Friday, September 4, 2009

Planners prepare for public hearing on urban livestock ordinance

Vancouver, WA –A proposed urban livestock ordinance has been reviewed by the Planning Commission and Board of Clark County Commissioners and is now headed for a public hearing on Oct. 6 at 6 p.m.The hearing will be before the Board at the Public Service Center, Sixth Floor, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver.

Proposed changes reflect input from the Board following a hearing on July 21. Details may be found at http://www.clark.wa.gov/longrangeplan/projects/urban-livestock-review.html.

In addition, county staff will provide an overview at the Sept. 14 meeting of the Neighborhood Associations Council of Clark County at the Public Works Conference Room, 4700 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. The discussion on urban livestock is set for 7:30 p.m.

In late 2008, the Board convened a task force to review standards and develop recommendations for change. Task force members were Loren Carlson, Cheri Cornelius, Tom Meyer, Clarence Petty, Mary Ann Simonds, Denise Smee, Art Stubbs and Norm Welsh.

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