The seven-member Clark County Planning Commission serves as an advisory board on matters related to development of land in the unincorporated area.
VANCOUVER – The Clark County Council today appointed Mark Bergthold, Jeremy Baker and Bryan Halbert to the county’s volunteer Planning Commission.
Bergthold and Halbert will serve six-year terms that begin immediately and end Dec. 31, 2029. Baker will fill an unexpired term that begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2025.
Halbert currently serves on the Planning Commission. He has 40 years of construction experience and owns a construction company. Halbert attended the University of California, Irvine and has volunteered for several local organizations including building and contractor groups.
Vancouver resident Baker is a lifelong resident of Clark County and works as an operations manager for an industrial masonry construction company. He graduated from Washington State University and served as a Platoon Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Bergthold is retired and lives in Woodland. He recently served as business manager and bond project manager for the Clatskanie School District in Oregon. Bergthold has many years of public service including serving as the assistant superintendent of Business Services for the Adelanto School District in California. He earned an MBA from the University of Redlands.
The seven-member Clark County Planning Commission serves as an advisory board on matters related to development of land in the unincorporated area.
More information on the Planning Commission including its meetings is on the county’s website at https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/planning-commission. Commission public hearings are aired on CVTV channel 23/323 and CVTV.org.
Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.
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