Community survey, City Manager update, Small Business Month
Community survey, City Manager update, Small Business Month
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News from City Hall: May 2023

What Do You ❤ About Vancouver?

Tell us! We've launched a short community survey that will ask you to rate your experience with different aspects of life in Vancouver. We’re using a tool called Zencity to conduct the survey. Once complete, we will make the data available on our website. Please take a few minutes to anonymously tell us what you think.
Take the survey

A Message from the City Manager
One of the aspects we value about our role as a City is the opportunity to hear from community members; listening to your ideas, feelings and about what you want our city to look like 5, 10, 20 years from now and even beyond. In late March, City Council held its first community forum of the year to talk about the big-picture questions that will guide our community's future. Learn more about what we heard and save the date for our next forum on Monday, June 12.
Read more

May is Small Business Month in Vancouver

Small businesses are a big deal in Vancouver. From food trucks to coffee shops, creatives to mechanics – 95 percent of our businesses are considered small (50 employees or less). They are the 🤍 of Vancouver’s economy and essential to our quality of life. Join us in supporting small this May!

5 Ways to Support Small in May and Every Day
Show our vibrant small business community a little extra love this month! From a visit to the Vancouver Farmers Market to shop hundreds of local artisans and entrepreneurs, to a 5-star review of your favorite small business – we've lined up five easy ways for the community to support the ongoing recovery and resilience of our small business community. 

Join us May 11 to Start, Grow Your Small Business 
Ready to take your small business or start-up idea to the next level? Find the resources you need for any stage of your entrepreneurship adventure at the Connect & Navigate Small Business Resource Fair on Thursday, May 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the downtown Vancouver Community Library (901 C. Street). Meet advisers, business counselors and learn about available services–all in one place! 

Economic Boost Coming to Fourth Plain, Downtown
Fourth Plain for All and Main Street Promise projects
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We're planning to invest the City's $32.5 million in ARPA funding in the Fourth Plain area (between I-5 and I-205) and downtown's Main Street corridor. A majority of these funds will be spent on Fourth Plain in response to the community’s long-standing economic and health disparities made worse by the pandemic. We need your ideas for how to best uplift and strengthen these neighborhoods, businesses and individuals. Keep an eye out for signs inviting the community to chat with the City about your hopes for the area via text message.
Weigh in on Fourth Plain For All
Follow the Main Street Promise Project

Do Business with Us: City Procurement Program
The City has some great services that are tailor-made for small or growing businesses. We encourage small businesses to bid on smaller projects, jobs, or contracts with the City using our procurement program. Our procurement program helps small businesses grow their project pipeline, adding to their bottom line. 
Explore all of the City's small business resources

More Good News

Vancouver's New, Inclusive Playground Now Open
On Saturday, April 29, hundreds of all ages and abilities gathered to celebrate the reopening of Esther Short Park playground downtown. The new, fully inclusive play equipment was designed with assistance from Harper’s Playground, a non-profit that creates inviting playgrounds for people of all abilities. 
City cuts ribbon on Esther Short Park playground

City's Second Safe Stay Celebrates First Birthday
The sun was shining, music was playing, and the guests and residents were all smiles as they gathered for some BBQ, birthday cake and ice cream at the City’s second Safe Stay community on Friday, April 28. It was a moment worthy of celebration – 12 months to the day since Hope Village (4915 E. Fourth Plain) opened its doors to provide some of the most vulnerable in our community with safe, comfortable shelter and services to exit homelessness. Read the full story.

911 Nurse Navigation Program to Enhance Emergency Response for Clark County
While 911 should only be used for urgent, life-threatening or potentially life-threatening emergencies, approximately 14,000 of Clark County’s 58,000 medical-related 911 calls each year are considered non-emergent. Starting May 16, Clark County community members who call 911 with a non-life-threatening emergency will be transferred to an experienced Nurse Navigator to determine together an appropriate path for treatment and assistance in coordinating care at the right time and at the right place. 
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