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HomeMy WebLinkAbout011022CorrJEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2022 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Brandi Hamon, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Nicholas Hamon, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Village of Port Ludlow Port Ludlow Voice Newsletter Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Jean Hamon, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 SEPA Determination Public Comments -Proposed 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Zachary and Alyson Dean, Port Townsend Cape George Development# MLA20-00152 & MLA21- 00023 Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending Millette "Wayne" Hamon SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Travis Hamon, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 bill and janet perka SEPA--MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 Public Comment --- PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SERA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Teren MacLeod, Port. Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Tara Clanton, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Shannen Cartmel, Lead Associate Comment RE: SEPA Determination Public Comments- 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Planner, Jefferson County Community Proposed Cape George Development# MLA20-00152 Development & MLA21-00023 Correspondence may be viewed attached to the BoCC Agenda each week on the County Webpage or contact the County Administator's Office by calling, 360 385 9100 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2022 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Wallace Allen, Port Townsend APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Shannen Cartmel, Lead Associate Comment re: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Planner, Jefferson County Community Status Development 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Norman MacLeod, Port Townsend Comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 PAMELA ROBERTS, Quilcene Post on front page about shelters? Shannen Cartmel, Lead Associate Comment RE: Comments on MLA20-00152 and 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Planner, Jefferson County Community MLA21-00023 Development Olympic Discovery Trail •.. 2022 GOALS ••. 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Brian Anderson, Peninsula Trails Coalition Presidents Message! 12/29/2021 12/29/2021 Deborah Carroll Re: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 Status 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Jefferson Land Trust FW: We're inching closer... 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce This year is rapidly fading 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Jefferson Land Trust Tomorrow: You're Invited 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 E Lessing Sokol Clown of the Senate I National Review Washington State Department of Starting next week: Total night closures planned for 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Transportation SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Kim McCary, Port Townsend Project MLA20-00152/MLA21-00023 12/30/2021 12/30/2021 Andrea Gieser Re: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 Status 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 Washington State Association of Counties Friday 5 1 Insider Edition December 31, 2021 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 Washington State Association of Counties County Virtual Assembly January 3 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 Jefferson Land Trust Ringing in the new... WA State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 E Lessing Sokol For Drive -By Shootings Christine Mahler, Executive Director, 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 Washington Wildlife and Recreation Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Coalition 12/31/2021 1/3/2022 The Port Townsend Main Street Program Cheers to 2022! KPTZ Questions for Monday, January 3, 2022 BOCC 12/31/2021 1/3/2022 Lynn Sorensen, KPTZ Virus Watch Team Update 1/1/2022 1/1/2022 10lympicAngels *Happy New Year, Angels! Correspondence may be viewed attached to the BoCC Agenda each week on the County Webpage or contact the County Administator's Office by calling, 360 385 9100 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2022 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 1/1/2022 1/1/2022 John B. 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Correspondence may be viewed attached to the BoCC Agenda each week on the County Webpage or contact the County Administator's Office by calling, 360 385 9100 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2022 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY Washington State Department of WSDOT Travel Advisory: SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Transportation total night closures rescheduled due to weather 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 E Lessing Sokol 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Port Townsend Main Street Program Here's to YOU 2022! KATHERINE WALTON, 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Regional Representative - South Sound Gov. Inslee press conference Wednesday at 2:30 and Olympic Peninsula, Office of Governor Jay Inslee 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 PT Liberal Request To Stop Offending My Sensibilities Join Josh Weiss, NOLA Lobbyist, on Coffee with 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Clallam EDC Colleen Tomorrow 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Cafe - Jefferson County Commissioners Short -Term Rentals I Adverse Possession I Impact 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 MRSC — Planning Fee Deferrals 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 NACo County News County News Now— January 4, 2022 Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks Please join us tomorrow for Representative Derek 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Chamber of Commerce Kilmer, and more! Update: Climate on Tap for Wed Jan 5th Cancelled 1/4/2022 1/4/2022 Local 20/20 due to Weather 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Port Ludlow Village Council PLVC Board Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2022 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Olympic Peninsula Environmental News Olympic Peninsula Environmental News 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Olympic Peninsula Environmental News Kopachuck State Park Right of Way Transfer to 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Washington State Parks Pierce County. - UPDATE 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 JeffCo Historical Society Happy New Year from all of us at JCHS 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Recovery Cafe Jefferson County Recovery Cafe January 2022 calendar 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Clallam EDC Payroll Tax of .58% Looks to be Delayed 18 Months Kopachuck State Park Right of Way Transfer to 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Washington State Parks Pierce County. - UPDATE 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 E Lessing Sokol A thought to respond to Dems 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 Washington Wildlife and Recreation LegDay Update & Schedule Coalition Correspondence may be viewed attached to the BoCC Agenda each week on the County Webpage or contact the County Administator's Office by calling, 360 385 9100 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2022 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY HUGE! 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WA Involuntary force you into 1/5/2022 1/5/2022 E Lessing Sokol quarantine facilities Correspondence may be viewed attached to the BoCC Agenda each week on the County Webpage or contact the County Administator's Office by calling, 360 385 9100 jeffbocc From: Brandi Hamon <brandihamon@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:08 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project. 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site" The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent orslow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class a noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses." "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance." According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your, project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat. We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https:Hwww.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard@usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. When deciding on a potential forever home, we chose RURAL RESIDENTIALI I When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District: Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled Murrelet Area? No Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: 5 Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerningthe he applicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater management nevi addressed. All stormwater activitieswill comply with the regulations found at 1CC 18.30.070 which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thank you for taking my comment into consideration! Brandi Hamon 360-821-1041 74 Nelsons Landing Rd Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Nick Hamon <nickhamon.12699@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:11 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project. 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site" The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses." "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance." According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat. We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard@usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. When deciding on a potential forever home, we chose RURAL RESIDENTIALI I When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District. Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled MurreletArea? No Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: E Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerning the applicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, addressed. All stormwater activities will comply with the regulations found at JCC 18.30.070, which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thank you for taking my comment into consideration! Nicholas Hamon 360-821-1041 (message) 74 Nelsons Landing Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Jean Hamon <flossiehamon@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:38 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site" The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses." "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance." According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat. We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard@usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. We have lived in our home on Nelsons Landing for 47 years. We love the peaceful nature, the wildlife and teh community with our neighbors. We cannot even imagine that the trees and trail beauty will be lost with 19 homes built right to the trail. We chose to live in a RURAL RESIDENTIAL area! I When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: Zoning Description:RR-5-Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District: Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled Murrelet Area? No Zoning'', Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: 5 Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5• Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerningthe he applicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater manageme addressed. All stormwater activities will comply with the regulations found at JCC 18.3,0.070, which includes the minimum standards adopted bwthe most recent version mfthe Washington Department mf Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ...... method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant toanswer the questions. Thank you for taking my comment into consideration! Flossie "Jean" Harnnn 360-64]-1608(nneesage) 74Nelsons Landing Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Aly Rhyan <alycat785@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:39 AM To: Shannen Cartmel Cc: Zachary Dean; jeffbocc Subject: SEPA Determination Public Comments -Proposed Cape George Development# MLA20-00152 & MLA21-00023 Attachments: SEPA Comments -Cape George Development.pdf ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Hi Shannen, Please find our attached comments regarding the SEPA determination for the proposed Cape George Rd Development. Please reply to this email confirming you have received it. Thank you for your time, Zachary and Alyson Dean 180 Cape George Rd Jefferson County DCD Attn: Project Planner-Shannen Cartmel RE: Comments Concerning PUBLIC NOTICE of Pending SEPA Determination and Type I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152/SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023/ZON2021-000016- Cape George Development We currently live on Cape George Road and our property is neighboring the proposed 68 parcel development by David Clark. We purchased our 5.11 acre property back in February 2010 in the county so that we would not have many neighbors. My husband grew up just down the road from us and really enjoyed the location. Our property, like the neighboring properties is zoned Rural Residential 5:1 so we thought we wouldn't be seeing too much more growth around us. We are not opposed to growth in our neighborhood, however, growth on this scale, in an area where home owners are restricted to one home per 5 acres, is not acceptable. When the property of 200 Cape George Road was put on the market in 2019, it was listed as 24 parcels, totaling 20 acres with possibly 10 viable building sites. The so called "compromise" of combining 135 platted lots dating back from 1890 down to 68 new parcels should not be accepted. If approved, this development is actually creating 68 new parcels from 24 original tax parcels. This would greatly increase the density of our rural neighborhood and poses many protentional issues concerning (2)air, (3)water, (4)plants, (5)animals, (10)aesthetics, (11)light and glare, (12)recreation, (14)transportation and (15)public services. First, with the proposal of 68 new parcels, all having their own septic systems, what happens when one or many of them fails? What happens to the neighboring properties who have wells and whose water supply can become contaminated? Yes, there may be set back restrictions, but that doesn't eliminate the risk. Does the county have a plan if these new septic systems fail? Furthermore, the water pressure is already low, with all the additional use, there is a potential of costly upgrades in the future. What happens if there is a house or wildland fire? Many of us remember the wildland fire that happened in this neighborhood back in 2017. Without the appropriate available waterflow in the future, this may hinder the fire department's ability to extinguish fires, which could allow the fire to grow exponentially. Fire and water flow testing should be conducted for this project. Secondly, with the clearcutting of the all the trees along the 27 acres, where will all the water runoff accumulate? We have seen issues with flooding and water accumulation in the past, the removal of these trees will only increase this threat in the future. The county should conduct an onsite verification of seasonal wetlands on or within the vicinity of the proposed development. Water runoff and stormwater collection must adequately be addressed. Although we are blocks from the Port Townsend Paper Mill, we still occasionally smell the mill odors. The removal of trees will greatly affect this and the odors will become more apparent in our area. What will happen to all the wildlife in the area? We have many animals that visit our property including deer, coyotes, raccoons, cougars, frogs, owls, ducks, woodpeckers, eagles, blue herons, and many other bird species. With the removal of all the trees in the area, this will harm their livelihood and destroy their habitats. This project should have a study conducted in regards to the wildlife in the area and how it will affect them. There is also the hazard of the wind tunnel that will be created with the clearcutting and remaining measly 20' tree buffer. This removal will allow these trees that have not seen wind before, to be tossed around. These trees are weaker and have a higher potential to fall. These trees can fall along the Cape George Road into the power lines which is hazardous to drivers along the road as well as all the existing neighboring homes. Furthermore, our house, as well as others, will now be exposed to Cape George Road as the proposed 20' buffer won't hinder much. This buffer should be increased to help preserve the area. The tree removal will also bring additional road noise to our home which has been muffled and buffered by the trees. Not only will the homes along Cape George Road be exposed, but the Larry Scott Trail and properties along it will be as well. The 20' buffer does not cover the entire trail and homes are directly exposed to the trail. The proposal has 26 new homes along the trail which can be potentially hazardous to the people, pets and horses walking along the trail. This exposure degrades the trail and removes what attracts people to the trail; the trees, wildlife and peacefulness of the rural area. The aesthetics of our area, the part that drove us to purchase the property will change. There will be no more trees, just 68 new homes. This is not why we moved to our location. The developer is not a local and has no desire to preserve what is here. He won't care what is done to the trees or what it will look like in the end. We do. Our neighbors do. The people that grew up here do. That's what should matter. The people that want to continue to live here, in a place where we have lived and will continue to live for years to come. Thirdly, with all additional homes, means additional traffic on an already busy and high-speed road. The current speed limit goes up at our driveway to 50mph. We already have cars speeding up on us as we are pulling into our driveway as do many other home owners before us. The roads were not built for the potential traffic that will come from this size of development. The traffic study that was completed for this proposal was done at the peak of COVID where many drivers were not on the road. It does not reflect what the actual traffic was pre-COVID. Will there be another study that will be conducted post COVID? The county needs to address the speed limit issue. The need for public services will increase as well with this size of development. This project should be required to receive comment from public services such as police and fire/ems. Concerns from these departments must be address adequately. In addition to all the traffic, there will be an extensive period of additional noise due to construction. More vehicles will be going in and out of the development as new houses go in. if the roads are gravel roads until 90 percent of the project is complete, there will be additional dust constantly in the air. This may also lead to the roads never being paved. Will there be the requirement of streetlights within the development? If there is street lighting required within the development, this allows for more uplight and light pollution. Our view of the rural night sky and stars will be hindered with the glare of additional home and streetlights. Lastly, our driveway goes through parcel number 963600701 parallel to what was platted as 2nd street. Per the county records, our driveway was put in prior to 01/01/1968. Our overhead power lines that run along our driveway were installed by Puget Sound Energy on 10/26/1978. We submitted a building permit on 09/09/2010 to build our current dwelling and that permit was finalized on 06/30/2011. That permit stated that we had an easement off Cape George Rd that was approved by the county. We have used our driveway ever since, not knowing there would be any issues in the future. We submitted our current permit on 01/20/2021 and were notified on 02/08/2021 that we did not have a recorded easement as noted previously by the county and would need to obtain one from the developer who currently owns the property. We have tried to work with the property owner over the last 10 months and he is very hesitant to giving us an easement to have continued exclusive use of our driveway. His most recent submittals do not show our driveway clearly identified as it has in the past. This is very concerning to us, especially since our property has had exclusive use of the driveway for over 50 years. The potential development is now opening it up to 40 new homes to use our driveway if they choose not to use the main access point. Our gravel driveway was not built for this much use and is only 15' in width which does not leave room for 2-way traffic. In addition, based on the proposal's road layout, our driveway will have 2-way cross traffic along it at the intersection of parcel AL, AD, AK and AF. How is this potential hazard of use by multiple cars, pedestrians, pets and children going to be addressed? This intersection also has issues with our overhead utility lines that run parallel to our driveway and do not meet minimum clearance standards. These lines not only feed our house, but our neighbors as well. The clearance has not been an issue but will be if vehicles are required to drive under them to cross our driveway. Who is the responsible party for paying for the undergrounding of these lines or installation of taller poles to raise the lines? The potential additional use and cross traffic along our private driveway should not be allowed. We are hoping these concerns regarding our driveway will be addressed with the county's clarification issued to David Clark on 10/18/2021. There are many issues with this proposal and we find it very detrimental to our rural neighborhood. We, as well as many of our neighbors, would like to preserve the aesthetics of our neighborhood and surrounding area. Thank you for taking the time to read this and allow the neighboring homeowners of this potential development to voice their concerns. Kind Regards, Zachary and Alyson Dean 'effbocc From: Wayne Hamon <millettehamon@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:39 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project. 