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Salmon Creek Interchange Local Paving Begins

July 13, 2011 By Mitch Canton Leave a Comment

Clark County Starts Paving Local Roads on Tuesday.

Is the end in sight? Clark County’s second season – road construction – comes in to full swing this week as crews start the local roads paving segment of the Salmon Creek Interchange Project. According to a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) release, WSDOT work will begin July 11, and Clark County crews will be at it beginning July 12. Aside from long delays, what else should you expect? Long delays.

What can drivers expect?

Both directions of I-5 between NE 134th and … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Featured Posts, Government, Main, Neighborhood, NSCNA Tagged With: construction, interchange, paving, Roads, Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek Community Club Neighborhood Park Project

April 19, 2011 By Melanie Leave a Comment

Salmon Creek Community Club Park Project

Let Your Voice Be Heard April 20.

Salmon Creek Community Club Neighborhood Park is at the corner of NE 159th Street and 20th Avenue in the Fairgrounds area. The 4.5-acre neighborhood park currently features trees and a small area of open lawn. Whipple Creek runs through the property along the northwest boundary and connects with the Whipple Creek Greenway to the north.

All interested neighbors are encouraged to attend the April 20, 2011 meeting at 6:30 pm at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds (17204 NE Delfel Rd, … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Government, House and Home, Main, Neighborhood, Parks and Recreation, Salmon Creek Tagged With: Clark County Parks District, Events, Fairgrounds, Greater, Live Local Media, Salmon Creek, Salmon Creek Community Club Neighborhood Park, Vancouver Clark Parks and Recreation

Salmon Creek Interchange Project

April 14, 2011 By Melanie Leave a Comment

Road Construction Ahead.

Salmon Creek is a great place to live, work, play, and have kids go to school. There’s shopping, restaurants, a state of the art hospital, and the WSU Vancouver Campus. We’re a stone’s throw away from fun things like the Sleep Country Amphitheater and the Clark County Fairgrounds. And we have easy freeway access to both I-5 and I-205…

OK, sometimes the freeway access is not so easy, but it’s going to get better!

The Salmon Creek Interchange Project, which is currently underway, “will … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Featured Posts, Government, Main, Neighborhood, NSCNA, Salmon Creek Tagged With: I205, I5, Road Construction, Salmon Creek, Salmon Creek Freeways, Salmon Creek Interchange Project

Gateway Inn Express in Salmon Creek

April 14, 2011 By Melanie Leave a Comment

Local Hotel Gets a New Name.

The Holiday Inn Express in Salmon Creek has changed their name to Gateway Inn Express in Salmon Creek.

Offering Expanded Continental Breakfast, 24 Hour Indoor Heated, Hot Tub, and Fitness Center, they are located at 13101 NE 27th Avenue, Vancouver, WA.

You can reach them by phone at 360-576-1040 or online at www.gatewayinnexpress.com.… [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Keep it Local, Main, Salmon Creek Tagged With: Gateway Inn Express, Live Local Media, Local Business, Salmon Creek

NSCNA Building Plans for Chinook Park

January 23, 2011 By Melanie 1 Comment

Neighborhood Meeting January 25, 2011.

The next North Salmon Creek Neighborhood Association meeting is coming up Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 7 pm at Riverview Community Bank (800 NE Tenney Rd).

Staff from Clark County Public Works and Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation will present two draft conceptual development plans for Chinook Neighborhood Park to residents for review and gathering input at the meeting.

Stay and chat a bit and enjoy the refreshments supplied by Starbuck’s and our local Wayside Market. There will also be door prizes from Burgerville and Salmon … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Events, House and Home, Main, Neighborhood, News, NSCNA, Parks and Recreation, Salmon Creek Tagged With: Chinook Park, Neighborhood Meeting, North Salmon Creek Neighborhood Association, NSCNA

Goodbye, Joe. Hello, Chuck!

October 5, 2010 By Mitch Canton Leave a Comment

Chuck’s Produce and Street Market Opening Soon.

chucks 135 Goodbye, Joe. Hello, Chuck! It’s finally here (almost). The opening of the new Chuck’s Produce and Street Market is set to open Thursday, October 7 at 13215 SE Mill Plain, in the spot formerly occupied by Joe’s (or GI Joe’s, as it is known by those of us who grew up here ).

Chuck’s Produce and Street Market is a market and specialty foods store, similar to Trader Joe’s or Wild Oats; but with lower prices. The meat department will feature meats produced in Washington and Oregon; … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Events, Live Tagged With: Cascade Park, Chuck's Produce and Street Market, Clark County, Local, Vancouver USA, Vancouver WA

Kindergarteners Attending WSUV

September 30, 2010 By Melanie Leave a Comment

From Diapers to Diplomas.

Although the Washington State University Vancouver Kindergarten Program started September 1, 2010, they celebrated their opening today, September 30, complete with ribbon cutting ceremony. The private, full-day kindergarten is an expansion of the Washington State University’s successful Child Development Program. The new facility offers children’s learning areas, a library and playground.The kindergarten also provides a learning laboratory for WSU Vancouver students. Those pursuing a degree in human development sometimes observe the kindergarten classroom as part of their studies. WSU Vancouver nursing students provide hearing screenings to … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Events, Main, Salmon Creek, School Tagged With: Events, Kindergarten, Salmon Creek, Schools, Washington State University Vancouver, WSUV

Fairgrounds Community Park Dedication

May 17, 2010 By Melanie Leave a Comment

Come Celebrate Clark County’s Newest Park!

Join your friends and neighbors for a special dedication event for the Fairgrounds Community Park (216 NW 164th St, Ridgefield) on Saturday May 22, at 10 am. Remember, we live in the beautiful, yet unpredictable, Pacific Northwest, and the ceremony will take place rain or shine.

Approximately 30 acres of this 88 acre property was developed, and includes walking and biking trails, a playground, restrooms, covered picnic areas, basketball hoops, and great views!

Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke will be making comments, there will … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Activities, Building and Development, Events, Main, Neighborhood, News, Parks and Recreation, Salmon Creek Tagged With: Clark Parks and Rec, Events, Fairgrounds, Parks

Salmon Creek Neighbors Rally in Noble Cause

May 4, 2010 By Mitch Canton 1 Comment

Residents Voice Concerns to Clark County on Noble Meadows.

salmon creek, vancouver, washington, development, zoning, neighborhoods Led by efforts of several neighbors, a group formed as Whipple Neighbors which opposes the planned Noble Meadows subdivision petitioned Clark County for changes to the proposed development. At issue was the creation of building lots as small as 4,000 square feet in a neighborhood where adjacent zoning is 10,000 square foot minimums. The neighbors, some sixty strong, and the land-use attorney representing their interests, filed comments which included detailed analysis of errors and issues related to the proposed development.

Some … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Main, Neighborhood, NSCNA, Real Estate Tagged With: Whipple Creek, zoning

WSU Vancouver Gives Good Neighbor Notice

March 15, 2010 By Mitch Canton Leave a Comment

WSU Vancouver to Survey for Property Lines.

We heard recently that Washington State University – Vancouver Campus was to begin work to determine property lines around part of their beautiful Salmon Creek campus. In discussions with WSUV personnel, we were told that they wanted to keep an open channel of communications about the project. To that end, a postcard was going out to University neighbors – specifically along the western boundary – discussing the upcoming work. Here is the text of the postcard and the picture they referenced.

Dear Neighbor:… [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Building and Development, Government, Main, Neighborhood, Real Estate, Salmon Creek Tagged With: WSUV