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Vancouver Housing Authority CEO Andy Silver told the council the Weaver Creek project would include 100 rent- and income-restricted apartments at about 50%–60% of area median income, with 30 units carrying deeper subsidies and set-asides for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and for families experiencing homelessness in the Battle Ground School District. \"It would be the first project that VHA develops in Battle Ground in about 20 years,\" Silver said.

The nut of the council discussion was finance. Silver and VHA staff described a financing package that includes Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bonds, $5 million of VHA equity, $5 million from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund and deferred developer fee. Despite those commitments, Silver said, the project faced a timing-and-gap problem: higher interest rates and lower tax-credit pricing left about $5.5 million to close, and some funding commitments require a financial closing by the end of 2025.

Treasurer Alicia Topper, who also noted she serves as a commissioner of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, outlined technical options for an interfund loan and recommended examining the general fund reserve before using one-time balances. \"Your payments would be about $700,000 a year to replenish the general fund through your loan payments,\" Topper said, describing repayment from 14-06 remittances as one option.

Budget Director Emily Swetzig told the council the general fund is already forecast to rely on most reserve balances to balance the 2026 budget, and that tapping one-time funds would reduce funding available for county facilities and other priorities. She identified approximately $4.6 million of one-time mental-health and contract-related balances that could be considered, but stressed competing departmental needs.

Council members expressed broad support for the project but differing comfort levels about a multiyear commitment of 14-06 funds. Several councilors said they wanted a fuller review of county funding options at a scheduled work session in August, including exploring a proposed 0.1% sales-tax option (discussed separately on the agenda as \u00171590\u0012 in the transcript). Several members also stressed the risk that delaying a commitment could jeopardize the project. \"Delayed kills projects,\" one councilor said.

Facing the immediate financing need, a council member moved to direct staff to 1) commit the existing approximately $1 million balance in the county's 14-06 fund to Weaver Creek Commons and 2) pledge the equivalent of future 14-06 receipts over multiple years to cover the remaining gap, with final contract and funding decisions to return for council consideration on August 5. The motion was seconded; multiple councilors indicated assent by voice or gesture and staff said the item would return for formal action at the next meeting. Andy Silver said the additional pledge would likely allow VHA to secure interim financing.

The council and VHA also discussed alternatives the council could consider in coming weeks, including borrowing against other one-time county funds or exploring broader new revenue options to preserve funding for other affordable housing projects in the county.

The county will return the matter for formal consideration at the August 5 council meeting; council direction given July 23 did not in itself obligate county funds.

Votes at a glance: At the July 23 meeting the council also approved the minutes of July 16, 2025; the motion to approve the minutes was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote (Aye: Council Chair Sue Marshall; Councilor Young; Councilor Fuentes; Councilor Little).

The council asked staff to prepare formal documents for the Weaver Creek funding direction and to present a fuller financial analysis at the work session later in August.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7232025 Council Time","oneSentenceSummary","The Clark County Council on July 23 heard a briefing from the Vancouver Housing Authority about Weaver Creek Commons, a 100-unit affordable housing development planned for Battle Ground, and directed staff to pursue a financing plan that would combine $1 million currently available from the county's 14-06 affordable housing remittance with a multiyear pledge of future 14-06 receipts to close a roughly $5.5 million gap.","taxTitle","Clark County, Washington","taxId",2766,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6493749,"Council directs staff to bring resolution on 0.1% criminal justice sales tax to Aug. 5 meeting",273,4320000,4593000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456364-1e2f4ec97e1049d5b790a5bde27ba261&start=4320&end=4593","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456364-1e2f4ec97e1049d5b790a5bde27ba261/thumbnail_4320000.jpg","/articles/6493749/Clark-County/Washington/Council-directs-staff-to-bring-resolution-on-01-criminal-justice-sales-tax-to-Aug-5-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6493749-e3c35d81e187ec8a448577ad19e60919/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897347&Signature=QqkWDw7y8BGyV9C0JcYI1aV0q4jY6gNymThI4X-lU6jaRfkzUcH76nsAxBJ2mGHvHi6pg9x1LDqv2fX5Niri~~mFvp1Tm78nxbZffbCQ-x2mLNmQ4ankhIfzxGVsgzexsAyaI-4--zyEO41L40dVaFuiStJWYN46RJ-q11bSe0M6SDNHcZc12Z09e3lItkC~zSYhaNt3ziyzcXhj~r2LDJbjDRjq~ZyFmC-kZ7nkFddPtW3K3MLiO5PcPTLqeL6wXQbVs8vo2A~TSBWXL-qACQcn8AmxY3PwOJdT4O-7qdwRKz~X5eIgw4lGhtXAyLntCp0hgWcNjiwhcZIa8plVeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the July 23 council meeting Clark County staff said they will bring a resolution on Aug. 5 to implement a 0.1% criminal justice sales tax, pending confirmation of grant eligibility. Councilors gave staff a general \"thumbs up\" to proceed with the August 5 agenda item.