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site" The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses." "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance." According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats;do not occur in your project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard@usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. We have lived in our home on Nelsons Landing for 47 years. We love the peaceful nature, the wildlife and teh community with our neighbors. We cannot even imagine that the trees and trail beauty will be lost with 19 homes built right to the trail. We chose to live in a RURAL RESIDENTIAL areal! When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: ZoningDescription RR-5 -Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District: Port Townsend (50) Fire District. EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year., 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled Murrelet Area? No Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: 5 Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped." is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerning the applicants' responses: on numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater management rev addressed. All stormwater activities will camplywith the regulations found at JCc 18 50.070 which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thank you for taking my comment into consideration! Millette "Wayne" Hamon 360-316-9865 (message) 74 Nelsons Landing Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Brandi Hamon <travishamon@msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:56 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project. 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site". The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: 'It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses." "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance. " According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department'. The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat. We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs.usda-gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchardRusda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. When deciding on a potential forever home, we chose RURAL RESIDENTIAL!! When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly `I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District: Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled Murrelet Area? No Zoning Description. RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10 APcthPtirc 4 b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerningthe the applicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater with the regulations found at JCC 18.30.070, which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thank you for taking my comment into consideration! Travis Hamon 360-316-9176 74 Nelsons Landing Rd Port Townsend jeffbocc From: bperka@olypen.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 12:32 PM To: Shannen Cartmel;jeffbocc Subject: SEPA--MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 Attachments: 0097_001.pdf ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Shannon Janet and I both agree with and endorse all comments made by Chris Hanson and please make our handwritten comments [submitted another email] part of this SEPA determination comment process thanks bill and janet perka -------- Original Message-------- Subject:Attached Image Date:2021-12-29 12:15 From:"JLSPT" <jlspt@olypen.com> To:"Bill Perka" <bperka@olypen.com> 1 ieffbocc From: teren@ptproperty.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 1:05 PM To: Shannen Cartmel; jeffbocc Cc: teren@ptproperty.com Subject: Public Comment --- PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 Attachments: Letter of record_ 12-29-21.docx ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Please provide this comment to the individuals listed below. Thank you. My comment is also attached. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 The following comments are addressed to the Jefferson County department of community development, Shannen Cartmel; Mark McCauley, interim county administrator; Austin Wat EXTEND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD This pending land use application and its resultant actions have allowed review and comment from the general public since the 15th of December to today, representing the minimum required by law for public notice, yet covering a large area of information provided, as well as some incomplete information that is pertinent to the proposal. What is the hurry and who is served by this compressed schedule during the holiday season? A challenging one to boot! Extend the public comment time for more review and more pertinent information to be discovered, particularly regarding 68-70 individual On -Site Septic (OSS) systems yet to be researched and determined. REQUIRE SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPROVALS AS ESSENTIAL TO THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE The proposal calls for lot sizes from .29 to .41 in size for infrastructure, to include a minimum 2BR septic drainfield and reserve drainfield on each buildable lot. This is an area with homes that are largely served by private wells. The soil types range from sandy loam, to gravelly loam, to clay. A series of wetland ponds and seasonal drainage areas extend to the south and the west. The density of OSS systems being proposed is beyond what appears reasonable to assume without having environmental impacts over time to the area and to water quality. It is also unlikely to assume that a 2 BR system and reserve will be adequate for the lifestyle and residency habits we find. As a real estate broker of 21 years in the area, we are now seeing more people co-habitating and finding multi - generational living to be a necessity, making a 2BR OSS in some cases not adequate. It is not possible to know the extent of possible environmental impacts without a clear sense of the scope of OSS systems being proposed. 1 FORECAST TRAFFIC DEMAND ANALYSIS Table 2: Project Trip Generation The chart on Page 10 shows 70 dwelling units producing a total of 749 average weekday daily trips from the proposed development for anticipated vehicular movement. This assumes that each household will make only two trips from their home each weekday. This is another unreasonable assumption. It is likely that there will be a minimum of 2 drivers at each home, and does not include transport and delivery services to the residences, or families with multiple residents, cars and schedules. This number should at the very least be doubled. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES — IS THIS A SOLUTION? This area of the peninsula is very much in need of affordable housing, and large areas of undeveloped platted land do exist in the City, that also connect to infrastructure and transportation systems. Many low -to -mid level households are elderly or are families with children. These people benefit from being in community and proximity to services. Is this project seen as a solution to our affordable housing crisis, and if so, why are more affordable housing advocates not "on board" — and if so, how do the assumptions being made regarding land use need to be revisited? NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL — LARRY SCOTT TRAIL We have two parcels that have an easement on the LS Trail and live in the area of this proposed development. The proposal does not provide adequate buffer to that trail system. A minimum of 50' buffer is needed. UDC CONSISTENCY REVIEW DOCUMENT This document may or may not be applicable to the proposal at this time, however there are some questions that arose from reviewing it. 1a)Regarding Stormwater, the section indicating new impervious surfaces was market N/A; 1 b)No land disturbing activity was noted; 2)No impervious surface coverage was indicated; 3)No site visit was required; 4)Regarding proposal requiring Zoning approval — answered YES. Does this mean this project will go before the Planning Commission, and if not, why not?; and,5)Why do the development review timesheets only include a total of 4 hours from DCD and DOH? Regarding 2) Impervious surfaces — RR is 25%. Is it assumed that the landowner will not be able to build a garage, studio or workshop — and what are the impervious surface percentages that will apply to this development? How will this be monitored, if at all? I respectfully submit this public comment and ask for a response to the questions raised here. Teren MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-774-1441 teren(@ptproperty.com 2 December 29, 2021 Page 1. of 3. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 The following comments are addressed to the Jefferson County department of community development, Shannen Cartmel; Mark McCauley, interim county administrator; Austin Watkins, interim planning manager, department of community development; Commissioners of the Jefferson County board of county commissioners; and officials in the department of environmental health. EXTEND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD This pending land use application and its resultant actions have allowed review and comment from the general public since the 15th of December to today, representing the minimum required by law for public notice, yet covering a large area of information provided, as well as some incomplete information that is pertinent to the proposal. What is the hurry and who is served by this compressed schedule during the holiday season? A challenging one to boot! Extend the public comment time for more review and more pertinent information to be discovered, particularly regarding 68-70 individual On -Site Septic (OSS) systems yet to be researched and determined. REQUIRE SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPROVALS AS ESSENTIAL TO THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE The proposal calls for lot sizes from .29 to .41 in size for infrastructure, to include a minimum 2BR septic drainfield and reserve drainfield on each buildable lot. This is an area with homes that are largely served by private wells. The soil types range from sandy loam, to gravelly loam, to clay. A series of wetland ponds and seasonal drainage areas extend to the south and the west. The density of OSS systems being proposed is beyond what appears reasonable to assume without having environmental impacts over time to the area and to water quality. It is also unlikely to assume that a 2 BR system and reserve will be adequate for the lifestyle and residency habits we find. As a real estate broker of 21 years in the area, we are now seeing more people co-habitating and finding multi -generational living to be a necessity, making a 2BR OSS in some cases not adequate. It is not possible to know the extent of possible environmental impacts without a clear sense of the scope of OSS systems being proposed. Page 2. of 3. FORECAST TRAFFIC DEMAND ANALYSIS Table 2: Project Trip Generation The chart on Page 10 shows 70 dwelling units producing a total of 749 average weekday daily trips from the proposed development for anticipated vehicular movement. This assumes that each household will make only two trips from their home each weekday. This is another unreasonable assumption. It is likely that there will be a minimum of 2 drivers at each home, and does not include transport and delivery services to the residences, or families with multiple residents, cars and schedules. This number should at the very least be doubled. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES — IS THIS A SOLUTION? This area of the peninsula is very much in need of affordable housing, and large areas of undeveloped platted land do exist in the City, that also connect to infrastructure and transportation systems. Many low -to -mid level households are elderly or are families with children. These people benefit from being in community and proximity to services. Is this project seen as a solution to our affordable housing crisis, and if so, why are more affordable housing advocates not "on board" — and if so, how do the assumptions being made regarding land use need to be revisited? NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL — LARRY SCOTT TRAIL We have two parcels that have an easement on the LS Trail and live in the area of this proposed development. The proposal does not provide adequate buffer to that trail system. A minimum of 50' buffer is needed. UDC CONSISTENCY REVIEW DOCUMENT This document may or may not be applicable to the proposal at this time, however there are some questions that arose from reviewing it. 1 a)Regarding Stormwater, the section indicating new impervious surfaces was market N/A; 1 b)No land disturbing activity was noted; 2)No impervious surface coverage was indicated; 3)No site visit was required; 4)Regarding proposal requiring Zoning approval — answered YES. Does this mean this project will go before the Planning Commission, and if not, why not?; and,5)Why do the development review timesheets only include a total of 4 hours from DCD and DOH? Regarding 2) Impervious surfaces — RR is 25%. Is it assumed that the landowner will not be able to build a garage, studio or workshop — and what are the impervious surface percentages that will apply to this development? How will this be monitored, if at all? Page 3. I respectfully submit this public comment and ask for a response to the questions raised here. Teren MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-774-1441 teren ptproperty.com jeffbocc From: Tara clanton <tclanton03@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 1:14 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 General process comments. I lived on Nelson's Landing for over 25 years. We chose to live in a rural residential area. We stayed here to raise our children because of the peaceful nature, wildlife and many other things. Many residents around here are very confused how the county would allow 68 homes to be put on 27 acres in a rural area as am I. 1 can't imagine all the trees being cut down that make this area so beautiful. And homes right on the Larry Scott Train. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project. 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site" The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class B noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses. " "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance. " According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat. We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs. usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard(a�-usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. When deciding on a potential forever home, we chose RURAL RESIDENTIAL!! When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: Zoning Description: RR-5 -Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parcel:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1W School District. Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMV Land: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled Murrelet Area? No E Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and £ The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerningtpplicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater with the regulations found at JCC 18 30.070, which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thank you for your time. Tara Clanton 360-301-6225 72 Nelsons Landing Rd Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Shannen Cartmel Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 1:26 PM To: Aly Rhyan Cc: Zachary Dean; jeffbocc Subject: RE: SEPA Determination Public Comments -Proposed Cape George Development# MLA20-00152 & MLA21-00023 This was received. Thank you. Respectfully, Shannen Cartmel Lead Associate Planner Jefferson County Community Development scartmel@co.iefferson.wa.us 360-379-4454 From: Aly Rhyan <alycat785@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:39 AM To: Shannen Cartmel <SCartmel@coJefferson.wa.us> Cc: Zachary Dean <zdean8@gmail.com>; jeffbocc <jeffbocc@coJefferson.wa.us> Subject: SEPA Determination Public Comments -Proposed Cape George Development# MLA20-00152 & MLA21-00023 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Hi Shannen, Please find our attached comments regarding the SEPA determination for the proposed Cape George Rd Development. Please reply to this email confirming you have received it. Thank you for your time, Zachary and Alyson Dean 180 Cape George Rd 1 jeffbocc From: Wallace Allen <wallacea63@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 1:36 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Comments concerning PUBLIC NOTICE OF Pending SEPA Determination and TYPE I LAND USE APPLICATION MLA20-00152 / SUB2020-00018 and MLA21-00023 / ZON2021-000016 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. General process comments. I have lived on Nelson's Landing for a very long time. I can not believe our county would allow something like this to be put in this quiet rural area. I am requesting a delay in the deadline for public comments due to timing of posting during the Christmas holiday period, adverse weather conditions, and the differences found in the notices that have been posted, published, and mailed. With the Statutes and Codes pertaining to this process, it seems there should be a long, well considered public comment period. The public comment period of 2 weeks seems absurd considering the public notice posted on Cape George Rd is facing the road rather than an angle where traffic can see it. Please consider restarting the public comment process. Specific SEPA Environmental Checklist Comments Section A Background A7. Paragraphs A6 and A7 indicate a piecemeal approach to the placement of utilities and paving roads. The community could well end up having to pay for road paving or other utility expenses if the developer defaults before finishing the roads and utilities. The applicant's proposal to not pave roads until 90% of the manufactured homes are installed may result in the roads never being paved. Development businesses fail regularly, the applicant's corporate license is currently 12/28/2021 listed as "delinquent" on the WA Secretary of State site. A8. The TIA study uses an unverified "opinion" to adjust the traffic counts made during COVID lockdowns. Current TIA studies should be required. Section B Environmental Elements 2. Air b. The applicant claims that the Mill odor has not been noticed on the project site. Residents surrounding the project area know better, if the weather is "right" the mill odor can be very powerful. Once the trees are removed the mill odor will become much more apparent to everyone in the area near this project 3. Water a. Contrary to the applicant's assertion that there are no seasonal wetlands on or in the immediate vicinity of the site there are several seasonal wetlands on the site. Our land sees this seasonal wetland. The overflow rain water from the property adjacent to Nelsons Landing and Discovery Road runs under Discovery Rd, behind the first home on Nelsons Landing into our empty property then under Nelsons Landing into our main living property and our neighbors as well. Adjoining landowners have confirmed these seasonal wetlands. 4. Plants d. The applicant describes a 20 foot clearing buffer surrounding the exterior of the site and a "20 foot clearing restriction area" around the perimeter of the site" Given the intensity of the proposed development a 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site helps to preserve the existing vegetation. Consulting the provided drawings, the clearing restriction is not shown for some portions of the site abutting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The clearing restriction is absent on the entire southern edge of the project area. To preserve the existing vegetation, the clearing restriction should be required on the entire site perimeter. e. The applicant states that "no noxious weeds or invasive species are known to exist on site". The applicant states earlier in the checklist (4 a.) that the site contains "Scot's Broom", and it does contain Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom is an invasive and noxious species. Development activities which take place over more than a single season, as the applicant plans, disturb soils and allow for Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) to overgrow native species. According to The Washington Invasive Species Council: q "Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. It dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses." "Scotch broom is on Washington's Terrestrial Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine list" and "Scotch broom is listed as a Class 8 noxious weed in Washington, meaning it is designated for control in certain state regions" According to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board: "It displaces native and beneficial plants, causing loss of grassland and open forest. It aggressively spreads to form monocultures, replacing desirable forage grasses and young trees. Seeds are toxic to livestock and horses. "Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance." According to the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board: Scotch broom is a Class B Noxious Weed. Control is required in and within 50 feet of gravel pits and soil mining areas in Jefferson Scotch Broom mitigation and control should be required. 5. Animals a. Deer, Racoon, Mountain Beaver, Cougar, Bobcat, Hawks, Eagles, Woodpeckers, Owls, Herons, and migratory birds are regularly seen. The entire project area is inside of the Pacific Flyway. All of the project area is used in one way or another by migratory birds. The applicant's assertion that WDFW found no issues neglected to add the WDFD comment about the PHS dataset. "The Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) datasets do not contain information for your project area. This does not mean that species and habitats do not occur in your; project area. PHS data, points, lines and polygons are mapped only when occurrences of these species or habitats have been observed in the field. Unfortunately, we have not been able to comprehensively survey all sections in the state and therefore, it is important to note that priority species and habitats may occur in areas not currently known to the Department". The project area should be studied carefully to determine what species actually depend on the project area for habitat We personally have a family of bald eagles that fly over us all year long. