Peter Van Nortwick

Asked the Clark County Council to add two temporary staff positions to the 2019 fall supplemental budget, saying a wider senior property-tax exemption could grow eligible households from 6,700 to about 15,000 countywide. The council turned the request down; only the county chair voted for it.

November 7, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clarkcountytoday.com · researched July 30, 2026

Delayed mailing property-value notices to Clark County seniors and disabled veterans in the property tax relief programs until September, waiting for the state to release final county income figures to keep the notices accurate. A new state law tied the income limits for that tax break to each county's median income, and he estimated about 2,000 more county senior homeowners could qualify in 2020 (ESSB 5160).

May 28, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 30, 2026

Expanded outreach for Clark County's senior and disability property tax relief program by scheduling on-site enrollment clinics staffed by his office's exemption specialists, starting with a February 16, 2023 clinic at the Battle Ground Community Center where residents could apply in person.

February 2, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 30, 2026

Asked the Clark County Council to add two temporary staff positions to the 2019 fall supplemental budget, saying a wider senior property-tax exemption could grow eligible households from 6,700 to about 15,000 countywide. The council turned the request down; only the county chair voted for it.

November 7, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

Source: clarkcountytoday.com · researched July 30, 2026

Served as the elected Clark County Assessor, first elected in 2010, after a career in telecommunications and then as a Certified General Appraiser and managing partner of American Commercial & Residential Appraisal, per the county's official assessor page verified on this date.

July 29, 2026

Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 30, 2026

Published a countywide levy-rate map through his office and told taxpayers that the sharp drop in 2023 tax rates did not mean districts had cut taxes, explaining that Washington's budget-based system means property taxes rise when taxing districts request more revenue rather than when assessed values rise.

March 6, 2023

Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 30, 2026

Published a countywide map and area-by-area breakdown of 2018 levy-rate changes through the Clark County Assessor's Office, attributing the countywide property tax increase to the state legislature's phase two school funding levy of $2.89 per $1,000 of assessed value rather than to local assessments.

February 17, 2018

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Waived late-filing penalties on business personal property listings until May 31, 2020, determining that the COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Healthy order was reasonable cause for businesses missing the April 30 statutory filing date.

April 15, 2020

Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 30, 2026