County staff said the proposed ordinance would tie implementation to successful eligibility for an associated grant; the sheriff's office is still reviewing grant eligibility. Council Chair Sue Marshall and other councilors asked that staff brief the council on any eligibility conditions or potential snags before final action.

No formal vote to adopt the tax was taken July 23; the council's direction was simply to place the resolution on the Aug. 5 agenda for formal consideration if eligibility is confirmed.","Clark County Council gave staff a thumbs-up to present a resolution on implementing a 0.1% criminal justice sales tax tied to grant eligibility, with final council approval and eligibility review to follow.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6493753,"Clark County staff says DNR is reviewing pause on older forest sales; council plans site tours and possible letter",567,1034000,1601000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456364-1e2f4ec97e1049d5b790a5bde27ba261&start=1034&end=1601","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456364-1e2f4ec97e1049d5b790a5bde27ba261/thumbnail_1034000.jpg","/articles/6493753/Clark-County/Washington/Clark-County-staff-says-DNR-is-reviewing-pause-on-older-forest-sales-council-plans-site-tours-and-possible-letter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6493753-1fa09146f61136832838e674cd894ef0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897347&Signature=YHUjY6NuFNAUUObjliRt5B5t~i1lcTqPmTYHyYcYE07xP0tuaeNiuDIL28YhtQcEDPQke818ELr~gANJbUC9zgq1DQc4Mxw1Vsu4Zifae3q6Bi-20SW7VtYXsNY20hAH6VVbnZwJpFNxRUkqjyz8qC1d8t7nYIrP3-ZSY20Vw0Gve-K4EOOX44nhOaATvCDnTtwoQPiFECd0SBTumlyuzW3F3a~I~MrT4v8hMtB96R3Ja9zY-4eJqmbDJTKv9IZl~y4EYUlQa9I7vsn4pTF3Jw9Opm4zGdcWuTf08wzZN-CSwy1saXjaID4H6k7jVcj33P8pAZP7XdVgfvqtGjytAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clark County Council on July 23 received an update from county staff on planned Trust Lands site visits and said the Washington Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a potential pause on timber sales and on policy for so-called \"maturation 2\" or structurally complex older forests.

Jordan Bogie, senior policy analyst, told the council that DNR staff indicated they are drafting a statewide approach for how to handle older, more structurally complex forests and that DNR was \"working on a pause of timber sales.\" Bogie said the agency expects to develop a draft plan and to conduct a broad public engagement effort once the plan is ready; he added that DNR staff preferred that initial technical tours be limited to two councilors and county staff to avoid Open Public Meetings Act concerns.

Public commenters and several councilors urged stronger county action. Tanya Anger, who said she visited the Turnover sale site east of Yellow Lake and maintains a public Instagram page called Save Clark County Forests, described the forest as \"structurally complex\" and urged the council to be \"proactive climate leaders\" and to request that clear-cutting of legacy forest stands stop. \"We need accountability, oversight, and we need to keep Clark County's oldest forests standing,\" Anger said.

Councilors asked Bogie whether the Turnover sale would be carried to the September Board of Natural Resources meeting; Bogie said his conversations suggested it was \"quite unlikely\" DNR would bring the sale to that September meeting because the agency likely will not have its draft plan in place by then. Several councilors supported drafting a follow-up letter to DNR requesting continued pause on the Turnover sale until the state's plan is complete. Bogie said he would draft a letter for council review and bring it back the following week.

Councilors also asked Bogie to seek additional mapping and analysis; Bogie said Cascade Forest Conservancy had offered GIS mapping to help identify structurally complex units and that the county would pursue that data in August.

Bogie said possible dates for site visits include Aug. 8 and dates in September; DNR staff had advised keeping public attendance limited while agency policy is still in draft form, though several councilors said they would prefer allowing public members to accompany at least to observe while the council visits sites.

The council directed staff to draft a letter emphasizing the county's interest in continued pause on the Turnover timber sale and to coordinate logistics for tours with DNR and county calendars.","Council received an update on Trust Lands site tours and said the Washington Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a pause on timber sales affecting \"maturation 2\" forests; councilors asked staff to draft a letter urging continued pause on turnover sale and agreed to one- or multi-day site visits with limited council attendance.","actionData","errors"]

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Clark County Council signals support to bridge funding gap for Weaver Creek Commons affordable housing project

Council directs staff to bring resolution on 0.1% criminal justice sales tax to Aug. 5 meeting

Clark County staff says DNR is reviewing pause on older forest sales; council plans site tours and possible letter