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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting June 13, 2006
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a
proclamation designating June 19 through 25,
2006 as Amateur Radio Week. A Ham radio
exercise is scheduled on Marrowstone Island
on June 24 and 25. The 24 hour event is
open to the public.
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY:
Public Works has asked the Treasurer to
dispose of a railroad car that was used as a
bridge in the Westend. The Board approved a
resolution declaring the railroad car as
surplus property and a notice of public
hearing regarding the intention to sell it. The
hearing will be held on July 10 at 10:05 a.m.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING: The
following items were discussed:
•Environmental Health is continuing to
monitor the blue-green algae bloom at
Anderson Lake. The lake can be
reopened to the public 14 days after
the algae bloom dissipates. Staff had
to be taken off other projects in order
to monitor several lakes in the County.
•Port Ludlow Associates applied for a
new shoreline permit for the
Trendwest project and has requested
that the permit be consolidated with
their development agreement amend-
ment. The Board can hold their own
public hearing or refer it to the Hearing
Examiner for an open record hearing.
In either case, the Commissioners
make the final decision on the landuse
action. A portion of the combined
request is quasi-judicial and the
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is
recommending that the Board doesn’t
discuss this project.
•Jefferson County was the only County
that received the Governor’s Smart
Communities Award for implement-
ation of a Comprehensive Plan. The
project recognized the right to farm
and the need to protect critical areas.
It was “citizen generated” from the
“bottom up.” Agreement was reached
by all the stakeholders who wanted
more flexible uses for agricultural land to
be good stewards of the land.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: concerns were
expressed by several people regarding the
drastic changes proposed in the updated critical
areas regulations; there is not enough time for
the general public to review the draft and
comment; the draft is very difficult for the
average person to understand; the flaw in
settlement agreements made to mitigate
Hearings Board cases is that the public doesn’t
get to see what is proposed or to provide input;
a suggestion was made that the County ask for
an extension on the timeline for adoption of the
critical areas update and that the County make
every effort to make the public more aware of
how these changes will affect the use of their
property; and, Sunfield Farms received
$500,000 in grant funding which could be a
problem because of issues with the State DOE
about the use of their water rights.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were
approved as follows:
CALL FOR BIDS: Fossil Creek Stream
Stabilization, Barlow Bridge; Bids accepted until
10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 3, 2006 and
opened and read publicly at 11:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners Chambers
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Collection services for
Jefferson County District Court with Ideal Credit
Corporation (ICC); 2) Laboratory testing
services of soil and water; amending existing
price list to include additional analytical
analyses for more comprehensive testing with
State DOE, Manchester Environmental
Laboratory; and, 3) CPR/First Aid re-
certification training for employees with Medic
First Aid
ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT: Lesly
Sheinbaum to the Jefferson County
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board for a
3-year term expiring June 5, 2009