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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting August 9, 2005
JOINT CITY/COUNTY PARKS AND
RECREATION SERVICES: At a joint County
Commissioners/Port Townsend City Council
meeting last week, there was a discussion
about the Trust for Public Lands sending out
a survey to residents about parks and
recreation options. The County’s portion of
the survey cost is $7,500 to $10,000 and the
County Administrator asked if the Board
wants to authorize the project?
Commissioner Rodgers noted that there has
already been a survey done by a very
knowledgeable person and a committee of
residents from each Commissioner District,
and they found that a joint park and
recreation district wasn’t cost effective for the
County. A joint district would create a tax
shift and County residents would be paying
2/3 of the total amount to support it. He
doesn’t feel that this is County/City
consolidation. Interests promoting the park
district want to build a new swimming pool
with taxpayers money. Commissioner
Sullivan thinks it would be a good opportunity
to enhance the UGA in Port Hadlock if the
swimming pool was built there. However, the
first priority is the sewer project. Both
Commissioner Sullivan and Chairman
Johnson agreed that a survey would provide
important data about what citizens want
regarding recreation options. The two
Commissioners voted to move forward with
the survey with the condition that the draft
information be given to the Commissioners
and City Council, as well as the Staff.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: The Discovery Bay
Alliance (DBA), an organization opposed to
Security Services Northwest (SSNW)
operations, is making every effort to provide
information to County staff and the Board
about SSNW activities before the Community
Development Director makes his decision.
CONSENT AGENDA: The items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Affirming the Utilization
of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) for Major Incident Management in
Jefferson County, and 2) Accepting a bid for
construction of 2360 Lin Ft. of Larry Scott
Memorial Trail across Assessor’s Parcel No.
001173005 and constructing access from Cape
George Road with Leavitt Trucking, Inc. (Cape
George Trailhead)
RESOLUTION AND HEARING NOTICE: Intent
to Declare County Surplus Personal Property;
hearing scheduled for Monday, August 22, 2005
at 11:00 a.m.
HEARING NOTICE: 2006-2011 Six Year
Transportation Improvement Program; Hearing
scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at
10:05 a.m.
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Mobile Mammography
Services with Swedish Health Services; 2)
Lease renewal for Public Works office space
with the United States Postal Service (USPS);
and, 3) Barlow Bridge Construction, Project No.
CR1680 with Washington State Department of
Transportation
SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION FORMS: 911
Coordinator letter of notification with
Washington State Military Department
APPOINTMENT: Hearing Examiner as the
hearing body for a Board of Appeals
LETTER OF APPRECIATION: To Tracy
Stringer for service as JeffCom Director
ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: Mary
Hedberg from the Jefferson County Noxious
Weed Control Board, Representing District #1
HEARING: On June 21, this six month interim
ordinance enacting a no protest sewer
agreement for the Hadlock/Irondale Urban
Growth Area sewer service area and a
moratorium against mini-storage facilities was
passed which required a public hearing within
60 days. After hearing comments on the
ordinance from the proponent of the Western
Washington Growth Management Hearings
Board appeal on the UGA and a commercial
property owner in the sewer service area, the
public hearing was closed. Staff advised that
the Board is not required to take any additional
action at this time, however a workplan will need
to be in place when the interim ordinance
expires on December 21.