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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting October 2, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. Two
citizens expressed concerns about the onsite
sewer program proposed in Clean Water
District (CWD) Ordinance because of the
limited number of qualified inspectors in the
County and the costs to property owners; the
County Commissioners need to manage tax
revenue wisely in order to provide essential
services to citizens; the Board needs to find
ways to generate more revenue; a citizen
suggested that the Board form a task group
to work on the development of a CWD; all
water monitoring data in the County should
be kept in one database; a Fire Marshall
position should be included in the 2008
budget; the County needs to encourage the
State to construct a left turn lane on SR19
onto Oak Bay Road; two citizens requested
that the documents in the Commissioner’s
weekly meeting packet be scanned and
posted on the County website; fecal coliform
from animals, birds and fish can create up to
50% of the pollution found in streams, rivers
and saltwater; and a comment was made
about exceeding the meeting room capacity
at public hearings per the Fire Code.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Vacation of a portion
of the alley in Block 123 Irondale No. 5;
Scott and Mia Weidner, Petitioners, and 2)
Naming a private road Meridian Way; Jan
Richards, Rusty Heppell, Gary Estes, Dick &
Sandy Curtis, Bud & Sue Brewer and Kevin
McKee, Petitioners
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Amendment to
agreement for Water Resource Inventory
Area (WRIA) Planning Unit with Brisa
Services, Inc.; 2) Design and implement
comprehensive natural resource related
public education programs and trainings at
WSU Extension with Cammy Lou Mills; and,
3) E911 dispatching services with JeffCom;
City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County
Fire Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING:
Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing
agreement with JeffCom and Grays Harbor
Communications, E911
LETTER OF INTENT: Lease transfer of three
properties (Quimper Peninsula West 81
Acres; Quimper Peninsula East 30 Acres; and
Thorndyke 45 Acres) identified by Trust Land
Transfer Legislation with Washington State
Department of Natural Resources
REQUEST FOR FULL RECONVEYANCE:
Water Quality Improvement Loan Agreement
No. 91-006-9 paid in full by Jeffery M. Larson
REQUEST TO OPEN RIGHT OF WAY: A
portion of platted N. Carnegie Avenue located
off of Prospect Avenue in Port Townsend;
Louis Aissen, Applicant
PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE: To
develop County property as outlined in the
Jefferson County Equestrian Park Master
Plan located near Cape George Road in Port
Townsend by the Jefferson Equestrian
Association (JEA)
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated September
24, 2007 totaling $234,218.57
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated September
19, 2007 totaling $95,539.45 and $302.07 and
A/P warrants done by Payroll dated
September 20, 2007 totaling $17,897.07
PROCLAMATION: Members of the National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) were
present when the Board designated October 7
through 13, 2007 as Mental Illness Awareness
Week. At 7:30 p.m. on October 11 they will
have a panel discussion on Veterans’ Mental
Health in the Wake of War at Quimper
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
HEARING: The Board took testimony from
thirteen citizens regarding the proposed 2008
Budget. The majority spoke in favor of the
addition of a Fire Marshall position in the
budget. Affordable housing, economic
development to increase revenues and a
reservoir in Quilcene were also mentioned.
Written testimony will be accepted until
Friday, October 5, 2007 at 5 p.m.