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Blachly, Oregon 97412
March 26, 2012
David Johnson
Jefferson County Development
621 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Dear Mr. Johnson.
This is to let you know that we are very worried about the Statesman plans for parking at
Pleasant Harbor Marina. The plan is to have us park 1/3 of a mile up hill from the ramp
leading to our boat; this is not convenient for us and not what we agreed to when first
agreeing to use Pleasant Harbor as our boats' "home". Since we travel from Oregon to
go boating in Puget Sound our hours of arrival at Pleasant Harbor are never a sure thing
until we actually drive down their driveway. To make reservations for arrival, load up on
a shuttle, unload then load up again on a cart to get to the boat and pay for the privilege
of doing that process makes us want to go somewhere other than Jefferson County for our
boating activities. Currently there are parking spaces nearby, upgrade them and then
leave them where they are!
We do not feel that our vehicle would be safe parked next to Highway 101. At Pleasant
Harbor we used to have a night watchman. Not any more!
Often times we use our boat as a place to stay while making day trips into Port Townsend
and touring the Olympic Peninsula. Since we are considered "seniors" a steep uphill
climb does not appeal to us. Help us want to go to PT to spend money!
The Statesman Group needs to take into consideration boaters' needs to access their
vehicles. Hopefully Jefferson County can encourage Statesman to rethink their parking
plan.
Yours
Dan & Ann Klemp