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0� District No. 1 Commissioner: Kate Dean
4�¢SON CO�rO� District No. 2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan
It District No. 3 Commissioner: Kathleen Kler
County Administrator: Philip Morley
Clerk of the Board: Erin Lundgren
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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
December 13, 2017
Madam Chair Kathleen Kler called the meeting to order at the appointed time in the
presence of Commissioner David Sullivan and Commissioner Kate Dean to discuss legislative priorities
and other Washington State issues that affect Jefferson County with Senator Kevin Van de Wege,
Representative Mike Chapman and Representative Steve Tharinger which included:
• Washington State Capitol Budget
• Hirst Decision; potential issues for Marrowstone Island
• Opioid Bill
• Broadband funding
• Marbled Murrelet
• Veteran levy
• Broadcaster repair training bill
• Jefferson County Prop 1 measure
• Affordable Housing bills
• 1 % County cap
• Voter tax fatigue
• McCleary decision
• Infrastructure needs
• Growth Management Act
• Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area
• Economic development
• Need for flexibility re: zoning
• Unfunded mandates
Also present in the audience during the meeting was the following Jefferson County personnel: Assessor
Jeff Chapman, Department of Community Development Director Patty Charnas, Public Works
Engineer/Transportation Planner Wendy Clark-Getzin. Other members of the audience included: City of
Port Townsend Mayor Deborah Stinson, Planning Commission Chair Cynthia Koan and Washington
State Association of Counties Representative and Managing Director of the Washington Association of
County Engineers Gary Rowe.
The Commissioners thanked the legislators and those in the audience for attending the special meeting.
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FCommissioners Special Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2017 '
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NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT. • The meeting was adjourned by Madam Chair Kler at
5:02 p.m.
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Kate Dean, Member
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