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (AKA Larry Scott Trail) bisects this project. https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/home This trail is used by residents and visitors to our community. Residents worked very hard to dedicate this trail to public use. Destruction of the beloved "tree tunnel" on the trail appears to be part of this proposal. Proposed project drawings show clearcutting and road building next to the trail with no buffer. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be protected by a 50 foot clearing restriction. The state and federal agencies involved with resource management of the trail should be included just as county departments have been included in this process. Becky Blanchard Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Administrator Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Northern Regions p: 503-808-2449 becky.blanchard@usda.gov e. The SEPA checklist asks, "What is the current zoning classification of the site?". The response is, "RR-5: Rural residential. When deciding on a potential forever home, we chose RURAL RESIDENTIAL! I When we go to the public land records, this is what it says: zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential! When discussing this project with several people they are just as confused as I am as to how we can have a RR-5 turn into 27 acres of 68 homes... The rural environment we all supported when the GMA was implemented will potentially be destroyed by this project. When a county planner was recently asked directly "I've been told that if a BLA is done the new parcel boundaries supersede the old plat, and that all future development must adhere to current zoning requirements. Is that correct?" the answer was YES Also, while looking at all the property purchased by the applicant, I have found each of the plats are also RR-5. Check out this parcel for example: Tax Parce1:963601501 Property Details Parcel ID: 963601501 Owner: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC Site Address: Assessed Acres: 0.66 Section: 17 Township: 30N Range: 1 W School District: Port Townsend (50) Fire District: EJFR (1) Tax Code: 0111 Planning Area: Quimper (2) Subdivision: 9636 - IRVINGTON Assessor's Land Use Code: 9100 - Vacant Land Neighborhood Description: 5340 - S16&17 T30 R1W SALEM,EVERGRN,IRVING&SUNNYSIDE PKS,PIONEER AC Certified FMV Year: 2020 Certified FMVLand: $15,457 Certified FMV Bldg: $0 Certified FMV Total: $15,457 Property Description: IRVINGTON ADDITION BLK 15 LOTS 1 THRU 6 Potential Critical Areas In an Airport Overlay? No In a FEMA Flood Zone? No In Mineral Resource Lands? No In a No Shooting Area? No In Potential Spotted Owl Habitat? No In Shoreline Jurisdiction? No In a Landslide Hazard Area? No In a Soil Erosion Area? No In a Soil Seismic Area? No In an Unstable Shoreline Area? No In a DNR Stream? No In a DNR Waterbody? No In a Wetland? No In a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area? No In a Conservation Futures Area? No In a Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone? No In a Channel Migration Zone? No In a Marbled MurreletArea? No Zoning Description: RR-5 - Rural Residential Urban Growth Area: Please explain how the proposed 68 home sites on 27 acres can comply with the RR-5: Rural residential zoning classification. 9. Housing E c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: The applicant neglects to address the increased public infrastructure loading 68 housing units and approximately 200 people will produce in rural Jefferson County. Police and Fire/EMS loads will be impacted. The best example of an impact clearly not addressed is that of water and fire flow. At this time existing water lines do not support adequate pressure to existing residences. Fire flow testing should be done, and the applicant should be required to provide any additional water supply resource the development requires. 10. Aesthetics b. The applicant's statement concerning the alteration of views "No significant views are currently present as the site is fully treed and undeveloped. " is incorrect. There are currently woodland views from The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and from all of the surrounding land. All of these views will be destroyed by the project's clearcutting. We choose to live rural for the rural look NOT to see 68 homes! The applicants proposed "establishment of a 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site" should be increased to 50 feet. 12. Recreation b. and c. The applicant's proposed 20 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site would make the applicants plan to "maintain some vegetation or replant or build fencing to screen the backyards of the lots" unnecessary. Replacement of forest with fencing will diminish the recreational value of the The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. A 50 foot clearing restriction around the perimeter of the site should be required. 14. Transportation a. The 19 homes proposed in the section south of The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail are served by a single road with one access to a public highway. This makes emergency access and egress problematic. In an emergency one stalled vehicle can block all 19 homes. On a daily basis the single intersection access to Discovery road for 19 homes will be a problem. School bus access to these 19 homes would not be available due to lack of a bus turn around. d. and f. The TIA traffic study was done during a period of COVID lockdown. The numbers were "adjusted" to supposedly reflect the actual counts. A new TIA should be done. 15. Public Services a. and b. The applicant should be required to provide comments from public service providers such as police and fire/ems supporting the contention that the need for public services "will not likely be significant". 16. Utilities No description of the construction activity required to provide utilities has been provided as requested. The applicant should be required to provide the requested information. General Comment concerning the applicants' responses: On numerous occasions the applicant responses in the SEPA checklist utilize the same general comment of something like "we will do what the regs require". That isn't an answer to the direct questions posed in the checklist. For example, below is a question from the checklist. c. Water runoff (including stormwater): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including stormwater) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. The response is in bold. Sources of stormwater runoff come primarily from rainfall on impervious surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways, any other hard surface that will not absorb the moisture. Stormwater management revi which includes the minimum standards adopted by the most recent version of the Washington Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. In the above response there is not an answer to "Describe the ......method of collection and disposal...' In the above response there is not an answer to "Where will this water flow" In many cases the applicant does not provide answers to direct questions, the applicant simply says again and again we will do "something" with no specificity. A decision as to the merits of this proposal requires facts. Please ask the applicant to answer the questions. Thankyou Wallace Allen 53 Nelsons Landing Rd Port Townsend jeffbocc From: Shannen Cartmel Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 2:25 PM To: brandihamon@gmail.com; oneshot37@hotmail.com; AJGieser@gmail.com; AJGieser@gmail.com; b_hammer@me.com; Gary.zwissler@yahoo.com; linda@hopti.com; piper@piperthornburghlaw.com; gibsonrichard758@gmail.com; tclanton03@gmail.com; wallyjr@cablespeed.com; bperka@olypen.com; gobi@olympus.net; kirsten_hammer@mac.com; kunz.family@wildblue.net; kunz.family@wildblue.net; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; ripperjka.tr@gmail.com; sudsme@hotmail.com; zdean8@gmail.com; grantsteelbuildings@gmail.com; teresago@johnlscott.com; teren@ptproperty.com; theflickchick@live.com; jgkelety@gmail.com; teopercy@gmail.com; marymcraft@yahoo.com; kmlegarsky1 @gmail.com; slerickson57@gmail.com; kris _klawson@msn.com; pvonc@olypen.com; debcarroll@olympus.net; mlfoots@yahoo.com; achamm3@gmail.com; norma54 @gmail.com; margarettaylor65@icloud.com; mmdressler@hotmail.com; sherri@pugetsoundexpress.com; ashley.lewman@gmail.com; gaelwolf@waypt.com; diklang32@hotmail.com; rob-gretchen-davis@msn.com; jim.tolpin@gmail.com; craigwester@olympus.net; tohenry@olympus.net; chris@hopti.com; diklang32 @hotmail.com; Aly Dean; flossiehamon@gmail.com; millettehamon@gmail.com; nickhamon.12699@gmail.com; linda@hopti.com; Chidley, Michael; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; ashley.lewman@gmail.com; mlfoots@yahoo.com; rob- gretchen-davis@msn.com; sudsme@hotmail.com; gobi@olympus.net; teopercy@gmail.com; cjcannon@seanet.com; achamm3@gmail.com; goldbug@sonic.net; Kees Prins; Diane DiPrete; wallacea63@gmail.com; william_hammerjr@me.com Cc: jeffbocc Subject: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 Status Good afternoon everyone, Thank you all for your comments. Due to the extensive requests to extend the comment period for this project, we have decided to extend the comment period by three additional weeks. The authority to extend the comment period is allowed per WAC 197-11-510(1), which states that the lead agency must use reasonable methods to inform the public and other agencies that an environmental document is being prepared or is available. Given the unforeseen snow closures in combination with all the holidays, the Jefferson County SEPA responsible official has the authority to provide adequate time for the public comment period as a reasonable method. I will be noticing the extension in the Jefferson County Leader for Wednesday, January 5 print. Hopefully, we can catch all the inconsistencies this time. The comment period deadline will now be January 19, 2022, by 4:30 PM. I want to clarify a few key points that seem to be of concern. First, this public notice was issued as a SEPA consultation. This means this is a preliminary chance to get input from the public that may be used to make a SEPA determination later in the project timeline. Once a SEPA determination is made, there will be another public comment period, noticing the SEPA decision. Per SEPA regulations, once the final determination is noticed to the public, Jefferson County can choose to maintain, modify or withdraw the determination based on the comments received. Second, the project, as mentioned in the public notice, has an outstanding additional information request regarding the buildability of each "proposed" lot. To date, Jefferson County has not received any new submittals to address these requests. A final SEPA determination will likely not take place until this request is responded to and the material submitted is reviewed. Third, regulations for SEPA in combination with class IV general stormwater permits require mailings to property owners within 500 feet of the proposal (JCC 18.20.160(5)(c)). If you did not receive a mailing or know others who would like to be on the list for the extended notice, please provide me with the name and address for those to go to before January 3, 2021, so I have a chance to mail the documents. Anyone can request to receive case -specific public notices throughout the review. Respectfully, Shannen Cartmel Lead Associate Planner Jefferson County Community Development scartmel@co.iefferson.wa.us 360-379-4454 jeffbocc From: gaelwolf@gaelwolf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 2:57 PM To: Shannen Cartmel Cc: jeffbocc; Ruth Gordon Subject: Comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 Attachments: MLA20-00152, MLA21-00023 - 211229.pdf Importance: High ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Attached please fin my comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023. As included in my attached written comments I wish to point out that this project is not ripe for comment because the applicant has not yet responded to Jefferson County's October 7, 2021 request for additional information, responses to which could easily result in material changes to the application. Without those responses and potential material changes, the public is unable to provide fully meaningful comments regarding the application and the potential project. Jefferson County's December 15, 2021 notice is therefore premature and should be withdrawn until such time as the applicant has provided meaningful response and the application potentially modified to account for those responses. Norman MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 i December 29, 2021 Jefferson County Department of Community Development 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Attention: Shannen Cartmel, Project Planner RE: MLA20-00152, MLA21-00023 Applicant: CAPE GEORGE LAND CO, LLC P.O. Box 4438 Olympia, WA 98051-1779 Notice was posted on December 15, 2021 for comment on the above project with a comment deadline of 4:30 p.m. on December 29, 2021 with the following statement: "Written comments must be submitted to the Department of Community Development no later than 4:30 p.m. on December 29, 2021." This followed a statement in a previous paragraph in the notice that stated: "This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal." Previous to that, the notice stated: "Jefferson County issued an outstanding additional information request on October 7, 2021, which requires the applicant to prove each lot is buildable (Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 58.17.040(6)). This requires preliminary septic designs for each lot, proving buildable areas in conjunction with onsite slopes, allowing for road right-of-way, and providing evidence of the ability to accommodate onsite stormwater management for each lot. This request has the potential to alter the proposal into fewer resultant lots. Jefferson County has opted to evaluate and postpone a SEPA determination to allow for public comments and any revisions to be reviewed and incorporated in making the decision." Because the applicant has, according to the above statement in the notice, not yet provided the information that Jefferson County required in its October 7, 2021 request to the applicant, this project is not ripe for comment, and the December 15, 2021 notice is premature. The appropriate remedy is for Jefferson County to immediately rescind the notice and not initiate a replacement notice until such time as the applicant has provided its detailed response to Jefferson County's October 7, 2021 request for additional information. It is not appropriate for Jefferson County to notice an application for comment until such time as the scope and scale of the proposed project is a matter of public record, a proposal stage that will not be reached for the referenced application(s) until the additional information is properly submitted, evaluated by Jefferson County, and the scope and scale of the project is adjusted as necessary, based on that information. A project of the proposed scope of this one deserves more than a two -week comment period, particularly when that comment period is scheduled for one of the, if not the most, significant holiday periods of the calendar year. Jefferson County's scheduling of this notice, coupled with an absurdly brief comment period, could easily lead some to believe that its timing was designed to suppress public participation in a project application process that has yet to be completed to a point where submitted comments will be fully meaningful to the final decision -making process. As part of my due diligence in preparing these comments, I checked the Washington Secretary of State's Corporations and Charities Division to confirm the corporate status of CAPE GEORGE LAND CO, LLC, UBI # 604 668 801. There is a DELINQUENT ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE dated November 1, 2021 in their file stating that: "As a result, the above listed entity is no longer in active status." I placed a phone call to the Corporations and Charities Division and confirmed that as of 4:47 p.m. December 28, 2021, the entity has failed to file its annual report, either online or by postal mail. This does not inspire confidence in CAPE GEORGE LAND CO, LLC's continuing capacity or ability to perform in regard to this project. In 2008 Jefferson County embarked on an initiative to impose regulations on on -site sewage systems premised on a need to protect the county's marine resources from the threat of failing septic systems. Most of rural Jefferson County residential lot sizes are five acres or more. If this proposed project reaches its on -paper build -out there will be 68 residential properties spread across 27 acres. That translates to approximately 0.4 acres per residence, not counting the space consumed by roads and amenities. That is one on -site sewage system with its attendant drain field plus the required reserve drain field for each proposed residence. All of these are within a bit more than a mile away from Port Townsend Bay. Those potential 68 on -site sewage systems (OSSs) and their drain fields concentrated on 27 acres constitute a far more significant threat to the development's and adjacent private properties' groundwater and the local marine environment than my solitary well -maintained OSS on eleven acres will ever be. This project should not be approved until and unless it is provided with connection to a municipal sewage treatment facility or another approved large development sewage treatment system. The public water service along Cape George Road is inadequate to serve an additional 68 residences plus provide the fire flow necessary for structure fires, much less a wildfire within the resulting urban -wild land interface created by concentrating 68 residences in a 27-acre package. The proposed project should not be allowed to move forward until and unless sufficient amounts of public water, to include minimum adequate fire flow for structural and wildfire response is in place. Adding as many as 68 new residences within a 27-acre footprint will create a significant level of new impervious surfaces, resulting in a large increase in stormwater needing management. The present documents fail to detail how this stormwater will be managed, where it will be contained and where it will be routed to. In the absence of a dedicated stormwater sewer the bulk of this management will have to be conducted on -site. It would be wildly inappropriate to approve this application or permit construction without a robust stormwater management system in place prior to other infrastructure being built. The assumptions for numbers of daily trips in the transportation infrastructure plan are inadequate. For instance, they fail to take into account the number of trips anticipated as a result of today's reliance on online shopping, and the amount of vehicle traffic generated by the delivery of such purchases. A single residence may generate the presence of delivery vehicles from the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, Fed - Ex, and Amazon. There are also individual deliveries being made by several of Port Townsend's restaurants, and more. The TIA assumptions also fail to provide reasonable trip -mileage assumptions for the economic realities of living in Jefferson County and the portions of the county located in or near Port Townsend. Failing to take into account that for many families there are at least two persons who are employed and that many of those jobs require commuting to the other side of the Hood Canal Bridge or even all the way across the Puget Sound significantly underestimates total vehicle miles traveled each weekday by employed persons who would engage in those commutes. Adding a "COVID factor" to the TIA's assumptions is a poor substitute to doing the necessary footwork to account for employment and travel patterns experienced in the more urbanized portion of Jefferson County. There are many traffic studies conducted in this area for a broad variety of project proposals, and these could (and should) have been employed as fact -based proxies rather than cobbled up from poorly understood responses to recent policy responses to the pandemic. It is difficult to understand how the TIA conducted for this application can be useful in any reasonable sense. Jefferson County's regulations allow for property owners to build accessory dwelling units on their properties in addition to the primary residence. This practice, whether individually permitted or built without permits, will take place, increasing pressure on individual on -site sewage systems. They will increase the impervious surface of lots where they are built, resulting in increased stormwater quantities that are not presently anticipated in the application. How is Jefferson County controlling for these realities? While the applicant may not have noticed odors from the paper mill while they were present at the site, a simple question to current residents in the area immediately adjacent to the proposed project footprint will confirm that there are times when the "mill plume" is definitely present at the subject property. This is a factor that decreases the sale value of any home built in that area. Although the applicant may contend that noxious weeds or invasive species are not known to be present on the site, current residents and Jefferson County are will aware that Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is endemic not only throughout the region, but particularly so in the immediate area of the proposed project. Not only is this invasive plant a nuisance wherever found, but it is also a known potentially harmful species to a significant portion of the human population who are sensitive or highly allergic to its aerosols, particularly when it is burned. While the presence of live plants may be low in the currently forested portions of the project location, that will change once clearing takes place for construction of the residential sites and their appurtenant infrastructure. These comments only scratch the surface of the problems with the referenced applications and should be understood as a partial response to the December 15, 2021 notice. After all, the time allotted has been competing with all of the things I have had to do ahead of and during our celebrations surrounding Christmas and New Year's. These comments do, however, serve to provide standing for any further necessary responses to decision -making and policy related to MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 within the time provided for what apparently is the public's sole opportunity to participate in this public process. r~*_4"P RAV-ft� Norman MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 jeffbocc From: Pamela Roberts <pamelarobertsl @gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 3:02 PM To: jeffbocc; greg brotherton Subject: Post on front page about shelters? ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Jeffco County Commissioners, Posts appear on the front page of the Jefferson County website with their titles and beginning text. HERE IS MY REQUEST: Could you please initiate a post that features the winter shelters in Jefferson County during this cold snap so that it shows on the front page of the Jefferson County website? You could title the post something like: "List of Emergency Winter Shelters" In the post, please reference the Olycap shelter list page at this link: https://olycap.org/housing-services/ Thank you for considering this request. Highlighting these shelter resources during the current cold snap is important and posting it on the front page should be a pretty easy thing to do. I'm sure the public would appreciate this special effort to make this shelter information easily seen and available. Pamela Roberts PAMELA ROBERTS 752 Hectors Way Quilcene, WA 98376 360-765-0124 pamelaroberts1 a.gmail.com Inspiring students to become the great thinkers and leaders of tomorrow jeffbocc From: Shannen Cartmel Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 3:07 PM To: gaelwolf@gaelwolf.com Cc: jeffbocc; Ruth Gordon Subject: RE: Comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 Norman, Please see the below email that I have sent to everyone who has commented: Thank you all for your comments. Due to the extensive requests to extend the comment period for this project, we have decided to extend the comment period by three additional weeks. The authority to extend the comment period is allowed per WAC 197-11-510(1), which states that the lead agency must use reasonable methods to inform the public and other agencies that an environmental document is being prepared or is available. Given the unforeseen snow closures in combination with all the holidays, the Jefferson County SEPA responsible official has the authority to provide adequate time for the public comment period as a reasonable method. I will be noticing the extension in the Jefferson County Leader for Wednesday, January 5 print. Hopefully, we can catch all the inconsistencies this time. The comment period deadline will now be January 19, 2022, by 4:30 PM. I want to clarify a few key points that seem to be of concern. First, this public notice was issued as a SEPA consultation. This means this is a preliminary chance to get input from the public that may be used to make a SEPA determination later in the project timeline. Once a SEPA determination is made, there will be another public comment period, noticing the SEPA decision. Per SEPA regulations, once the final determination is noticed to the public, Jefferson County can choose to maintain, modify or withdraw the determination based on the comments received. Second, the project, as mentioned in the public notice, has an outstanding additional information request regarding the buildability of each "proposed" lot. To date, Jefferson County has not received any new submittals to address these requests. A final SEPA determination will likely not take place until this request is responded to and the material submitted is reviewed. Third, regulations for SEPA in combination with class IV general stormwater permits require mailings to property owners within 500 feet of the proposal (JCC 18.20.160(5)(c)). If you did not receive a mailing or know others who would like to be on the list for the extended notice, please provide me with the name and address for those to go to before January 3, 2021, so I have a chance to mail the documents. Anyone can request to receive case -specific public notices throughout the review. Respectfully, Shannen Cartmel Lead Associate Planner Jefferson County Community Development scartmel@co.iefferson.wa.us 360-379-4454 From: gaelwolf@gaelwolf.com <gaelwolf@gaelwolf.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 20212:57 PM To: Shannen Cartmel <SCartmel@coJefferson.wa.us> Cc: jeffbocc <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Ruth Gordon <RGordon@coJefferson.wa.us> Subject: Comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 Importance: High ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Attached please fin my comments on MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023. As included in my attached written comments I wish to point out that this project is not ripe for comment because the applicant has not yet responded to Jefferson County's October 7, 2021 request for additional information, responses to which could easily result in material changes to the application. Without those responses and potential material changes, the public is unable to provide fully meaningful comments regarding the application and the potential project. Jefferson County's December 15, 2021 notice is therefore premature and should be withdrawn until such time as the applicant has provided meaningful response and the application potentially modified to account for those responses. Norman MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 2 jeffbocc From: ptcodt@mg2.lglcrm.net on behalf of 'Brian Anderson' <ptcodt@mg2.lglcrm.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 5:11 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Olympic Discovery Trail ••• 2022 GOALS ••• Presidents Message! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Spearheading the Olympic Discovery hail since 1988 O LY M P I C P E N I N S U L A P.0. Box 1836, Part Angeles, WA 98362 ISG�Vf°ry' TRAILS info@olympicdiscoverytrail.org il.or;g TRAIL COALITION Olympic piscoveryTrail.org President's Message: As another challenging year living with Covid comes to a close, we are grateful to all of you for helping us continue to build the ODT—and to take care of it. We are making good progress together, and I know we can count on your support as we turn our attention to a promising 2022. Your PTC Board is proud of our organizational growth and trail successes this year, including background work that sets the stage for new sections of trail in the next few years. The support for the restoration and maintenance of Waterfront Trail segment in Port Angeles, the Four Corners to Anderson Lake State Park and the Highway 110 to LaPush section is a testament to our Trail Community's involvement. In addition to the specific goals noted below, you will soon be hearing about other exciting developments in our work. A major theme for 2022 is to enlist more of you as volunteers as we build on our progress over the past 33 years. Once again, over this past year, tens of thousands of trail users —locals and visitors —have enjoyed this wonderful peninsula -wide community treasure, and we know that the trail's popularity will continue to benefit each of us - regardless of age or ability - and our local communities in the months and years to come. We whole-heartedly thank you all for your time and financial support this year. and we welcome more of you to join us in the effort — whatever your talents and interests, and we hope you won't be bashful about joining in all the fun. Wishing you all a wonderful New Year! We are looking forward to seeing you out on your Olympic Discovery Trail. Jeff Bohman This is what the PTC would like to achieve in 2022: 1. Complete preparations for construction of all of the ODT-Eaglemount North segment to Anderson Lake Road 2. Assist completion of Pierce -to -Old Blyn ODT segment 3. Complete Phase 1 of Hall Baetz Viewpoint facility at Discovery Bay 4. Activate route selection and acquisition process for ODT-Eaglemount central and south segments, to Discovery Bay 5. Increase ODT Safety: • Work with jurisdictions to formally establish a 15 mph speed limit • Install warning & speed limit signage We need to: Expand ODT Maintenance Capability • Hire a half or full-time Maintenance Manager. Purchase additional equipment (Root Remediation Tool, Build PTC Organizational Capacity - We need Volunteer Coordinators for: • Fundraising • Outside Events • Annual Fundraiser • Endowment/Legacy Growth Help by Volunteering Your Donation will be even more important to our success in 2022 2 Your Membership supports all our Maintenance activities Become a Member and help us complete our 135-mile long multi -use trail! Contact Us with any questions? FBI ieffbocc From: Deb Carroll <debcarroll@olympus.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 5:30 PM To: Shannen Cartmel Cc: brandihamon@gmail.com; oneshot37@hotmail.com; AJGieser@gmail.com; b_hammer@me.com; gary.zwissler@yahoo.com; linda@hopti.com; piper@piperthornburghlaw.com; gibsonrichard758@gmail.com; tclanton03@gmail.com; wallyjr@cablespeed.com; bperka@olypen.com; gobi@olympus.net; kirsten_hammer@mac.com; kunz.family@wildblue.net; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; ripperjka.tr@gmail.com; sudsme@hotmail.com; zdean8@gmail.com; grantsteelbuildings@gmail.com; teresago@johnlscott.com; teren@ptproperty.com; TheFlickChick@live.com; jgkelety@gmail.com; teopercy@gmail.com; marymcraft@yahoo.com; kmlegarsky1 @gmail.com; slerickson57@gmail.com; kris_klawson@msn.com; pvonc@olypen.com; mlfoots@yahoo.com; achamm3 @gmail.com; norma54@gmail.com; margarettaylor65@icloud.com; mmdressler@hotmail.com; sherri@pugetsoundexpress.com; ashley.lewman@gmail.com; gaelwolf@waypt.com; diklang32@hotmail.com; rob-gretchen-davis@msn.com; jim.tolpin@gmail.com; craigwester@olympus.net; tohenry@olympus.net; chris@hopti.com; Aly Dean; flossiehamon@gmail.com; millettehamon@gmail.com; nickhamon.12699@gmail.com; Chidley, Michael; cjcannon@seanet.com; goldbug@sonic.net; Kees Prins; Diane DiPrete; wallacea63@gmail.com; william_hammerjr@me.com; jeffbocc Subject: Re: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 Status ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Please remove me from this email list. I did not give permission for my email to be shared with this group and the county. Deborah Carroll Debcarroll@olympus.net Sent from my iPad On Dec 29, 2021, at 2:24 PM, Shannen Cartmel <SCartmel@co.jefferson.wa.us> wrote: Good afternoon everyone, Thank you all for your comments. Due to the extensive requests to extend the comment period for this project, we have decided to extend the comment period by three additional weeks. The authority to extend the comment period is allowed per WAC 197-11-510(1), which states that the lead agency must use reasonable methods to inform the public and other agencies that an environmental document is being prepared or is available. Given the unforeseen snow closures in combination with all the holidays, the Jefferson County SEPA responsible official has the authority to provide adequate time for the public comment period as a reasonable method. I will be noticing the extension in the Jefferson County Leader for Wednesday, January 5 print. Hopefully, we can catch all the inconsistencies this time. The comment period deadline will now be January 19, 2022, by 4:30 PM. I want to clarify a few key points that seem to be of concern. First, this public notice was issued as a SEPA consultation. This means this is a preliminary chance to get input from the public that may be used to make a SEPA determination later in the project timeline. Once a SEPA determination is made, there will be another public comment period, noticing the SEPA decision. Per SEPA regulations, once the final determination is noticed to the public, Jefferson County can choose to maintain, modify or withdraw the determination based on the comments received. Second, the project, as mentioned in the public notice, has an outstanding additional information request regarding the buildability of each "proposed" lot. To date, Jefferson County has not received any new submittals to address these requests. A final SEPA determination will likely not take place until this request is responded to and the material submitted is reviewed. Third, regulations for SEPA in combination with class IV general stormwater permits require mailings to property owners within 500 feet of the proposal (JCC 18.20.160(5)(c)). If you did not receive a mailing or know others who would like to be on the list for the extended notice, please provide me with the name and address for those to go to before January 3, 2021, so I have a chance to mail the documents. Anyone can request to receive case -specific public notices throughout the review. Respectfully, Shannen Cartmel Lead Associate Planner Jefferson County Community Development scartmel@co.iefferson.wa.us 360-379-4454 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:01 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: We're inching closer... Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Jefferson Land Trust Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 7:59:41 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: We're inching closer... ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 1 III Dear Kate, We're nudging closer to our goal of raising $5,000 by year end to help protect farmland, forests, and important wildlife habitat — as well as to help support educational programs for children, teens, and adult learners that build a lifelong love of the land. If you've already made your year-end gift in support of Jefferson Land Trust, please accept our sincere thanks. If not, please click here to make your donation now. Your support will make a real, lasting impact on this place we love. On behalf of all of the birds, fish, animals, plants — and people — that depend upon our land, thank you! Fj Richard Tucker Executive Director Sarah Spaeth Director of Conservation and Strategic Partnerships PS: With dozens of properties in the pipeline awaiting funding, your gift is needed urgently to secure the protection of our shared home forever, so please send in your check today or give now at www.saveland.org. And don't forget, your gift before midnight on December 31 is matched (up to $2,000). Thank you! Would you prefer to mail a check instead? Jefferson Land Trust 1033 Lawrence Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Tax ID: 91-1465078 Thank you! 3 This is one in a series of emails asking for your support through the end of 2021. If you'd like to continue to receive Land Trust news and events but would prefer to opt out of this series, please let us know by emailing info(W-saveland.or_g. (j) Facebook Instagram v YouTube e) Website Email Copyright© 2021 Jefferson Land Trust, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Jefferson Land Trust 1033 Lawrence St Port Townsend, WA 98368-6523 Add us to your address book If you would like to stop receiving all emails from Jefferson Land Trust, click here to unsubscribe. Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:26 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: This year is rapidly fading From: Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:25:15 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: This year is rapidly fading ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. KIA HARI T 1Ir�k A 4LENLC6i NYTI U C HoBbIM r01 RC :ACES 1iE,. r.�� KOMXP.46 FGL www.jeffcountychamber.org 360.385.7869 director@jeffcountychamber.org A new year means a new chapter. We hope 222 is an Incredible part of your story Thank you for making our story successful for our community The Chamber Staff and Board of Directors The Chamber of Jefferson County Chamber of Jefferson County 1 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Unsubscribe heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by director@jeffcountychamber.org powered by G Constant Contact Try email marketing for free today! Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 4:01 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Tomorrow: You're Invited From: Jefferson Land Trust Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 3:59:37 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Tomorrow: You're Invited ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. .�w "Open House" Friday, December 31, 11 am - 3 pm From 11 am IN 3 pm tomorrow, Friday, December 31 st, Executive Director Richard Tucker invites you to swing by the courtyard in front of the Jefferson Land 1 Trust office for a warm cup of cheer and a sweet treat to ring in the New Year! Your support over the last year has been truly appreciated. Rain, shine, or snow, we'll gather to celebrate the year's progress and share what's ahead for 2022. Please wear a mask and keep social distancing guidelines in mind. The courtyard is located at 1033 Lawrence Street in Uptown Port Townsend, at the corner of Lawrence and Polk Streets. See you tomorrow! Warmly, Richard Tucker Executive Director 01 f Facebook Instagram 0 YouTube C' Website Email Copyright © 2021 Jefferson Land Trust, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Jefferson Land Trust 1033 Lawrence St Port Townsend, WA 98368-6523 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 9:20 AM Subject: Clown of the Senate I National Review ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. They just named Las Vegas airport after him. https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/03/clown-senate-kevin-d-williamson/ V tAO "...the centre cannot hold". jeffbocc From: Washington State Department of Transportation <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 9:21 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Starting next week: Total night closures planned for SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. mmw�w�` ' a i d State /JF Departniont of aNB' t n Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region — P.O. Box 47440 — Olympia, WA 98504-7440 — 360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY Dec. 30, 2021 Contact: Doug Adamson, communications, 360-357-2716 Starting next week: Total night closures planned for SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge SHINE — Drivers are strongly encouraged to plan for three consecutive nights when the State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge will close to all travelers. Total closure schedule: • 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 to 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 • 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 to 4 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7 The work is weather -dependent and could be rescheduled. Due to the nature of the work, the bridge will not open for any traffic including emergency response. The five -hour overnight closures allow crews to continue work on a project that replaces and bolsters bridge equipment. Travelers can get information about the Hood Canal Bridge via WSDOT email alerts, and the WSDOT app. Hyperlink within the release: • Email alerts: govdelivea.com/accounts/WADOT/subscriber/new?topic id=WADOT 190 • WSDOT app: wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app STAY CONNECTED: 9i jA SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manacle Preferences I Unsubscribe I Help This email was sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Ave SE • Olympia, WA 98504 jeffbocc From: Kim McCary <kimmccary@msn.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 10:21 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Project MLA20-00152/MLA21-00023 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 1 am writing to express my disapproval of Project MLA20-00152 and MLA21-00023 due to numerous concerns. My most important concerns are: - degradation of the Larry Scott Trail - too much density for a rural neighborhood - lack of wildlife protection - increased traffic in the neighborhood - lack of buffers - loss of wetlands - clearcutting will increase mill odors - water mains are already at low pressure and additional use may require costly upgrades Sincerely, Kim McCary 4997 Magnolia Street Port Townsend WA 98368 1 jeffbocc From: Andrea Gieser <ajgieser@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 11:03 AM To: Deb Carroll Cc: Shannen Cartmel; Brandi Hamon; oneshot37@hotmail.com; b_hammer@me.com; gary.zwissler@yahoo.com; Linda Mattos; piper@piperthornburghlaw.com; gibsonrichard758@gmail.com; Tara Clanton; wallyjr@cablespeed.com; ptch; Juelie Dalzell; kirsten_hammer@mac.com; kunz.family@wildblue.net; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; ripperjka.tr; Mimi Sudlow-Evans; zdean8@gmail.com; grantsteelbuildings@gmail.com; teresago@johniscott.com; teren@ptproperty.com; TheFlickChick@live.com;jgkelety@gmail.com; teopercy@gmail.com; marymcraft@yahoo.com; kmlegarsky1 @gmail.com; slerickson57@gmail.com; Kris Lawson; pvonc@olypen.com; mifoots@yahoo.com; achamm3@gmail.com; norma54 @gmail.com; Margaret Taylor; mmdressler@hotmail.com; sherri@pugetsoundexpress.com; ashley.lewman@gmail.com; Norman MacLeod; diklang32@hotmail.com; rob-gretchen-davis@msn.com; jim.tolpin@gmail.com; craigwester@olympus.net; tohenry@olympus.net; Christopher Hanson; Aly Dean; flossiehamon@gmail.com; millettehamon@gmail.com; nickhamon.12699@gmail.com; Chidley, Michael; cjcannon@seanet.com; goldbug@sonic.net; Kees Prins; Diane DiPrete; wallacea63@gmaii.com; will iam_hammerjr@me.com; jeffbocc Subject: Re: Comment Period of MLA20-00152 Status ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Will do, thanks for letting me know. On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 5:30 PM Deb Carroll <debcarroll@olvmpus.net> wrote: Please remove me from this email list. I did not give permission for my email to be shared with this group and the county. Deborah Carroll Debcarroll@olvmpus.net Sent from my iPad On Dec 29, 2021, at 2:24 PM, Shannen Cartmel <SCartmel@co.lefferson.wa.us> wrote: Good afternoon everyone, Thank you all for your comments. Due to the extensive requests to extend the comment period for this project, we have decided to extend the comment period by three additional weeks. The authority to extend the comment period is allowed per WAC 197-11-510(1), which states that the lead agency must use reasonable methods to inform the public and other agencies that an environmental document is being prepared or is available. Given the unforeseen snow closures in combination with all the holidays, the Jefferson County SEPA responsible official has the authority to provide adequate time for the public comment period as a reasonable method. I will be noticing the extension in the Jefferson County Leader for Wednesday, January 5 print. Hopefully, we can catch all the inconsistencies this time. The comment period deadline will now be January 19, 2022, by 4:30 PM. I want to clarify a few key points that seem to be of concern. First, this public notice was issued as a SEPA consultation. This means this is a preliminary chance to get input from the public that may be used to make a SEPA determination later in the project timeline. Once a SEPA determination is made, there will be another public comment period, noticing the SEPA decision. Per SEPA regulations, once the final determination is noticed to the public, Jefferson County can choose to maintain, modify or withdraw the determination based on the comments received. Second, the project, as mentioned in the public notice, has an outstanding additional information request regarding the buildability of each "proposed" lot. To date, Jefferson County has not received any new submittals to address these requests. A final SEPA determination will likely not take place until this request is responded to and the material submitted is reviewed. Third, regulations for SEPA in combination with class IV general stormwater permits require mailings to property owners within 500 feet of the proposal (JCC 18.20.160(5)(c)). If you did not receive a mailing or know others who would like to be on the list for the extended notice, please provide me with the name and address for those to go to before January 3, 2021, so I have a chance to mail the documents. Anyone can request to receive case -specific public notices throughout the review. Respectfully, Shannen Cartmel Lead Associate Planner Jefferson County Community Development scartmel@co.iiefferson.wa.us 360-379-4454 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 10:02 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Friday 5 1 Insider Edition I December 31, 2021 From: Washington State Association of Counties Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 10:00:20 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Friday 5 1 Insider Edition I December 31, 2021 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Now is the Perfect Time for a Review of Best Practices Working in county government and managing public funds can feel a bit like juggling raw eggs. It usually works out okay for the juggler when it's done with practice, experience, and concentration. But not always. Taxpayers demand accuracy, accountability, and efficiency, and that leaves little room for error. No one serving in public finance wants to be the one that accidentally drops an egg. That's why we should continually be looking for best practices, innovative new technologies, and time -saving tools that will allow us to better manage our workload. The end -of -year is a great time to review cash -management practices to see if you could be earning higher revenues on deposits. Share Tweet hn Share J Forward Want to receive this email in your inbox? Click her to subscribe. LATEST NEWS Labor andindustries Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Workers' Comp Premium Changes Take Effect Next Week 2 Changes in the minimum wage, overtime for white-collar professionals, overtime for agricultural workers, and workers' compensation premiums will take effect Jan. 1, 2022. