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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 10, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: Three
representatives from Pope Resources
commented about the proposed land swap
between Pope Resources and the State
Department of Natural Resources in order to
better manage their properties by having
them in closer proximity, and they asked the
Board if they could schedule a presentation
on the land exchange at a workshop when
they would have more time to explain the
information that has been compiled; a DNR
public hearing on the land exchange is
scheduled on March 31; a citizen stated his
opinion that employees in the Health
Department, Department of Community
Development and Public Works should have
to fill out timecards in 15 minute increments;
property owners commented about the
reduced sales price of shoreline property due
to the proposed buffers and setbacks from
the water in the draft Shoreline Master
Program; two citizens referenced a recent
King County Court case regarding critical
area buffers that went to the Supreme Court
where they voted not to make a decision or
change the ruling which was in favor of
property rights advocates; a resident who has
taken the County to court several times due
to business zoning regulations stated that he
is not going to give up on his fight to restore
his business.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved
all of the items on the Consent Agenda
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Rick Tollefson Memorial
Trail design services with MacLeod Reckord
2) 4-H After School Program Lead Teacher
Services for WSU - Jefferson County
Extension Office with Virginia L. Beard; and,
3) 4-H After School Program Lead Teacher
Services for WSU - Jefferson County
Extension Office with Sue Hay
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
APPLICATION: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transportation
Funding Application; Center Road Asphalt
Overlay Phase 4 with Washington State
Department of Transportation
LETTER OF SUPPORT: To Representative
Norm Dicks for Port Hadlock Wastewater
System to be Included in the State and Tribal
Assistance Grants (STAG) Program
LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT: To
Representative Norm Dicks for FY2010
appropriations request for Olympic Discovery
Trail
ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: 1) Debi
Bainbridge from the Jefferson County Lodging
Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)
JOINT LETTER TO LEGISLATORS: The Board
approved a draft joint letter from the Jefferson
County Commissioners and the Clallam County
Commissioners to Representative Kessler,
Representative Van De Wege and Senator
Hargrove supporting the system that Montana
uses to seek funding support from citizens in
order to maintain their parks. It is a voluntary
donation, not a tax The Bogachiel State Park
and Old Fort Townsend State Park are on a list
of park closures because of State budget
constraints. In addition, there have also been
discussions at the State level about closing Fort
Flagler State Park and Fort Casey State Park.
BID OPENING: One bid for publication of
County legal notices was submitted by the Port
Townsend Leader. The bid will be reviewed and
a recommendation will be made to the Board for
bid award.
PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE: The Board
took action to direct the County Administrator to
write and sign a letter to the State legislators to
request that a passenger ferry service route
from Port Townsend to Kingston, and on to
Seattle be established when the Hood Canal
Bridge is closed for repairs. The proponents for
the ferry, including the Port of Port Townsend,
would like to see this trial period go through the
end of the year to see if it can become a
successful venture.