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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting January 19, 2011
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in
attendance at the meeting and reflect their
personal opinions:
•Climate change is going to drastically
effect Jefferson County; China burns
more tons of coal per year than the
United States and that has an impact on
the rising mercury level of our lakes;
cutting the Rain Forest in the Amazon
effects the ocean currents; the sun spot
cycle flat lined several years ago and it
appears that when this happens there is a
mini-ice age. Every 10,000 years on
average the earth undergoes an ice age.
•A weather station to sample upper level
winds and measure local run off was
offered as a gift to the City and County by
a private citizen. The station is wireless,
runs automatically and will notify of
weather events that reach a certain event
horizon.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were
approved as submitted:
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) Water Resource Inventory
Area (WRIA) 17 Education and Outreach; North
Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC); and 2) Open
Space Taxation to Reclassify Approximately 9.70
Acres from Designated Forest Land to Open
Space, MLA09-00416/ZON09-00138; George &
Vicky Costakis, Applicants
Payment of Jefferson County
Vouchers/Warrants Dated December 28, 2010
Totaling $462,750.77
Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants
Done by Payroll Dated January 6, 2011 Totaling
$645,197.11
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
The Commissioners each provided updates
on the following items:
Commissioner Sullivan reported on the
Brinnon Community Center Advisory Board
meeting last week where he answered
questions and discussed the issues around
the Senior Meal Program. The funding for this
program has changed and decisions are to be
made to the program to keep it running.
Brinnon has been a place where there hasn't
been enough attendance at these meals to
sustain the program. An RFP will be sent out
for operation of the Brinnon Motel sometime
in the future. He also attended a meeting at
Marrowstone Island last night and a meeting
of the WSAC Caucus of ferry counties to
develop a response to the Governor’s plan for
the ferry system. He has several important
meetings on same day next week so he will
be working with other people to make sure
these meetings are all covered.
County Administrator Philip Morley reported
on the joint economic development planning
meeting tonight at Shold Business Park. The
Quilcene meeting originally scheduled for last
week has been tentatively rescheduled for
February 1 at the Quilcene Community
Center.
Chairman Austin reported that he was in
Olympia last week meeting with DNR
Commissioner Goldmark to discuss the Trust
Land transfers to complete the natural area in
Dabob Bay and keep the same amount of
revenue coming to Fire District #2. He also
met with representatives of WSAC to
determine the best way to bring health issues
before the legislature, especially the effect of
smoke on children in cars and the need for
children to be immunized; he also reported
that citizens who have prescription drugs that
they would like to dispose of can put them in a
plastic bag and drop them off at the Sheriff's
Office or the Police Department.
Letter of Support: Washington State DNR;
Parcels Suggested for Trust Land
Transfer: The Board approved a letter to the
DNR which identifies parcels available for land
transfer which will provide JC Fire District No.
2 with the same amount of revenue they
presently receive.