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is sending out this reminder for businesses and employees. 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Several court decisions have established that a public agency cannot be held liable for damage or injuries caused by snow and ice if it has not had a reasonable opportunity to clear the streets or sidewalks. 3 Mmff�. New Cyber Threat Requires Immediate Attention from Counties Earlier in December, a threat called Log4j became publicly known and is now present in hundreds of major enterprise products that local governments use. With the COVID-19 pandemic increasing the importance of cybersecurity, responding to this new cyber threat is critical for county governments and our technology support teams. 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Our mailing address is: Jefferson Land Trust 1033 Lawrence St Port Townsend, WA 98368-6523 Add us to your address book If you would like to stop receiving all emails from Jefferson Land Trust, click here to unsubscribe. jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 6:36 AM Subject: WA State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties For Drive -By Shootings ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. https://thefederaIist.com/2021/12/30/washington-state-democrats-want-to-pull-back-penalties-for-drive-by-shootings/ V tAO "...the centre cannot hold" 1/6/22, 8:43 AM WA State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties For Drive -By Shootings BE LOVERS OF FREEDOM AND ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY I A DIVISION OF FDRLST MEDIA rRENDINO�' Stop Letting Thern TRENDIN6.' Pe1w00wn,,,ThPJb T R E N V I h1 G : PP kn,"i i I c fest YouBreaking 1-he COVID Carnmis.ion, And I hat's Why It Access To House Jan Faikxl Records, What is She CRIME Washington State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties For Drive -By Shootings BY: JORDAN BOYD DECEMBER 30, 2021 (Z) 3 MIN READ IM PEXELS/PHOTO SHARE LO) ep https:llthefederalist.com/202l/l2/3O/washington-state-democrats-want-to-pull-back-penalties-for-drive-by-shootings/ 1/9 1/6/22, 8:43 AM WA State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties For Drive -By Shootings Washington state Democrats are seeking to pull back penalties for drive -by shootings in the state in the name of "promoting racial equity in the criminal legal system." Washington state Reps. Tarra Simmons and David Hackney introduced H.B. 1692 this month in an effort to keep charges related to drive -by shootings from escalating to an aggravated first -degree murder charge. The lawmakers, according to Fox News, are seeking to remove a 1995 provision that classifies murders "committed during the course of or as a result of a shooting where the discharge of the firearm ... is either from a motor vehicle or from the immediate area of a motor vehicle that was used to transport the shooter or the firearm" as aggravated. Simmons told Fox she believes "it's clear that [the original law] was targeted at gangs that were predominantly young and Black" even though historical reports suggest that at the time of the law, "the state was experiencing a surge in gang - related crime." "Murder is murder no matter where the bullet comes from but locking young people up and throwing away the key is not the answer," Simmons said, suggesting that the original provision is an example of "systemic racism." Multiple GOP legislators have condemned the legislation as another progressive push to let criminals off the hook as the state struggles to contain its rising crime https://thefederal ist.com/2021 /12/30/wash ington-state-democrats-want-to-pull-back-penalties-for-drive-by-shootings/ 2/9 1/6/22, 8:43 AM WA State Democrats Want To Pull Back Penalties For Drive -By Shootings rates. "Washington state is already seeing a surge in violent crime, which is currently at a 25-year high, with murders at an all-time high in 2020, up 80 percent from five years ago," Republican floor leader Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber said in a statement. "Rape is up 40 percent from five years ago and aggravated assaults are up 50 percent from five years ago. In light of this, why are some elected officials so intent on making it easier to be a violent criminal and releasing murderers back onto our streets?" "Violent crime is on the rise in our communities, in part, because law enforcement officers do not believe under new laws passed by the Legislature earlier this year that they have the authority to detain or pursue individuals, for whom they reasonably suspect have committed criminal acts," said Rep. Gina Mosbrucker in a press release. "It was reported during the summer that at least nine drive -by shootings in the Yakima area this year have left a trail of injuries, deaths and traumatized neighborhoods. This horrific crime is happening more and more across our state, taking the lives of innocent victims, destroying families, and leaving neighborhoods and communities in fear." Jordan Boyd is a stajywriter at The Federalist and co -producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordangdavidson. 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Whether your passion is inclusive playgrounds, habitat for salmon or sage - grouse, trails to roam, local food, or healthy working forests, please take a moment to make a gift today. Click Here to Double Your Impact Thank you so much! With gratitude, Christine Mahler Executive Director Pronouns: she/her/hers Wild I ife Recreation. org 0 0 0 Copyright @ 2021 Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Coalition emails or are a member of one of our partner organizations. Our mailing address is: Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition 1402 3rd Ave, Suite 714 Seattle, Wa 98101 Add us to. your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 2 jeffbocc From: The Port Townsend Main Street Program <director@ ptmainstreet.org > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 10:23 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Cheers to 2022! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. View this email in ;your browser b L/ 2022,. ... .. . ..... . BRIIIIIIIIIII We wish you all a very happy new year! May 2022 be an extraordinary one! to preserve, promote and enhance the historic business districts. Copyright 0 *2021 * *Port Townsend Main Street Program*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Port Townsend Main Street Program 211 Taylor Street, STE 3, Port Townsend, WA, 98368 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. jeffbocc From: Lynn Sorensen <passages2007@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 12:39 PM To: aunthank@co.clallam.wa.us; Willie Bence; Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc; KPTZ VTeam Subject: KPTZ Questions for Monday, January 3, 2022 BOCC Update ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Happy New Year Greetings County Commissioners, Dr Allison Berry, and Willie Bence, The KPTZ questions are a combination of those questions not addressed at the last update on December 20th, and those that have been submitted in the two weeks since that date. I have listed the questions sent in for December 20th, first, followed by the more current questions. With this many questions from the KPTZ listeners, any questions not addressed on January 3rd will be re -sent for the BOCC Update on January 10th. Thank you, Lynn Sorensen KPTZ Virus Watch Team Questions for Dr Berry: lQuestions, 1 through 5, not addressed on December 20th) 1. We have fully-vaxxed and boosted family flying in for Christmas. We bought rapid antigen tests as an extra layer of protection. When should they take the antigen test? 24 hours after landing? 48? Should we wear masks until the test results? 2.. If you received the J&J vaccine originally and then receive a Moderna or Pfizer booster, are you as protected as someone who got all Moderna or Pfizer vaccines? 3. If you're vaxed, why does it matter if I get vaxed? I might understand if the vax prevented transmission or infection, but it doesn't. So, if somebody is vaxed, they can still get COVID-19 AND spread it. If the vax only lessens symptoms and chances of hospitalization and death, then my choice to not get vaxed only affects me! And if I'm not sick, it's not like I can give somebody else the virus anyway. 4. You sometimes refer to the FDA as an authority we should respect and listen to. Can you explain why the FDA is demanding 75 years to produce Pfizer data for an experimental product they needed only 108 days of review before authorizing? FDA Doubles Down: Asks Federal Judge to Grant it Until at Least the Year 2096 to Fully Release Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Data The fed gov't gives Pfizer billions in taxpayer money + makes Americans take its product + won't let Americans sue for harm + shields disclosure of its licensure documents 5. I got both of my shots back in the spring and suffered through a four -day period of body aches, full -body chills and a 102-degree fever. It wasn't an enjoyable experience, but I'm still glad I have that protection. I've decided against getting boosted for a few reasons: I'm only in my forties, I'm a fairly healthy individual, I don't want to have another experience like I did after my second dose, and I've already had COVID in the past, before I got vaccinated. Do you think I should get a booster? (The following KPTZ questions, 6 through 20, were submitted after the December 20th deadline through noon on December 31 st) 6. I received a J&J vaccine in March and was boosted with Moderna (50% dose) at the end of October. Should I get a second Moderna booster? I'm hearing so much about the benefits of the mRNA vaccines against Omicron but there is woefully less information about J&J other than it is much more effective with the mRNA booster. All the info out there is 3 doses and focusing more on people who originally got the 2 doses of Pfizer and Moderna. What's the best course of action for J&J recipients who have already gotten a booster? 7. How are we doing at getting our residents in long term care and rehabilitation their boosters? I hear that nationally this is not happening as quickly as it should. 8. We have become familiar with the protocols for vaccinated individuals navigating the delta variant: masking indoors in large groups (stores, restaurants, etc.), 6 ft distancing, washing hands, etc. But what are the new protocols for omicron? Still 6 ft distance? Still ok to unmask indoors with the vaccinated? 9. 1 am immune compromised and got my booster Sept 17. Should I be concerned that my immunity is waning? 10. Is there any support, including law enforcement, to aid management in supermarkets in enforcing mask mandates. I recently talked to an assistant manager who talked to an unmasked customer and was verbally abused in addition to an implied threat of physical violence. I asked her about a man I saw walking the aisles without a mask. She was fearful of approaching him. 11. 1 live in Port Townsend but last weekend I needed to get some groceries while in Sequim. I went in to the Safeway store and was shocked to see how many people were unmasked, wearing their mask below their nose and even a young employee without even a mask anywhere in sight. Buying food is a necessity. I don't understand how they can put people's health at risk. Is there a way they can be required to follow the mask requirement for public places? I want to applaud our local Port Townsend Safeway. I'm able to safely buy my groceries. I would like that to be true for my friends in Sequim. Thank you! 12. 1 am fully vaccinated and boosted. However I know it is not unlikely I could get COVID, now that Omicron is with us more, or will be. My question is: If I happen to get COVID, what is the quarantine time before it's safe to be with people again. I would be off work, during quarantine, so just wonder how long I might be out? 13. 1 have a friend who had COVID (he had not gotten his booster yet). He received the monoclonal antibodies, for treatment and got better, but that was before Omicron came on the scene. My question is: Do the antibodies for Delta work for Omicron? If not, what to do next for best protection? 14.1 heard that there is a consideration that health care workers might be seen as safe to treat patients, even if they are positive for COVID, as long as they are asymptomatic. My question is: That doesn't sound right to me, is it? 15. 1 don't understand why it's safe to be on an airplane, sitting next to someone who potentially has COVID, even if i"m fully vaccinated and boosted, and both are masked and there is good ventilation. (per Dr. Fauci's comments this week.) My question: Isn't it likely I could get COVID in this situation? I know I probably wouldn't be terribly ill, but I can't afford to miss work due to quarantine. 16. My question concerns those who received the J&J vaccine. Given the information now about protection, should they be receiving not just a booster (in the case of Moderna, just a half dose), but actually 2 regular doses of mRNA vaccines? It doesn't make sense to me that some people have now received 3 mRNA vaccines, while the J&J folks have received just a booster. Is there any word from the CDC or FDA on when this information is likely to be updated? Lots of people out there who got J&J... Thank you for all the amazing work you do!! 17. Are cloth masks effective against the Omicron variant? Are surgical masks? Or do we need N95's ? Are there certain brands of surgical masks or N95's you recommend? Also, does the 70% - 75% protection provided by the booster apply to the elderly as well - or do elderly only gain a lower amount of protection from serious illness/hospitalization? 18. After I got vaccinations one and two I was followed by an automated system (that I signed up for). But when I got the booster I couldn't link to the automated system and I don't see how I can provide follow-up information on any after effects from the booster shot. Why is that? 19. 1 received the two shot Moderna vaccination. Unfortunately, I got Covid (presumably Delta) just prior to receiving my booster shot. Fortunately, I received monoclonal antibody therapy (Regeneron) at Jefferson Healthcare and have recovered with no side effects. My understanding is Regeneron is not effective against the Omicron variant. I also understand that I am not to get a booster shot for 90 days after receiving the monoclonal antibody therapy. If I abide by the 90 days it will be the second half of February before I get a booster shot. It seems to me the effectiveness of the Moderna vaccination had waned or I would not have contracted Covid to the extent requiring Regeneron. Otherwise, I am in good health and 70 years of age. • What is my level of protection against Omicron? What is my level of protection in general? Is my current level of protection equivalent to a person who has received his vaccination but not the booster? As my level of protection had apparently waned and Regeneron is not effective against the Omicron variant I am concerned that I could easily get Covid again, this time via Omicron. • If my immune system is not effective or only minimally effective against the Omicron variant, is there anything I can do to shorten the 90 day period? I have approximately 60 days left on the 90 day period. 3 • Would I get a booster at the end of the 90 period or do I get the full two shot vaccination? I completed my two shot vaccination at the end of February 2021. 20. My wife and I are both high risk seniors. I have cancer and she has been unable to produce antibodies from either vaccine. We limit our outings to necessary errands, mostly medical appointments, and always wear KN95 masks. Despite this, Jefferson Healthcare's policy is for us to either swap our masks for their surgical masks at the door, or wear theirs over ours, which makes breathing difficult. Additionally, we recently learned that because of this policy, there are people who assume the masks they're asked to wear at JHC are superior to KN95's. Can your office offer guidance to help change this policy? 4 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 7:33 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: +° Happy New Year, Angels! +4 From: April Thompson Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 7:14:22 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: g> Happy New Year, Angels! Ok ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 132 of you individually and collectively raised an astonishing $72,000 to support the foster community! This is enough to fully pay one Case Manager to match families and volunteers and pay for all their supplies for a whole year. We received donations from entire families giving together, and from a couple of kids' save/spend/share jars. Contributions came from Kentucky, New Jersey, Alabama, and Texas, but the majority were our neighbors in Jefferson and Clallam County. And you all gave for the betterment of the lives of children and families in foster care. Your donations are for the teenager who's about to go into surgery. Your gift supports the grandma who is only sleeping two hours at a time because of the new baby she just brought home. ,*You are providing for the child living in the group home getting care packages. We can't always show you the child or family you are helping, but you are trusting us when we tell you that the need exists. And we do our absolute best to honor your gift. Case Managers are pivotal to achieving our mission and act as the backbone of the organization. They are boots on the ground essential workers who show up to serve children from hard places and the people who care for them. They are experts in the subtle art of matchmaking. They are deeply informed about trauma, resources, and the fabric of our individual Peninsula communities. They are the ones who recruit, train, vet, and match our volunteers with kids and families most in need. Case Managers regularly communicate with several dozen volunteers, checking in on them and the families they support - their needs, heartaches, and wins. When you apply to be a volunteer with Olympic Angels, it's a Case Manager who will call you and learn about your unique gifts. A Case Manager who is will show up on day one of a new foster placement to make sure a foster parent has what they need to be successful. Case Managers are conductors of goodness in our community. 