a very important component of that. The council may not be aware, but you have 16 manufactured home parks in your community with over a thousand housing units. Even under your new manufactured housing zone, a property owner can come in and request a change of use on that zone and we'll have to be justifying the change. But I want you to understand