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Highlights from Monday's Commissioner Meeting June 14, 2005
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a
proclamation designating June 20 through 26, 2005
as Amateur Radio Week. A Ham radio exercise is
scheduled at Old Fort Townsend State Park on
June 24 and 25.
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
UPDATE: Revenue for the Hotel/Motel fund is down
21% from last year. At their meeting last week, the
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee agreed that they
did not want money from this fund to be used to
subsidize parking fees at Fort Worden State Park.
WATER RIGHTS FOR THE QUILCENE WATER
SYSTEM: The PUD’s Quilcene W ell project recently
ran into problems because the Forest Service
decided to rescind the offer to sell their system and
water right. Without this water right, the existing
Quilcene water system design will probably not have
enough water to gain State DOH project approval.
The Board directed that a contract to set aside
Public Infrastructure Funds be drafted to show the
County’s support for the project.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT WEAPONS TRAINING
SITE: The Board has received several complaints
from residents about weapon fire during the day and
night coming from a training facility in Gardiner on
Discovery Bay. A representative from the facility
explained that they have used the facility for training
elite U.S. military personnel since 1987. They asked
to review the complaints to find out the dates, times,
and the areas where the shots are being heard.
Sound is difficult to track and analyze because it
depends on the wind and the atmosphere. Once
they have an idea about the direction, they will take
technical measures to reduce the sound.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: Many citizens spoke about
their concerns regarding the Growth Managment
Hearings Board findings on the Port Hadlock UGA
appeal and the County’s initial reaction; the process
that allows any citizen to appeal ten years of work
on the UGA is unreasonable, especially when it is a
person who doesn’t even live in the community;
several people mentioned their frustration about the
commercial zoning in the UGA that was overturned
and the instant devaluation of their property and how
this has happened more than once over the last
several years; why wasn’t anyone notified about the
deadline to submit development plans to DCD
before the zoning was reversed?; other counties
have adopted UGAs without having sewer systems
in place; who would want to put a residence on 5
acres on a busy highway like Rhody Drive?; and a
petition was submitted and complaints made about the
military exercises that are being held at all times of the
day and night at a facility near Gardiner.
CONSENT AGENDA: The items on the Consent
Agenda were approved as presented.
RESOLUTION: Certifications of Compliance for CDBG
Funding Application to Washington State Department
of Community, Trade and Economic Development for
South 7 Senior Village Project with Olympic
Community Action Program
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) Amendment to Health Services
Consolidated Contract 2005-2006 with Washington
State Department of Health; and, 2) Amendment to
Management Services for Castle Hill Property
Improvements with the Washington State Department
of General Administration
BUDGET EXTENSION; HOTEL/ MOTEL FUND: At
the close of the public hearing, a majority of the Board
approved a $20,000 budget extension for this fund;
and that Lodging Tax Funding be used to supplement
the operations of Fort Worden State Park and fulfill the
parking fee subsidy request.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
QUARTERLY UPDATE: The cost of timber is up
approximately 20% and, as a result, the revenues are
coming in higher than the DNR’s original projections.
The chances of wildfires in the forests have been
reduced due to the record rainfall in June.
HCCC SUMMER CHUM SALMON RECOVERY
PLAN: After County staff reviewed and made
comments on the document, the Board reviewed all
the information. They approved Jefferson County's
programmatic contributions to summer chum recovery
as they fit with the County’s current work plans and
direction.
DIRECTION TO STAFF: FINDINGS OF THE
WWGMHB: The Board came out of Executive Session
and voted unanimously to direct staff to go ahead with
the response to the petitioner’s Motion for
Reconsideration and to add a motion for clarification
as to what has been declared invalid in the Final
Decision and Order from the WWGMHB dated May
31, 2005.
LETTER OF SUPPORT: The Board signed a letter to
support the establishment of a 2-1-1 call system on the
Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas that would enable
citizens to access community information and
resources, especially for health and human service
needs.