During the open public comment period, residents heavily debated land use and the 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan update, specifically a proposed medium-to-high-density rezoning along Northeast 139th Street. Opponents cited a lack of concurrent infrastructure, traffic capacity, and sidewalks, while housing advocates argued that increasing the land supply and building permits is essential to solve the county's housing affordability issues. Other commenters used the time to address diverse civic concerns, including proposed climate pollution amendments, transparency issues regarding the Law and Justice Council, and poor conditions at the local jail.
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Clark County Council · Oct 13, 2026 · 19:17–19:24 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: public hearing public comment
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18:14 i care about all of you all of you because i believe if one hurts we all because i believe if one hurts we all because i believe if one hurts we all hurt hurt hurt thank you to those who made choices thank you to those who made choices thank you to those who made choices towards humanity and towards helping our towards humanity and towards helping our towards humanity and towards helping our mother earth thank you for listening
18:51 okay thank you all for that uh now okay thank you all for that uh now moving on let's uh move to the roll moving on let's uh move to the roll moving on let's uh move to the roll call call call counselor young here counselor belcott counselor young here counselor belcott counselor young here counselor belcott president councillor fuentes here president councillor fuentes here president councillor fuentes here councillor little here and chair marshall councillor little here and chair marshall councillor little here and chair marshall here thank you okay uh are there any here thank you okay uh are there any here thank you okay uh are there any amendments to the agenda none today okay amendments to the agenda none today okay amendments to the agenda none today okay thank you uh we'll move on to open thank you uh we'll move on to open thank you uh we'll move on to open public comment and you can also comment public comment and you can also comment public comment and you can also comment on the consent and separate business on the consent and separate business on the consent and separate business items items items just a reminder you're limited to three just a reminder you're limited to three just a reminder you're limited to three minutes uh and minutes uh and minutes uh and we'll we'll we'll go ahead and call whoever has signed up go ahead and call whoever has signed up go ahead and call whoever has signed up shelley batten good afternoon everyone thanks for good afternoon everyone thanks for hearing me today hearing me today hearing me today this is the first time i've ever spoken this is the first time i've ever spoken this is the first time i've ever spoken at a council meeting at a council meeting at a council meeting my name is shelley batten i am the my name is shelley batten i am the my name is shelley batten i am the president of the heights at pleasant president of the heights at pleasant
19:51 president of the heights at pleasant valley hoa board valley hoa board valley hoa board and i'm here to clearly state our and i'm here to clearly state our and i'm here to clearly state our opposition to the proposed r36 opposition to the proposed r36 opposition to the proposed r36 redesign along northeast 139th street redesign along northeast 139th street redesign along northeast 139th street in vancouver in vancouver in vancouver all of the neighborhoods in this all of the neighborhoods in this all of the neighborhoods in this residential district are carefully residential district are carefully residential district are carefully planned designed for moderate density planned designed for moderate density single-family homes single-family homes single-family homes the proposed r36 zoning would break that the proposed r36 zoning would break that the proposed r36 zoning would break that framework framework framework three and four-story multi-building three and four-story multi-building three and four-story multi-building multi-family buildings are not multi-family buildings are not multi-family buildings are not compatible with the surrounding compatible with the surrounding compatible with the surrounding r7.5 neighborhoods and no transitional
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cross_cutting keyword 19:17–19:24 public hearing, public comment
agenda none today okay amendments to the agenda none today okay amendments to the agenda none today okay thank you uh we'll move on to open thank you uh we'll move on to open thank you uh we'll move on to open public comment and you can also comment public comment and you can also comment public comment and you can also comment on the consent and separate business on the consent and separate business on the consent and separate business items items items just a reminder you're limited to three j