HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublished Notice-214060v3NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
Franchise
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public
hearing is scheduled by the Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners for Monday, De-
cember 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Com-
missioners’ Chambers, County Courthouse,
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
98368 (HYBRID). Notice of said hearing is
to be published in the official newspaper of
Jefferson County.
During the hearing, testimony will be taken
concerning a resolution to grant the United
States of America, Department of Energy,
Bonneville Power Administration a nonex-
clusive franchise to survey, install, construct,
repair, replace, upgrade, maintain, relocate,
modify, extend, remove, operate, inspect,
patrol, and operate components of an elec-
tricity transmission and distribution system
in County rights-of-way in eastern Jefferson
County, the franchise area would include all
County Road rights-of-way located within:
• Sections 3, 4, 9, 16, 17, 20, 29, 30 & 31,
Township 25 North, Range 2 West, W.M.
• Section 36, Township 25 North, Range 3
West, W.M.
• Sections 1, 12, 13, 14, 23, 26, 34 & 35,
Township 26 North, Range 2 West, W.M.
• Section 6, Township 27 North, Range 1
West, W.M.
• Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 & 36, Township
27 North, Range 2 West, W.M.
• Sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 & 31, Township 28
North, Range 1 West, W.M.
• Sections 30 & 31, Township 29 North,
Range 1 West, W.M.
• Sections 21, 22, 25, 26 & 27, Township 29
North, Range 2 West, W.M.
The information is available for viewing
on the County website by visiting: www.
co.jefferson.wa.us and follow this pathway –
Services – Laserfiche Web Portal (username
and password is: public) - Board of Commis-
sioners – BOCC Agenda Packets – 2025
Weekly Agenda Items – 12 December 2025
– 122225 – HEARING re: Bonneville Power
Admin.
You are welcome to participate in this hear-
ing. You will need to join the meeting by 2:00
p.m. using the following methods: VIRTU-
ALLY: Via the following Zoom, link: https://
zoom.us/j/93777841705, PHONE: Dial
1-253-215-8782 and enter access code: 937-
7784-1705# and press *9 to “raise your hand”
to be called upon. Access for the hearing im-
paired can be accommodated using Wash-
ington Relay Service at 1-800-833-6384, or
IN-PERSON: In the BOCC Chambers. If you
experience difficulties joining the meeting
or viewing documents, please call 360-385-
9100 to report any issues.
In addition, written testimony is also invited
beginning on December 1, 2025 and end-
ing on December 22, 2025 at the end of
the Public Hearing, unless extended by the
Board of County Commissioners. Written
public testimony may be submitted by Email
to: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us. You may
view testimony received by visiting: www.
co.jefferson.wa.us and following this path-
way – Services – Laserfiche Web Portal
(username and password is: public) – Board
of Commissioners – BOCC Agenda Packets
– 2025 Weekly Agenda Items – 12 December
2025 – 122225 – HEARING re: Bonneville
Power Admin.
You can also Mail your testimony to: Jef-
ferson County Commissioners’ Office; P.O.
Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Writ-
ten testimony must be received by the Board
of County Commissioners by the end of the
hearing testimony period. Signed this 1st day
of December, 2025.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Heidi Eisenhour, Chair
PTL.: December 3,10, 2025
Legal No.214060