91 PHOTOS OF KIDS IN CARE Last month, and on many other occasions, we show images of kids in our communications. What has not been explained by us before is that we *never* show the face of a kid in foster care. Their lives are incredibly complicated and vulnerable, and their privacy is something we are very sensitive to. However, we DO show photos of real kids who are affiliated with the foster community. Sometimes they are children of our volunteers, donors, or staff and occasionally they're a family that has already adopted. If we do use a photo taken by a volunteer of a child that is in the foster system, we are careful to not show their face. Our goal is to show you real people who are making a difference in the lives of children and families experiencing foster care. Because the need for support is very real. A recent article in the New York Times spoke to the benefits that volunteering has had on loneliness in times of pandemic isolation - and "...volunteering consistently is what appears to reap the most benefits." This is something that we have found holds true for Olympic Angels volunteers. Thais Oliveira has been a Love Box volunteer for just over a year and has found the ►A experience incredibly rewarding: Why do you volunteer? "We're helping our foster families impact so many more lives. It's gratifying, anxiety -reducing, it's hard - super painful and sad to watch sometimes, but I think my heart actually got bigger. We accept those families and children in foster care for who they are, without judgment. It's been so nice to make my family bigger by volunteering." What keeps you consistent? "The kiddos, and the foster parents - they're superheroes! It's such a tremendous show of love to take in a kid in need or kids with trauma. And once you start that, you can't go back." What made you choose to involve your family in volunteering? "I thought my son would really get along with the child I support. And he does - they have a great relationship. My son lives in a privileged bubble - I wanted him to know that things happen in the world, and not everyone is like that. And he was surprised that kids might not live with their parents. He's getting a view of the real world - as hurtful as it is. But he also got a friend. They play chess." What else do you take away from the experience? "It has given me a lot of perspective and has taught me so much about how to be a better parent. How to show up, and learn more about how trauma affects the brain and body. I sympathize with and better understand children who are having development and behavioral issues. Anyone can volunteer and step in to give kids in care a sense of belonging and normalcy. You can do such little things - like making sure they have food when they're hungry, or knowing they can count on someone - and what that does for their brain, allows them to let their guard down some, and just be a kid." *Read the full interview on our bloc . "It sounds kind of self-centered, but volunteering takes a lot of anxiety away - from what you see on social media and in the news. It's a way that I can make this world better - at least one life a little better." VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES 9 1 Child I Teen I Location: Port Townsend Young teenage girl in need of a mentor to help build her confidence and realize her dreams. This young lady is a great singer and is curious about owning her own cafe one day. 1 Child I Age 5 1 Location: Port Townsend A foster family is looking for help with watching their 5-year-old child in care while they tend to their local business. Would love a Love Box that includes a couple of people to play with her in the yard or take her on some local adventures, even just for an hour at a time. 2 Children I Ages 2& 5 1 Location: Port Hadlock A foster family is looking for help with babysitting during appointments and times when daycare is closed (or for the occasional date night). Transportation to/from activities would be helpful. And arts and crafts activities with the kids would be wonderful. 1 Child I Tween I Location: Port Townsend area Tween boy could really benefit from a male role model in his life. He'd like help learning 7th grade algebra (even though he's only in 6th grade). And he's curious about photography and 10 especially interested in being outdoors (camping, kayaking, beach combing, etc). Whether you come with a group or alone, please click below to change the way these kids and families experience foster care where we live. This email was sent to KDeanCa)co.iefferson.wa.us why did I pet this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Olympic Angels • PO Box 654 • Port Townsend, WA 98368-0654 • USA 11 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 4:29 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: WSF Service Update From: Vezina, John Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 4:28:51 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Subject: WSF Service Update ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. County and City Officials from WSF-served communities, Good afternoon. In addtion to the crewing shortages we've already explained, additional vessel crewmembers are testing postive with breakthrough COVID cases and the continuing cold weather is hampering efforts to both fuel vessels and offload sewage. Yesterday, with no terminal on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes able to take sewage from boats, we had to operate without restrooms (with Coast Guard approval), until we could arrange for a truck to offload sewage in Anacortes, making mulitple roundtrips to a local treatment facility. It is still a challenge to get fuel trucks to terminals around the system. Tomorrow, due to frozen pipes at Port Townsend, the Salish, currently the only boat operating on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route, will be out of service until late afternoon, when it returns with fuel and potable water. Therefore service on the route will be suspended until it can be returned to service. Other routes will remain on the alternate service scheudle and the San Juan Islands will continue with two -boat service, with reservation holders being prioritized on a first -come, first -served basis. With school beginning in the San Juans again on Monday, and students relying on WSF to get to classes, we are working hard to both resume Interisland service, and to add the fourth boat, allowing us to resume San Juan Islands reservations as well. The Tillikum, currently assigned to the Interisland route is undergoing repairs, but we expect to dock -trial it tomorrow, allowing it to return to service, if crewing is available. We'll update the public on those issues tommorrow. Please know in addtion to the hundreds of employees working on vessels and terminals, allowing us to keep the system going, WSF management — directors, watch supervisors, dispatchers, vessel maintenance, operations, customer service agents, and communciations, are working hard this weekend to restore service. We appreciate the public's patience and understanding while we do so. Best, John John B. Vezina Government Relations Director Washington State Ferries Cell - 206.473.9945 Pronouns: He/Him/His jeffbocc From: J Ball <gnarleydogfarm@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 1:58 AM To: jeffbocc; Joe Nole Subject: 1:30 AM massive firworks in Quil wakes up neighborhood ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. I'm going to spare you the niceties because I'm pissed off. Another year, another failure to implement a fireworks ban. Some inconsiderate jackass on Dabob just woke up the peninsula with pyrotechnics. My livestock is flipping out and my dogs nearly tore the door off the hinges. Just what I need in sub -freezing temps is animals running around in the dark trying to escape WWIII. It's bad enough that I'm insomniac but when I do finally get to sleep and am awakened by my house rattling like a fright train is driving through it and all my windows shuttering like an earthquake is taking the place apart after years of begging for relief from the BoCC, well then you are going to hear about it. Try to get some sleep, if your neighbors are not the raging assholes that mine are. Jean Ball ieffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, January 1, 2022 12:39 PM Subject: Coincidental or not, dropping criminal charges against Epstein's prison guards sends a message to Ghislaine Maxwell the day after her conviction - American Thinker ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/coincidental_or_not_dropping_criminal_charges_against_epsteins_pr ison_guards_sends_a_message_to_ghislaine_maxwell_the_day_after_her_conviction.htmI � tAO "...the centre cannot hold". 1/6/22, 8:47 AM Coincidental or not, dropping criminal charges against Epstein's prison guards sends a message to Ghislaine Maxwell the day after... January 1, 2022 Coincidental or not, dropping criminal charges against Epstein's prison guards sends a message to Ghislaine Maxwell the day after her conviction By Thomas Lifson Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of 5 of 6 criminal counts in her federal trial on charges arising from sex -trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein and unidentified other figures, believed to include rich and powerful men. Shortly after the trial's end and Maxwell's return to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, federal prosecutors on Thursday "asked a judge to dismiss claims against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas," the two Bureau of Prisons guards who falsified records and slept on the job when Jeffrey Epstein allegedly committed suicide, "after both complied with the six-month deferred prosecution agreements they agreed to in May." So far as the public has been told, Ghislaine Maxwell has not offered any evidence against the other men who had illicit sex with the underage girls she procured for Epstein's stable of sex slaves. If we are to believe that some of the rich, famous, and powerful people known to have associated with Epstein in his various residences, including "Orgy Island," could be implicated by Maxwell in a plea bargain agreement to reduce her sentence, then she has every reason to fear for her safety in federal custody. The message being sent by the light punishment for the prison guards whose negligence enabled Epstein's death is pretty clear. If Maxwell were to "commit suicide" or "have an accident," any guards implicated in negligence permitting such a death may face minimal consequences. Oddly, none of the articles on the prison guards escaping serious punishment in the major media and press services that I examined specified the federal prosecutors agreeing to the wrist slap. But since the federal trial took place in Manhattan, I have to assume they work for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Cyrus Vance, Jr., a hereditary Democrat elite federal functionary. I wish Ms. Maxwell a long life in federal custody. In my dreams, she would name names of those who participated in Epstein's alleged orgies. I find the lack of interest by prosecutors and most media in identifying these presumed criminals to be quite telling. Top Articles By American Thinker Photo credit: L Maxwell. 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Time to have an honest discussion about all this. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/io.1101/2021.12.22.21268021v1 Annette Huenke District 1 1/6/22, 8:52 AM Omicron outbreak at a private gathering in the Faroe Islands, infecting 21 of 33 triple -vaccinated healthcare workers I medRxiv Curd CSH HarSp rbin Yale M e d KX IV taborototy THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES HOME I ABOUT I SUBMIT I NEWS & NOTES I ALERTS / RSS Search Q Advanced Search View current version of this article Q Comments (3) Omicron outbreak at a private gathering in the Faroe Islands, infecting 21 of 33 triple -vaccinated healthcare workers Gunnhild Helmsdal, Olga K Hansen, Lars F Moller, G Debes H Christiansen, G Maria Skaalum Petersen, ® Marnar F Kristiansen doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1 101 /2021.12.22.21268021 This article is a preprint and has not been peer -reviewed [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice. 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Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Jens Andreassen MD, National Hospital of the Faroe Islands Chairman of the Faroese Ethical Committee ruled on the ethics of this study, waiving the need for approval from the committee I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. 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Continue Findout moreg https://www.medrxiv.org/content/I 0.1101 /2021.12.22.21268021 v1 2/6 1/6/22, 8:52 AM Omicron outbreak at a private gathering in the Faroe Islands, infecting 21 of 33 triple -vaccinated healthcare workers I medRxiv Blog posts linking to this article: naked capitalism, 25 Dec 2021 Tweets referencing this article: Ominsey v2021.44.25.2 d @Ominsey RT @Touni: Kann mir jemand erkldren was 2G/2G+ bei 500k Infektionen pro Woche and Impfungen die nichts gegen Obertragung bei Omikorn bringe... 04:01 PM Touni @Touni Kann mir jemand erkldren was 2G/2G+ bei 500k Infektionen pro Woche and Impfungen die nichts gegen Obertragung bei Omikorn bringen soil? WofUr machen wir das?w Hier haben sich 63% trotz Booster (3x Pfizer) and PCR-Test vor der Party angesteckt. https://t.co 03:5 1 PM medRxiv Comment Policy Comments are moderated for offensive or irrelevant content (can take -24 hours). 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By c"lic:king Pny link on this page ym.i are giVif g vO Ur' c;ona-: ent for, .js to seat t,00kies. Continue Pied out more https://www.medrxiv.org/content/l 0.1101 /2021.12.22.21268021 v1 6/6 jeffbocc From: Olympic National Forest <starr.farrell@usda.gov> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 8:39 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Salal Permit Sales to begin January 5, 2022 - Las Ventas de Permisos de Salal Comenzaran el 5 de Enero de 2022 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Olympic National Forest, Region 6 Forest Service News Release Contact Title: Mark LaGiola (360) 765-2215 mark.j.lagioia@usda.gov hts://www.fs. usda.gov/olympic Salal Permit Sales to begin January 5, 2022 Olym ia, Wash., (Jan. 3, 2022) — Permits for commercial -use salal will go on sale January 5, 2022 at the Olympic National Forest offices. Permit sales will begin at 9 a.m. at the Forks and Quilcene offices, and 10:00 a.m. at the Quinault office. Upcoming salal permit sale dates: January 5, 2022 March 9, 2022 Persons harvesting salal with the purpose of selling, must carry a commercial -use permit while picking. One hundred permits will be available for sale at $150 a permit. Fifty permits will be offered from the Quilcene office (295142 Highway 101 S., Quilcene, WA) for harvest areas located within Mason County and the east side of Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Twenty-five permits will be offered from the Forks office (437 Tillicum Lane, Forks, WA) for the west -side of Clallam County. Twenty-five permits will be offered from the Quinault office (353 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA) for harvest areas within Grays Harbor County and the west side of Jefferson County. Those buying a permit must be at least 18 years of age and must provide a valid U.S. Federal or State picture identification. Only cash or checks will be accepted; no credit cards or debit cards will be accepted. A lottery system will be used if the demand for permits exceeds the supply. A personal use permit is required for those harvesting salal that is not intended to be sold or traded. To obtain a personal use permit contact your local Forest Service office. To ensure the safety of everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic customers will be asked to stay outdoors/in their car and will be allowed into offices individually to purchase a permit through a numbered queue process. Face coverings, regardless of vaccination status, are required in all federal buildings. For additional information about salal permit sales, please contact Mark LaGioia at 360-765-2215, or your local Forest Service office. For the most current updates about the Olympic National Forest, please follow us on Facebook at htts://www.facebook,com/olmvr)icnf and Twitter at https:J/twitter.com/oixmpicforest. Titulo del Contacto: Mark LaGiola (360) 765-2215 mark.j.lagioia@usda.gov http1i /fw4vw.; fs. usda.gov/o�ly_mic Las Ventas de Permisos de Salal Comenzaran el 5 de Enero de 2022 Olympia, ®Nash., (3 de enero de 2022) — Los permisos para salal de use comercial saldran a la venta el 5 de enero de 2022 en las oficinas del Olympic National Forest. La venta de permisos comenzara a las 9 a.m. en las oficinas de Forks y Quilcene, y a las 10:00 a.m. en la oficina de Quinault. Proximas fechas de venta de permisos de salal: 5 de enero de 2022 9 de marzo de 2022 Las personas que cosechan salal con el prop6sito de vender, deben obtener un permiso de use comercial mientras recolectan. Cien permisos estaran disponibles para la venta a $ 150 el permiso. Se ofreceran cincuenta permisos de la oficina de Quilcene (295142 Highway 101 S., Quilcene, WA) para las areas de cosecha ubicadas dentro del condado de Mason y el lado este de los condados de Clallam y Jefferson. Se ofreceran veinticinco permisos en la oficina de Forks (437 Tillicum Lane, Forks, WA) para el lado oeste del condado de Clallam. Se ofreceran veinticinco permisos de la oficina de Quinault (353 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA) para areas de cosecha dentro del condado de Grays Harbor y el lado oeste del condado de Jefferson. Aquellos que compren un permiso deben tener al menos 18 anos de edad y deben mostrar una identificacion con fotograf(a estatal o federal valida de los EE. UU. Solo se aceptara efectivo o cheques; no se aceptaran tarjetas de credito o debito, Se utilizara un sistema de loteria si la demanda de permisos excede la oferta. Se requiere un permiso de use personal para aquellos que cosechan salal que no esta destinado a venderse o comercializarse. Para obtener un permiso de use personal, comuniquese con la oficina del Servicio Forestal local. Para garantizar la seguridad de todos durante la pandemia de COVID-19, se les pedira a los clientes que permanezcan al aire libre / en su automovil y se les permitira ingresar a las oficinas individualmente para comprar un permiso a traves de un proceso de cola numerada. No importa cual sea su estado de vacunacion, todos los edificios federales requieren que se cubra la cara. Para obtener informacibn adicional sobre la venta de permisos de salal, comuniquese con Mark LaGioia al 360-765-2215, o con la oficina del Servicio Forestal local. Para conocer las ultimas actualizaciones sobre el Bosque Nacional Olimpico, siganos en Facebook en https://www.facebook.com/olmyligrif y Twitter en https://twitter.com/olynipicforest. Olympic National Forest 1 1835 Black Lk Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98512 Unsubscribe jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by starr.farrell@usda.gov powered by ' Constant Contact Try email marketing for free today! Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 1:50 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Washington State Department of Commerce Weekly Digest Bulletin From: Washington State Department of Commerce Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 1:48:52 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Washington State Department of Commerce Weekly Digest Bulletin ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. P Volunteer opportunity: Climate Change Chapter Review Having trouble viewing this email? View it online i Commerce seeks to produce meaningful and practical guidance for local governments. We can best do this by engaging representatives from counties and cities to review and provide input on drafts as they are developed. The Climate Change Chapter Review group is designed to develop and publish guidelines and guidance for a model climate change element. This includes providing a set of actions counties and cities may take under existing statutory authority, through updates to their Growth Management Act (GMA) comprehensive plans and development regulations. The existing GMA plans should demonstrate ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve the statewide greenhouse gas emissions reductions set forth in RCW 70A.45.020(1) Who we're looking for Current city or county planners who work on comprehensive plan updates. This expertise is important as we will ask participants to review draft materials, including: • climate goals, objectives, and policies; and • potential climate change best practices and actions. The Climate Change Review Group will also evaluate measures for both climate change mitigation and resilience, and determine their usefulness to a county or city planner who works on GMA comprehensive plans. 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SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: 3 This email was sent to heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us'using GovDelivery- Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Department of Commerce - 1011 Plum Street SE, P.O. Box 42525 - Olympia, WA 98504 2525 i+'DELI I P 4 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:17 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Stem to Stern: January 2022 From: Northwest Maritime Center Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:14:55 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Stem to Stern: January 2022 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. View this email in your browser Happy New Year! We bought a hotel! You probably already know, as we announced our rote ions back in June, that the future of our growing campus includes the Swan Hotel —a 13-room boutique hotel located across the street from our main campus. Well, we're excited to announce that the purchase has officially closed! As of December 31, the Swan has joined the Northwest Maritime Center family, and the five existing Swan staff members have been welcomed to our NWMC team! The hotel will continue to operate as usual for the foreseeable future to better connect our maritime programs with available lodging. Our program staff is already retooling some of our offerings to encourage more "Stay and Learn" style programming! In addition, revenue generated from the hotel will help support all of our educational opportunities at the Maritime Center. To further incorporate the Swan's operations into the NWMC mothership, later this year we'll be starting on some renovations to turn our existing retail space into more of a visitor and registration center for hotel guests and class attendees alike. We'll also be adding some wayfinding and interpretation to better convey our mission... Keep I eau � By Joel Arrington, NWMC Boatshop Manager, and Robert d'Arcy 3 The Schooner Martha, the queen of Point Hudson, has been under the meticulous care of the Schooner Martha Foundation and her crew since 1996. In true Port Townsend fashion, the foundation has made a concerted effort to keep alive the history and heritage of this fine sailing vessel while introducing the next generations of sailors and shipwrights to the Salish Sea. Since 1997, when the current restoration plan was put in place, Schooner Martha has seen her transom re -built... Klfnep Reading 4 By Lizzy Grim I Originally published in the December 2027 issue of 48° North Upcoming Events Sailing means something different to everyone — from sunny days in a gentle breeze with sails up and drinks in hand, to wet and wild rides hoping today isn't the one where the waterproofing on your foulies gives up. For some, sailing is something they do casually every once in a while, for others it's something they can't get enough of no matter the weather. For this writer, sailing has become a crucial part of my life. I've expounded on part of it in a previous article, but I would not...