Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Design Workshop Set for Public to Work on Ideas for Highway 99 Area

Vancouver, WA – Anyone interested is invited to a Highway 99 design workshop on Wednesday, October 8, at 6 p.m. at the Gaiser Middle School cafeteria, 3000 NE 99th Street, Hazel Dell.

The workshop will begin with an overview and update on planning for the Highway 99 corridor and neighborhoods nearby. A draft plan is almost ready for public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Clark County Commissioners. If approved, it would become part of the county’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.

After the update, there will be group discussions with architects and planners, to begin developing proposed design standards, zoning, and improvement projects for newly defined activity centers for shopping, services, entertainment and housing.

Earlier this year, the commissioners instructed county planners to focus on proposals to facilitate mixed-use development that would help support public transportation in that area.

The planning area is roughly between Northeast 63rd Street, Interstate 5, Northeast 134th Street and the Bonneville Power Administration transmission right-of-way. For more information, please visit the county Web site at www.clark.wa.gov/hwy99/index.html.

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