Clark County Public Utilities

Did you know that in 2008, Clark Public Utilities received the highest customer satisfaction rating in the Western mid size Utility Division. Our county has a higher rating than  Colorado Springs Utilities, Tacoma Power, Idaho Power, Seattle City Light Public Service Co New Mexico, Avista and Sierra Pacific Power, which are  in the same category.

J.D. Power and Associates examines the top electric utility providers in the areas of billing, cost/value, power quality, customer service and image throughout US. Additionally, the 2007 SRP Western US Utility Survey ranked Clark Public Utilities 1st for quality and reliability.

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Lease Commercial in Clark County

The Columbia River Economics Development council published a report that shows the lease rates in both Clark County and Portland, Oregon.  The report shows that Clark County, Washington have  all over lower rates than the Portland Oregon area.

Check out these Lease Rates:
Portland Central Business District the Office Space is and the Industrial/Flex$8.58.  in the Portland I-5 Corridor, the  Office Space  is $24.35 and the  Industrial/Flex is $6.75. But look how much lower Clark County   is:  The Office Space is $19.72  and the  Industrial/Flex is $6.65.

To top it off, Clark County possesses over 1.7 million square feet of professional Class A office space and nearly 5 million square feet of class B office space. Additionally, Clark County is home to more than 16.4 million square feet of industrial/flex space. Clark County’s average lease rates are among the lowest in the Portland Metropolitan area.

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Clark County Public Health Department gets $100,000 Grant

A $100,000 grant to Clark County Public Health Department, for the study of the ‘connection between healthy populations, and policy decisions of how communities are built’ has been announced by Active Living Research, a national program. Under the terms of the one year grant, a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the Clark County Pedestrian Master Plan, will be conducted by Public Health staff.

The staff will use geographic information systems and other tools and methods to gather data about local environmental characteristics involving pedestrian activity such as population density and connectivity of pedestrian transportation routes.  Staff will use HIA findings to provide input into the plan and identify highest-value implementation strategies to policymakers and planners.

The HIA will also examine health equity issues, such as a 6.6-year disparity in life expectancy between certain low-income and affluent Clark County neighborhoods. With high obesity rates, and generally low youth physical activity rates for Clark County, one of the initial goals of the pedestrian plan is to increase opportunities for more physical activity by improving the availability of having more safe routes to schools. The formal HIA report is due to be issued later this year.

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