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News Release
State of the City Activity Asked Guests What They Want to See in Our Community
State of the City Activity Asked Guests What They Want to See in Our Community
Vancouver's State of the City, Council Community Forum a full house (Photo) - 03/28/23

Vancouver, Wash. – The City of Vancouver’s first in-person State of the City event in three years played before a full house at Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave., on Monday, March 27. Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle opened with a video that looked back at some of the City’s accomplishments in 2022, then shared her speech discussing the future of Vancouver through the lens of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, officially launched as “Our Vancouver”.

“Our Vancouver will reflect our shared direction for the future of Vancouver. When completed, the plan will provide us a long-term vision for managing growth and development,” said Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle . “But more importantly, Our Vancouver will determine how the community will look, feel, and function – from land-use, development, and infrastructure to housing, equity and opportunity, and climate and the environment.”

A few highlighted accomplishments by the City in 2022 include:

  • Invested more than $7 million to prevent and end homelessness through affordable housing projects and the City’s two supportive Safe Stay Communities – 116 community members have been served and 38 have transitioned into stable housing.
  • Adopted an ambitious climate action framework establishing Vancouver as a national leader in tackling climate change with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality citywide by 2040.
  • Nearly completed Fourth Plain Commons (2200 Norris Road), a multipurpose space for the Fourth Plain community to grow, gather and live affordably.  
  • Opened new Fire Station 11 (9606 N.E. 130th Ave.) to improve emergency response in the Orchards/Sifton area. The new station was funded in partnership with Fire District 5 and is staffed and operated 24/7 by the Vancouver Fire Department.
  • Secured $1.5 million in federal funding and finalized a vendor contract for a body-worn and vehicle dash-dash and in-car camera system. Roll out of body-worn cameras for all sworn police staff began February 2023.
  • Continued development of the City’s Equity Atlas, an emerging tool used to identify areas of the community that have been historically marginalized or negatively impacted by planning policies to prevent displacement when development occurs. 
  • Opened two new neighborhood parks, Ida Bell Jones Park (Rose Village) and Nikkei Park (North Image). Both were named to celebrate and honor the diverse legacies and cultures of people that shaped Vancouver.

As part of the reimagined event, Mayor McEnerny-Ogle and the Vancouver City Council invited the community to attend a Council Community Forum following the address. The speech and forum, themed “Big Picture Questions”, discussed and encouraged attendees to share ideas and aspirations for the City’s future. 

The City also released its online Annual Report which includes additional details on the City’s 2022 accomplishments and a full accounting of how taxpayer dollars were invested. 

The State of the City address will be available for on-demand viewing on Clark/Vancouver Television (CVTV) channel 23 and HD 323, on the City’s Facebook and YouTube pages beginning 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. 

The next Council Community Forum is scheduled for June 12. Details will be available on the City’s website.

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