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Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting July 6, 2005
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: :
Approximately 30 citizens were present
during the Public Comment Period. Half the
people present were concerned about the
deletion of W. Nolton Road from the County
Road log because the County’s process to
vacate the road was never followed and the
adjacent property owners were never
notified; it is the only remaining public access
to the water between Fort Flagler State Park
and Mystery Bay; some residents had
purchased property on Marrowstone Island
with the understanding that they could
access their tidelands on W. Nolton Road
and it is the only access for many people; W.
Nolton Road has been graded and
maintained by the County since the mid
1960's; there was a shack on the beach used
for an aquaculture business and it could only
be accessed from the road; and the
Commissioners need to instruct staff to
return W. Nolton Road to its historic use.
The other half of the people present were
concerned about the operations of Security
Services Northwest, especially the noise
from the shooting activities. The
Commissioners were asked to put a stop to
the activities because they are creating a
hostile, uncomfortable environment in
several otherwise quiet, rural communities; in
the past they heard small firearm noise
occasionally but now automatic weapons are
being used and there are loud explosions;
the shooting goes on past 10 p.m.; this can
have an adverse affect on property values as
well as possible contamination of the water
and the soil; Security Services needs to
move their operations to a more remote
location and they should not be allowed to
expand their business where it is located;
there is also an impact on wildlife; Security
Services’ mission statement doesn’t have
anything to do with Homeland Security and
that isn’t how they advertise their operation
and they should be considered a public
nuisance. Other comments included support
for the Board’s action to base the Jefferson
County burning ban on open debris burning
other than recreational fires upon the
Department of Natural Resources fire danger
index.
CONSENT AGENDA: The resolution deleting
W. Nolton Road from the official County Road
Log was deleted. The Board approved the
balance of the Consent Agenda as presented.
RESOLUTION: Declaring a Jefferson County
Burning Ban on Open Debris Burning Other
than Recreational Fires Based Upon the
Department of Natural Resources Fire Danger
Index
4 AGREEMENTS: 1) Courthouse Telephone
System Maintenance with Stargate
Technologies, Inc.; 2) Castle Hill Center
Telephone System Maintenance with Stargate
Technologies, Inc.; 3) Sheriff’s Office
Telephone System Maintenance with Stargate
Technologies, Inc.; and, 4) Funding Approval
for Castle Hill Remodel Construction by Fischer
General Contracting, Inc. with Washington
State Department of General Administration
FINAL PLAT APPROVAL: Amended Oak
Ridge Short Plat To Modify the Lot
Configurations and Easement; Located off of
Oak Bay Road; Kenneth G. Thompson,
Applicant
ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT:
Robert Bentley to the Olympic Area Agency on
Aging Advisory Council (O3A)
REQUEST TO CONVENE: For the Purpose of
Hearing Property Tax Appeals for the Year
2005; Jefferson County Board of Equalization
CALL FOR BID: Four bids were received for a
vibratory soil compactor. The Board directed
Staff to review the bids and make a
recommendation that is to the best advantage
of the County.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE 2006
COUNTY BUDGET: On Tuesday, the Board
suggested a few revisions to the proposed
resolution establishing the goals and objectives
for the 2006 County Budget. On Wednesday
morning, the changes to the fiscal budget
objectives for the Recreation Program were
discussed, and the resolution approved. The
current policy regarding the Recreation
Program will be reexamined during the budget
process. The Board agreed that all low income
children need to have the opportunity to
participate in the County’s recreational
activities.