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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting September 27, 2005
MEMORIAL GARDEN: In 1997, the
Memorial Rose Garden at the Courthouse
was created to honor County employees
who passed away while working for the
County or those who have retired and
passed. Thirty-four employees have been
honored. There is also a placque that
displays their names and service dates. The
PERC Committee has always organized the
ceremony. The process has been to
advertise the event in the newspaper and
have friends or relatives contribute $50 for
the placque and the ceremony. This year
there were two people to be honored and
the families and friends were asked if they
wanted the memorial ceremony to be held at
the County BBQ at H.J. Carroll Park
because the Courthouse grounds are in the
process of being redone and they agreed.
Unfortunately some family members of
employees who had been honored in the
past came to the Courthouse on the
designated day. Apologies were made, but
it appears that the process needs to be
reviewed. The PERC Committee is asking
the Board for guidance regarding this event
and has also suggested that the event
should be organized by the Commissioners
Office.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: the only revenue that
has kept the City of Port Townsend and the
County going over the past few years is due
to the growth in the real estate market and
all the new construction and this won’t last;
there are over 2,500 buildable parcels in the
County that will be affected by the
regulations regarding private wells that the
DOE is proposing and the DOE is saying
that water is not a private resource, it is a
public resource and needs to be regulated;
and an update on the UGA sewer process
was requested. (The consultants have been
interviewed and a selection will be made in
early October.)
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved as follows:
RESOLUTION: Hearing Notice on proposed
budget appropriation/extension for various
county funds; Hearing scheduled for Monday,
October 17, 2005 at 10:05 a.m. in the
Commissioner’s Chambers
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) School Nurse Corps
Program with Olympic Education Service
District #114; 2) Community Access Program
for individuals with developmental disabilities
with Concerned Citizens of Forks; and, 3)
Amendment to Proctor Home Coordinator
agreement with Kelli Parcher
TRANSFER: Mobile Command Post to Fire
District No. 1; 2005 Ford F250 Pickup Truck to
be used as an interagency incident response
unit
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
QUARTERLY UPDATE: Aquatic Lands: DNR
has begun a pilot project to raise geoduck on
State tidelands. The plan is to plant 10 acres
a year, mostly on the west side of Puget
Sound. They will lease the tidelands to
companies who specialize in aquaculture.
They are currently doing a regional creosote
removal project, and have removed 38 tons of
creosote logs from the beach at Fort Casey.
They have begun a review of the mooring
buoys at several of the sheltered bays in the
County including Mystery Bay and Skow Bay.
In order for mooring buoys to be installed
legally, a shoreline permit is needed. Timber
Sales: The County and junior taxing districts
have received $1.6 million in the first 6 months
of 2005 from Forest Board lands. Of the $1.6
million, the County received $300,000. They
are predicting $3.6 million for the year. Fire
Program: Local DNR staff have been trained
and can be called upon in case of any type of
disaster in Jefferson County. They also have
a mobile kitchen that can serve up to 1,000
people. Logging near Cape George: This area
will be replanted after the locals have time to
go in and get firewood. Commissioner Sullivan
asked that a sign be posted to inform
residents that this is part of DNR’s sustainable
forest plan and will be replanted in 2005-2006.