Clark County Council removed a timber sales letter from its online agenda on Nov. 12 and heard multiple public comments urging the council to reconsider how it frames requests to the Department of Natural Resources. The removal came after staff and a council member said the PDF posted online omitted two old-business items, prompting clarification and a promise to rework the documents.

Mary Goody, speaking for Friends of Clark County, told the council the Forest Practices Board had voted earlier that day to protect "Type Np streams," which she described as non–fish-bearing streams that flow into fish-bearing streams. "This is an environmental win for all of our efforts for people who are working on forest protection," Goody said.

Heath Bridal, calling on behalf of the American Forest Resource Council, urged the council to consult professional foresters and the Department of Natural Resources before revising the draft timber letter. Bridal said one turnover sale had already been approved by the Board of Natural Resources and "the prescription can't be changed," and he warned that the Forest Practices Board's new Type Np rule applies to private forest lands and "could have a significant impact on small forest landowners." "I would encourage other callers maybe to learn a little bit more," he said.

Public commenters also voiced concern about agenda access and transparency. Carmen De Leon told the council she had seen different agenda content at home and urged officials to preserve the environment and hold more evening outreach so more residents can attend. Bruce Barnes urged selective logging rather than clear-cutting, said clear cutting on steep slopes increases sediment and flood risk, and raised a broader allegation that the council had been reported in local media as "found guilty of wrongdoing," calling that unresolved issue a reason for concern about continuing to meet.

A county staff member confirmed the council removed agenda items 4.2 (a Unity resolution) and 4.3 (the timber sales letter) because they were not included on the online PDF, though linked on the website, and said the items would be returned after additional work.

The council did not take formal action on timber policy that day; staff advised reworking the timber letter and consulting DNR, foresters and stakeholders before bringing a revised draft back to council or a future work session.