°gip 5 Maritime High School Information Sessions January 11 1 6 PM-7:30 PM I Virtual Interested in joining Maritime High School? Join an upcoming information session in preparation for the 2022-23 school year. Learn, Ask an Expert Winter Series January —March, 2022 1 Virtual Back by popular demand, our Winter Series brings your favorite experts from all over the region to you in a unique and engaging Zoom experienceL(-,,ztrn ; Upcoming Virtual & In -person Classes January 4-5 Charts & Dead Reckoning —Virtual Navigation without a GPS! This class is an introduction to the traditional art of dead reckoning. January 11-12 Tides & Currents in the Salish Sea — Virtual Whether a day trip on Port Townsend Bay or a trip up the Inside Passage, this class will help you with safe boat -trip planning January 18-19 No Impact Docking —Virtual Learn how to dock without fear (or damages)! Get tips for successful docking strategies for keelboats and trawlers. January 22 Radar & Collision Avoidance —In -Person Simulator Class 6 Learn to interpret the images your radar is displaying with hands-on radar exercises in our Simulator Chart Room. February 1-2 Rules of the Road & Aids to Navigation —Virtual Who has right of way? Where's the channel? In this class, you'll learn how to navigate safely around hazards and other vessels. February 7-11 large Mast Construction A week of hands-on experience alongside the crew of Schooner Martha as they embark on building her new main mast. February 15-17 Charting 201: More Charts & Dead Reckoning —Virtual A deeper dive into the world of using paper charts and dead reckoning to navigate safely. February 22-23 Electronic Navigation & VHF —Virtual This is an introduction to the many electronic tools and instruments that can help us navigate safely. February 26-27 Demystifying Marine Finish Learn all the tricks of the trade when it comes to keeping your boat looking good and protected from the elements. titnMARINE 0 60 Ee !� R2AK I�� 3 ano Era . @NorthwestMaritimeCenter @nw_maritime Copyright © 2022 Northwest Maritime Center, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Northwest Maritime Center 431 Water Street Port Townsend, Washington 98368 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 8 jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 6:06 PM Subject: Democrat rally ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 4 mail oii P 41* 6.04 PM 7^4004, Jason Victor Setinus North Beach - 31) January 6 Vigil for Democracy: Pope Marine Park, 4*0 PM Thursday. Everyone is invited to a 30-minute candlelight vigil in support of democracy and voting rights taking place at Pope Marine Plaza on January 6 starting at 4.30 PM. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters -Jefferson County, the vigil is part of nationwide series of vigils meant to draw attention to voting rights. The vigil will begin with brief remarks by the LWVJC President, In silence, we wAl I honor the law enforcement officers killed or injured because of their duty at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. We also will honor the women and men throughout history who worked tirelessly to expand voting rights throughout this nation. As this is a memorial vigil, any signs brought to the event are encouraged to reflect the respect we have for our democracy and our right to vote. Participants are encouraged to take public transportation, wear masks, and bring LED candles for the vigil. Persons wishing to express their solidarity but unable to attend in person can place an electric or LED candle in the window of their home on January 6th so the light of democracy continues to shine. 9 Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WM Like, tAO "...the centre cannot hold". jeffbocc From: larry@larrymorrell.com Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 9:43 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Parks Commission Meeting on January 26,27 at Ft. Worden ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear hardworking and much appreciated Commissioners, The Washington state parks and recreation commission will have a regular meeting on Jan 26,27 at Ft. Worden. https://Parks.state.wa.us/154/Commission-meetings-agendas The business meeting on January 27 will have an opportunity for general public comments for items not on the current agenda. This is an opportunity for Jefferson county to again speak out on the topic of permitting military training in state parks. As the majority of the public comments, the city of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, the towns of Coupeville and Langley, the Washington State Sierra Club, the state department of Natural Resources and dozens of other public and private organizations commented: military training is not compatible with the intended uses of state parks. There are new members of the commission who have not heard the large outcry objecting to the Jan 28, 2021 narrow (4-3) vote approving these permits. Please let the WSPR commission that the overwhelming sentiment is opposed to this use of state parks. As commissioner Dean noted, the military has been expanding activities in the region, and the local impacts have been largely ignored by the military decision makers and, unfortunately, by many of our state agencies. Please feel free to contact me for further information if that would be helpful. Warmest regards, Larry Morrell, Port Townsend, WA 425-753-5745 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 8:20 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: County Virtual Assembly I January 3 From: Eric Johnson Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 8:18:08 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Eric Johnson Subject: County Virtual Assembly I January 3 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Good morning —just a reminder for today's Virtual Assembly! Happy 2022! The WSAC Virtual Assemblies will continue into 2022 with more great content that is pertinent to you and your peers! 1 American Indian Health Commission Update - Tribal Representatives on Local Board of Health Monday, January 3 at 12:00 pm Join us on Monday, January 3rd to hear from representatives of the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) on their process to select tribal representatives to new Local Boards of Health as required in 1152. AIHC representatives will provide an update on their work, answer your questions, and provide assistance to those looking for guidance and suggestions. Register in advance for these meetings After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ;;view past Virtual Assemblies. presentations. and notes ---+ 2 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 9:01 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements From: Local 20/20 Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 9:00:32 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements January 31 2022 1 j' .F' z V d �'YS "�' N Y ( T 1 sa �ri� a ,P� " " �4 Nr w' 1�"� i, ppgy���ti ..a r • ,, .�° � � 11 �, IIt n 114 Ad j vivof to yj t gSoz, 44 AV ZY, 1 r; <yk' ,, .y Sol {toll S� s � a { 4w`^ P t➢te as t utt. � z ^ # v r,.°p, " This Week Climate on Tap: "Start the New Year off right with ideas and solutions to lower our transportation footprint!" - Wed, Jan 5th Create a climate for Change! Jefferson County's largest carbon emissions come from transportation. How can we lower this? CiiMat@ w Join guest speakers from Students for Sustainability at Port Townsend High School, Steve King, an Tap Port Townsend Public Works Director and head of the Electric Vehicle working group, Nicole • concerned about human impacts Gauthier Jefferson Transit and others focused on transportation solutions in Jefferson County. on our climate? • Wishing you knew what you can Bring ideas, answers, and suggestions as we break into interest groups and plan for our do to make a difference? - There's plenty you can do sustainable future! that will help change the pattern! FinnRiver Cidery is providing us with their Pavilion space with socially -distanced tables. Vaccinations and ID required. Food and beverages available including hot cider! Overhead heaters make it cozy! This is not a lecture series, but a discussion format with a focus on action taking. For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491• Time: 7-8:3opm I Location: FinnRiver Cidery Microdosing Workshop - Thurs, Jan 6th *New* *Online* This free microdosing workshop will present a holistic overview of microdosing with a focus on approaches to microdosing entheogenic plants and fungi. The information provided is also relevant to microdosing all psychedelic substances. They focus specifically on plant medicines as i m they are committed to the expanded conversation around access, sustainability, and lifestyle that o 0 plants and fungi offer more readily. By the end of the workshop you will be well informed on how a� to begin and sustain a holistic microdosing regimen. For an introduction to some of the topics oy QS!C, that will be discussed see Microdosing with Plant Medicines: A Beginner's Guide to Holistic Approaches. Hosted by Jennifer Rotermund, Juan -Carlos Foust, and Shira Stardrift, of the PT Psychedelic Society Microdosing Committee. This committee facilitates inclusive conversation around the sustainable use of therapeutic microdosing with psychedelics and entheogens in the Port Townsend, WA area. They aim to present holistic resources and research that is accessible to the entire community and hold space for individuals who are engaging with these substances and modalities for personal growth and healing. To get more information or register, email porttownsendpssychedelicsocieiy(&amail.com. Time: 5:30-7:30 1 Location: Zoom Yard and Garden Lecture Series, *i: "Planning Your 12-Month Garden" - Sat, Jan 8th *Online* L JEFFERSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION Garden Virtual Lecture Series. The first lecture of the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation's 2022 Yard & 3 Linda Gilkeson is the best-selling author of Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year -Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, entomologist, private consultant, and instructor. Linda's lecture will be "Planning Your 12-Month Garden." The lecture will last approximately go minutes, and will allow time for the audience to ask questions. Tickets are available for $12 (whole series for $6o), and may be purchased from yardandgarden.brownpapertickets.com/. Ticket sales help support Jefferson County Master Gardener Program programs. Learn more about the speakers, lectures, and the series at jcmgf.org. Time: io am- noon I Location: Online, live webinar Upcoming Events Meaningful Movies offer an online screening of Mission: JOY, featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Mon, Jan loth *Online* i and community conversation that will follow the Mindfulness -Based Stress Reduction: mindfulness training for emotional resilience and everyday joy - Tuesdays Jan ii- Mar 8 Registration Open Now. *New* *Online* Mindfulness -Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a mindfulness training program that helps us access and strengthen our own inner resources, to more actively engage in the moment, and find greater balance, ease, and peace of mind. MBSR is the original mindfulness course, has been exhaustively researched, and is considered to be the gold 4 standard in mindfulness training. The MBSR program was founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD, drawing on years of personal and professional experience with meditation, yoga, neuroscience, medicine and positive psychology. The benefits of MBSR have since been the subject of well over 6,000 mainstream scientific studies, and it has proven to provide significant help to people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and chronic illness. Registration through our website, or by calling 360-316-6544 is required, and space is limited. Time: 4-6:30 PM OR 6-8:30 PM I Location: Zoom Sanitation HAT Inaugural Meeting - Wed, Jan 12th *Updated* *Online* e Housing utions Netwo aunching a new HAT (housing action team) to explore IDEgs gNORe-,' cu rent codes golve ning waterrandis lsanitation and the potential of alternative technologies to reduce the cost of workforce housing or bring existing households into legal compliance. When o Z Jefferson County homeowners lack the $1o,000 to $20,000+ required to upgrade a septic z ° system, current Washington codes effectively penalize low-income citizens. By adopting oe voluntary codes for greywater reuse and dry toilet systems, local governments can help increase the supply of workforce housing. Since piped infrastructure is vulnerable to seismic events LF 0F'EFFERSON �pM , disrupted weather patterns, and sea -level rise, this initiative seeks to build community resilience while addressing human needs. Please RSVP here to get the Zoom link for the meeting. More on Sanitation HAT partners and activities here. Time: 5:30 pm I Location: Online Climate Working Group Meeting - Thurs, Jan 13th *New* *Online* are restructuring the Local 20/20 climate meetings for the new year. This meeting will include both climate mitigation (reducing greenhouse gases) and climate adaptation (preparing for climate impacts) aspects. The first hour will be a discussion of current and proposed projects - gather feedback on existing projects, share successes, and brainstorm on possible future projects. The second hour will be a general discussion of current climate topics - what's been in the news, learning opportunities, etc. Feel free to join for either half. Meeting schedule for the year will be discussed and defined. For the online meeting information, contact cagC@, 1202o.org. Time: 3-5pm I Location: Zoom Jefferson County Masters Gardener Foundation: "Far Reaches Farm — A Plant Collectors JEFFERSON COUNTY MASTER Paradise" -- Thurs, Jan 13th *Online* FOUNDATION 5 Jefferson County Masters Gardener Foundation will present " Far Reaches Farm - A Plant Collectors Paradise" by Sue Milliken and Kelly Dobson, on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 3:00 pm. This Zoom presentation will answer questions about their latest travels to acquire and conserve horticulturally and botanically important, rare plants. More information. Time: 3 pm I Location: Zoom Repair Cafe Drop-off Event - Sat, Jan 15th PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE �. CENTER 1 Jefferson County's first Repair Cafe was in February 202o and they are planning g another in -person event for March 2022! But until then, the Repair events are going remote! The next Drop-off event will be January 15th. Preregister your items - small appliances, sewing/textiles, electronics, and more! Sponsored by Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Local 20/2o, and WA Dept of Ecology. Preregistration is required. More information and registration. Time: 1-3 pm I Location: Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Museum building entrance (bldg next to canteen) Yard and Garden Lecture Series, #2: "How to Successfully Prune Any Shrub" - Sat, Jan 15th *New* *Online* JEFFERSON COUNTY ��r r P`MASTER GARDENER �-(Q,� FOUNDATION The second lecture of the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation's 2022 Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series. Bess Bronstein, educator, ISA-certified arborist, and horticultural consultant with 35 years of experience in arboriculture, landscape management and garden design. Bess' lecture on January 15 will be "How to Successfully Prune Any Shrub." The lecture will last approximately 90 minutes, and will allow time for the audience to ask questions. Tickets are available for $12 (whole series for $6o), and may be purchased from yardandgarden.brownpapertickets.com/. Ticket sales help support Jefferson County Master Gardener Program programs. Learn more about the speakers, lectures, and the series at imgf.org. Time: 10 am- noon I Location: Online, live webinar Vaccination Clinics -Sat, Jan 15th *NEW* Oaum 0 Public Vaccinations for children 5-11 - Sat, Jan 15th A vaccination clinic is planned for children 5-11 years of age on January 15th from to am to noon at Quilcene High School. At this clinic, the Pfizer vaccine will be available for first and second doses. Brought to you by Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management and Jefferson County Public Health. Time: Schedule an appointment here or call 36o-344-9791. I Location: Quilcene High School, 294715 US-1o1, Quilcene, WA 6 Moderna Vaccination Clinic for Adults - Sat, Jan 15th A Moderna vaccination clinic for individuals 18 years of age and older. will also occur on January 15 at Quilcene High School from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. First and second doses and boosters will be available at this clinic of the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management and Jefferson County Public Health. Time: Schedule an appointment here or call 36o-344-9791. I Location: Quilcene High School, 294715 US-101, Quilcene, WA Recurring Events Birding in the Park - 2nd and 4th Saturdays Beverly McNeil, Admiralty Audubon trip leader and photographer, is conducting bird walks at Fort Flagler. Birding and nature tours are on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. Wear sturdy t footwear and dress for changeable weather. Bring binoculars and your own water. Registration: Please send Bev an email, subject: Birdwatching Walk to blmcneilsoogmail.com and she will plan directly with you. Please note this program is dependent on good weather. Beverly's N M-photo graphs are displayed at the Port Townsend Gallery. FORT FLAGLE t Time: 9 am I Location: Fort Flagler I Dates: Saturdays 1/8, 1/22, 3/26 Forest Bathing Walks at Fort Worden - Tuesdays *Updated* Walk — Sit — Walk: As you enter the `cathedral' of the park's spaces you can walk comfortably IVand safely far apart without masks, or as you choose. Their walk follows paths linking the woods and meadows in the park. Several times they will pause, listen to a nature poem, and sit in silence at the Memory Vault; or possibly with a bit of guided meditation led by Ellen Falconer, mindfulness teacher. Please wear clothing which will keep you warm and dry, as we may be sitting or standing about in wet, chilly, invigorating weather. For more information call 36o-316-6544 or visit their website. Time: 9:30 -11 AM I Location: Fort Worden State Park, meet in front of the Nora Porter Commons Building, 210 Battery Way COVID-i9 Update - Mondays *Online* 7 To join the weekly 9:oo am meeting of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), including the 9:45 am COVID-19 update with Public Health Officer, Dr. Allison Berry, follow the instructions here: htti)s://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=8.c;o. You can also listen live to Dr. Berry on KPTZ. Additional COVID-19 information is on the County website here. Climate on Tap - First Wednesdays Create a Climate for Change! Climate on Tap is back — in person in FinnRiver's cozy Pavilion! 40 Climate on Tap Each Climate on Tap is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30 pm. Co -sponsored • Concerned about human impacts by Local 20/ 0 Climate Action, Jefferson County Public Health, and FinnRiver Cidery. This is on our climate? • Wishing you knew what you can not a lecture series, but a book club/discussion format. For further information email Laura do to make a difference? There's plenty you can do Tucker or call 360-379-4491• that will help change the patteml Community Notices Editor announcement: Historically, we have not accepted "sales -related" submissions to this newsletter. We are reevaluating this position, and will now accept submissions related to vending and sales that are related to our mission on a trial basis for addition to this Community Notices section. Please refer to the bottom of this newsletter for how to submit an announcement. Yard and Garden Lecture Series - Tickets on sale now! *Online* JEFFERSON COUNTY rMASTER FOUNDATION Tickets go on sale on December 7 for the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation's 2022 Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series. The series will be conducted in a live webinar format, and will run on six consecutive Saturdays from January 8—February 12, 2022. Topics include: Planning Your 12-Month Garden, How to Successfully Prune Any Shrub, Bring Back the Pollinators: Sowing Biodiversity for Bees and Beneficial Insects, What on Earth? Taking Care of Garden Soils, Growing Community Food System Resilience for Uncertain Times, and Mulches and Crop Rotations. Each lecture will run from to a.m.— noon. Lectures will last approximately 90 minutes, and each event will allow time for the audience to ask questions. The price for the entire six -lecture series is $6o. Single -event tickets are available for $12. Tickets may be purchased from ardandgarden.brownpapertickets.com/ 8 Ticket sales help support Jefferson County Master Gardener Program programs. Learn more about the speakers, lectures, and the series at jcmgf.org. Port Townsend StyroCyclers Styrofoam Recycling The volunteer Port Townsend StyroCyclers group is recycling expanded polystyrene, commonly known as styrofoam, from East Jefferson County residents and businesses. Because of the huge volume processed by their Kent -based recycler, the StyroCyclers can only accept pieces that are white, rigid, clean, and dry, with all tape, labels, paper cardboard, and packing peanuts removed. The styrofoam is packed and stored at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, then delivered to Kent once per month thanks to OlyCap and Northwest Harvest food bank trucks. At the Kent facility, a densifier machine uses heat and pressure to convert the styrofoam into a toothpaste -like consistency that cools into heavy, glassy blocks, which are then sold to manufacturers of products such as picture frames, construction details, and surfboard blanks. The densified product is in high demand because it is less expensive than virgin plastic. The StyroCyclers accept styrofoam by appointment only. Donors will be given an appointment for a community collection event or individual drop-off or pick-up. Message them at any time at PTSt ooCyclersOgmail.com or through their Facebook pgZe. Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden has several open positions Board Development Seeking an experienced human resources consultant to assist in the initial stages of building, guiding and supporting a revitalized board of directors. This person will be compensated. Board Members Do you enjoy working with others to carry out mutual goals? Previous experience is helpful. Reward is the satisfaction of carrying out the foundational needs of a local, dynamic and educational nonprofit organization. Website Developer To enter additional information and photos 10-2o hrs in 2022. Stipend available. Please direct inquiries to Mary Bond, who will be convening the new board. Jefferson Land Trust Discovering the Forest Program Series *Online* JT D Forest ecosystems are characterized by fascinating relationships between wildlife, plants, trees, water, M TRUST and air. Add human use and economies into the mix, and the dynamics at play become even more Protecting places that matter since 1989 complex. Join them as they set out to explore these interconnections and ask, how does a community forest thrive for the good of all? In Discovering the Forest, all will come together as a community to deepen shared understanding of forests and what a community forest can be. That understanding will be used to shape the vision of the amazing opportunity there is for community involvement at Valley View Forest and Chimacum Ridge Forest. Fall Sessions are in progress now (video recordings available). Winter and Spring sessions upcoming. Learn more and sign Q. Friends of Fort Flagler Virtual Program Series FORT F AGLER As the winter approaches, Friends of Fort Flagler will be offering free virtual programs October through April. Their goal is to offer one program a month. If you have attended a program in the past, you will be automatically invited to the events. If you are not receiving their program invitations and would like to be added to the mailing list, please send an email Community Resources New informational Electric Vehicle web tools for Jefferson County Jefferson County's 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory indicates that transportation accounts for 66% of our greenhouse gas emissions. This might be your best excuse yet for buying the most responsive (fast), fun vehicle you've ever had! Our community has a new set of web tools that can help you in your EV research: https://ieffersoncan.org/electric-vehicles/ Local 20/20'S COVID-ig Resources Online is a central location for community -wide information relating to COVID-i9, updated frequently. Includes Reliable Information Sources, Vaccine info, Food Sources, Community Covid-19 Resource pages, Giving and Getting Assistance, Community Events Online, Community Face Mask Program, and 10 information web posts related to COVID-19. Look in the red box at the top of the page for all the newest information. Master Gardeners QSrA PLANT CLINIC Have a question about a plant/insect/composting/landscape issue? Master Gardener volunteers are here to help. You can fill out our online intake form and a Master Gardener will get back to you via email. Just Soup on Tuesdays d No COSt t, "04 Every Tuesday at 11: o -1: o, Just Soup Provides free, hot soup lunches at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St, on the Tyler St. bus line (by the Bell Tower). Enter the rear church parking lot on Franklin, and whether you are on foot, bike, or car, you will be in line for curbside pickup, with masks, gloves, and safe distancing protocols in place. Pick up a lunch for yourself or your neighbor in need. No questions asked. Many partners and supporters have come together to feed Port Townsend one bowl at a time. This information also appears on Local 20/20's COVID-19 Resources Meals Page. Time: Tuesdays,11:3o AM -1:3o PM I Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County up to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management's emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email. NIXLE messages provide crucial information in an emergency & are sent directly to your text -enabled device and/or email. The sign up web page also has information about other alert and warning systems, including the tsunami warning system and the WSDOT alert system. 11 NPREP: Prepared Neighborhoods r0__ ftL—'* i pLepPrepare for emergencies with your neighbors by joining or starting an NPREP neighborhood. There 141CUIVIVillytiva� are currently over ioo NPREP neighborhoods organizing here in Jefferson County. Learn if you live in A Jefferson County Action Group an NPREP trained neighborhood. Learn about NPREP. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization * Nextdoor Nextdoor is a private social network for YOUR neighborhood. Use this link to join one of 59 Nextdoor Neighborhoods in Jefferson County. Currently there are 14,121 subscribers, with many new members joining each day. Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. Calling Local Photographers - Winter photos needed! Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting. For the opening photo of each weekly email (which is also posted to our website , we seek local color, horizontal ("landscape") orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets or recognizable faces. Kindly send to eventsP1202O.org, Please include your name in the jpeg filename. We are an all -volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Resilience Readings Do you have readings, podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/20 mission? Please submit them here. Green Your Black Friday with These Tips 20/20's most recent column in the Port Townsend Leader offers a variety of options for ing your holiday giving. Ideas include handmade items, offering to do a chore for someone, ,ng something you own, and more. And of course, shopping locally and giving recycled gifts elp reduce the impact on our planet too. see more ideas in the column. 12 Anticipated Meteorological "Bomb" Documented by King Tide Team � � 1r F yThe Local 20/2o King Tide team documented the tides and water levels on 10/25/21, during a rapidly developing low pressure system, referred to a meteorological "bomb". The event was selected based on the predicted storm surge and strong winds during a time of moderately high tide. Since the winds had largely subsided and the remaining waves were in the 1' range, the wave runup appeared to be only about o.1'. With that in mind, this event was a good chance to compare the storm surge forecast to the difference between predicted and observed water levels at the tide gauge. In this case, the surge forecast was very good! See the post linked above for photos of the event and the full analysis. Local 20/2o Leader Column on Electric Vehicles and New Web Tools JeffersonCAN.org Climate Action Now The October Local 20/2o Leader Column highlighted some of the many reasons to consider buying an electric car. It discussed how far they can go on a charge, compares costs, and notes rebates available. Also described are the wide range of electric vehicles available now - not just passenger cars, but SUVs, motorcycles, and pickup trucks! And it mentions the new web tools where you can learn more about Electric Vehicles at https://jeffersonean.org/electrie-vehicles/. New IPCC Report on Climate Here is an excerpt from climate.gov about the new climate report released a few weeks ago. locc"....the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Physical Science Basis report from Working Group 1, a major part of their sixth Assessment Report. This report includes the most up-to-date understanding of the climate system and climate change, providing the best scientific evidence in order to understand the past, present, and future changes to our planet from global warming. The conclusions are clear: climate change is already affecting nearly every part of the planet, and human activities are unequivocally the cause. The report, co-authored by 234 scientists from around the world, finds that we are now around 2.o°F (1.1°C) warmer than in 1850-1900, warming at a rate without precedent in at least 2000 years, possibly longer. This report confirms that the climate -driven changes occurring around the world are widespread, rapid, and intensifying. Our influence on the climate is making extreme weather and climate events —like heat waves, heavy rain, and droughts —more frequent and severe, putting more people, property, and natural resources in harm's way. Unless there is a rapid and large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to a 2.7°F (1.5°C) threshold will be beyond reach. Scientists warn that the more humans drive Earth's average temperature above this threshold, the more frequent and severe extreme weather and climate events will become." Read the full article here. 13 Local 20/2o NPREP Featured in Resilience.org Learn how the Local 20/20 Neighborhood Prep effort got started in this article from resilience.org, based on interviews with Deborah Stinson and Judy Alexander. Interestingly, it all started with Hurricane Katrina! And the preparedness continues today: learn more at Local 20/20's emergencyy preparedness page. 14 Transport- ation Lab Climate Loca\ Action Beyond Initiatives Waste / Energy � ®, Action `" '�""°` Economic Localization Next? Health & Wellness Resiliency Education 01 --< of Heart Emergency Local Food Action Groups are where we do most of our work. 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Sims Way #12 - Port Townsend, Wa 98368 • USA Grow your business with 4 mallchimp 16 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 10:01 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Ivermectin From: Kincaid Gould Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 10:00:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: jeffbocc; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton Subject: Ivermectin ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Happy New Year Commissioners, First, to Commissioner Brotherton--not everybody "needs" ivermectin; as you rightly acknowledged, COVID-19 is not at all severe and has no more symptoms than a mild cold (if any) in many people. However, your claim that ivermectin is just a "horse drug" does not ring true. In fact, In 2015, the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, in its only award for treatments of infectious diseases since six decades prior, honoured the discovery of ivermectin (IVM), a multifaceted drug deployed against some of the world's most devastating tropical diseases. And: Discovered in the late-1970s, the pioneering drug ivermectin, a dihydro derivative of avermectin —originating solely from a single microorganism isolated at the Kitasato Intitute, Tokyo, Japan from Japanese soil —has had an immeasurably beneficial impact in improving the lives and welfare of billions of people throughout the world. Originally introduced as a veterinary drug, it kills a wide range of internal and external parasites in commercial livestock and companion animals. It was quickly discovered to be ideal in combating two of the world's most devastating and disfiguring diseases which have plagued the world's poor throughout the tropics for centuries. It is now being used free -of -charge as the sole tool in campaigns to eliminate both diseases globally. It has also been used to successfully overcome several other human diseases and new uses for it are continually being found. This paper looks in depth at the events surrounding ivermectin's passage from being a huge success in Animal Health into its widespread use in humans, a development which has led many to describe it as a "wonder" drug. Yes, ivermectin can be used for horses. So can aspirin and tylenol. Horses also eat apples. The fact that a treatment can be given to a horse does not preclude it from being given to a human (though you're welcome to spearhead an initiative banning the use of aspirin if you so desire). The main point of my attempted oral comment was to prove that there is not, in fact, no evidence showing that ivermectin or other drugs have any benefit against COVID-19. On the contrary, many peer -reviewed papers have shown that the opposite is true. I've copied the list I was going to read off below. I had not included links in this list because I was intending it to be an oral comment, and I'm not feeling inclined to look into gathering all of the links now (especially as it is very unlikely that you'll have time to read through all of these studies). However, they should be quite easy to locate with the information provided below, should you feel so inclined to read through one or two. I don't think I would have been able to read through this whole list in three minutes, and I think that this is actually more appropriate as an email anyway. There have also been a few peer reviewed studies (no more than 5 or so) showing that ivermectin does not have a benefit --if you're interested, I can send those as well; I hadn't included them in my original list because, of course, they don't support the claim I've made. Thanks for taking a look, Sincerely, Kincaid Gould Ivermectin Benefit: From Scabies to COVID-19, and example of serendipity Beringaud et al. Annals of Dermatology and Venereology A Comparative Study on Ivermectin-Doxycycline and Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin Therapy on COVID- 19 Patients Chowdhury et al. Eurasian Journal of Medicine and Oncology. Effects of Ivermectin-azithromycin-cholecalciferol combined therapy on COVID-19 infected patients: A proof of concept study Espitia-Hernandez et al. Biomedical Research Ivermectin in combination with doxycycline for treating COVID-19 symptoms: a randomized trial Mahmud et al. Journal of International Medical Research A five-day course of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 may reduce the duration of illness Ahmed et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases The effect of early treatment with ivermectin on viral load, symptoms and humoral response in patients with non -severe COVID-19: A pilot, double-blind, placebo -controlled, randomized clinical trial Chaccour et al. EclinicalMedicine (Lancet) Ivermectin Use Associated with Reduced Duration of Covid-19 Febrile Illness in a Community Setting Ghauri et al. International Journal of Clinical Studies and Medical Case Reports Ivermectin shows clinical benefits in mild to moderate COVID19: a randomized controlled double-blind, dose - response study in Lagos Babalola et al. QJM Single -dose oral ivermectin in mild and moderate COVID-19 (RIVET-COV): A single -centre randomized, placebo -controlled trial Mohan et al. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy Effect of a combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin, and ivermectin plus zinc supplement (MANS.NRIZ study) on the clearance of mild COVID-19 Elalfy et al. Journal of Medical Virology Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Evaluations of Ivermectin Mucoadhesive Nanosuspension Nasal Spray in Reducing Upper Respiratory Symptoms of Mild COVID-19 Aref et al. International Journal of Nanomedicine Outcome of ivermectin-treated mild to moderate COVID-19 cases: a single -centre, open -label, randomised controlled study Podder et al. IMC Journal of Medical Science Effectiveness of Ivermectin in SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Patient Chachar et al. International Journal of Sciences Use of Ivermectin Is Associated With Lower Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Ivermectin in COVID Nineteen Study Raj ter et al. CHEST Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial on Using Ivermectin with Doxycycline for Treating COVID-19 Patients in Baghdad, Iraq Hashim et al. Iraqi JMS Utility of Ivermectin and Doxycycline combination for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Spoorthi et al. International Archives of Integrated Medicine Evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of adding ivermectin to treatment in severe COVID-19 patients Okumu� et al. BMC Infectious Diseases Effects of Ivermectin in Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Shahbaznejad et al. Clinical Therapeutics Effectiveness of a multidrug therapy consisting of Ivermectin, Azithromycin, Montelukast, and Acetylsalicylic acid to prevent hospitalization and death among ambulatory COVID-19 cases in Tlaxcala, Mexico Lima -Morales et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases Use of ivermectin in the treatment of Covid-19: A pilot trial Pott-Junior et al. Toxicology Reports Clinical study evaluating the efficacy of ivermectin inCOVID-19 treatment: A randomized controlled study Abd-Elsalam et al. Journal of medical Virology miRNA-223-3p, miRNA- 2909 and Cytokines Expression in COVID-19 Patients Treated with Ivermectin Rezk et al. Zagazig University Medical Journal Effectiveness and safety of Ivermectin in COVID-19 patients:A prospective study at a safety -net hospital Ozer et al. Journal of Medical Virology Ivermectin administration is associated with lower gastrointestinal complications and greater ventilator -free days in ventilated patients with COVID-19: A propensity score analysis Shimizu et al. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy Use of Ivermectin as a Potential Chemoprophylaxis for COVID-19 in Egypt: A Randomised Clinical Trial Shouman et al. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research Role of ivermectin in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in India: A matched case -control study Behera et al Public Library of Science One Ivermectin as Pre -exposure Prophylaxis for COVID-19 among Healthcare Providers in a Selected Tertiary Hospital in Dhaka —An Observational Study Alam et al. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Intensive Treatment With Ivermectin and Iota-Carrageenan as Pre -exposure Prophylaxis for COVID-19 in Health Care Workers From Tucuman, Argentina Chahla et al. American Journal of Therapeutics Prophylactic Role of Ivermectin in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Healthcare Workers Behera et al. Cureous Journal of Medical Science Positive impact of oral hydroxychloroquine and povidone-iodine throat spray for COVID-19 prophylaxis: An open -label randomized trial Seong Seet et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases Ivermectin as a SARS-CoV-2 Pre -Exposure Prophylaxis Method in Healthcare Workers: A Propensity Score - Matched Retrospective Cohort Study Morgenstern et al. Cureus Journal of Medical Science Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 12:01 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: County Virtual Assembly I January 3 From: Washington State Association of Counties Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 12:00:24 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: County Virtual Assembly I January 3 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Since this meeting has been extended, it may no longer appear on you calendar. If you click the "Register"button in the email, then click the "Register"button after filling out your information on the Registration page. You will then be able to add the new meetings to your calendar application by clicking the "Add to Calendar" button under the list of meeting times (this registration will go through the end of March, 2022). American Indian Health Commission Update - Tribal Representatives on Local Board of Health 1 s ..mp1M • Join us on Monday, January 3rd to hear from representatives of the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) on their process to select tribal representatives to new Local Boards of Health as required in HIB 1162. AIHC representatives will provide an update on their work, answer your questions, and provide assistance to those looking for guidance and suggestions. Register in advance for these meetings After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ;;view past Virtual Assemblies, presentations, and notes] 2 jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 7:45 AM Subject: Fwd: January 6 Vigil for Democracy: Pope Marine Park, 4:30 PM Thursday. ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. From: Your Uptown neighbors <reply@rs.email.nextdoor.com> Date: January 3, 2022 at 9:04:16 PM PST To: preussenfrau@hotmail.com Subject: January 6 Vigil for Democracy: Pope Marine Park, 4:30 PM Thursday. Reply -To: reply+GUYTCNBWGIYTIX3QOJXWI5LDORUW63S7KBHVGVC7GIYTGMBSHE2TANY=@reply.nextdoor.com Everyone is invited to a 30-minute candlelight vigil in support of democracy and voting rights taking place at Pope Marine Plaza... ro January 6 Vigil for Democracy: Pope Marine Park, 4:30 PM Thursday. Everyone is invited to a 30-minute candlelight vigil in support of democracy and voting rights taking place... See more Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA 19 Jason Victor Serinus a 2 F. 16 F. Share HINNancy Sendler & Cherish Cronmiller replied This message is intended for preussenfrau@hotmail.com. Unsubscribe here. Nextdoor, 420 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 ieffbocc From: Washington State Department of Transportation <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 8:59 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: WSDOT Travel Advisory: SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge total night closures rescheduled due to weather ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. AAW wng�ton States Vo rtrxt t of yran rrtatllon Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region — P.O. Box 47440 — Olympia, WA 98504-7440 — 360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY Jan. 4, 2022 Contact: Doug Adamson, communications, 360-357-2716 SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge total night closures rescheduled due to weather SHINE — This week's total night closures of the State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge have been cancelled due to weather. The total night closures have been rescheduled to begin next week. Revised total closure schedule: • 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 to 4 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 • 11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 to 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 to 4 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14 All work on the bridge is weather -dependent and could be rescheduled. Due to the nature of the work, the bridge will not open for any traffic including emergency response. The five -hour overnight closures allow crews to continue work on a project that replaces and bolsters bridge equipment. Travelers can get information about the Hood Canal Bridge via WSDOT email alerts, and the WSDOT app. 1 WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. To learn more about what we're doing, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures, videos, news and blogs. Real time traffic information is available at wsdot.com/traffic or by dialing 511. STAY CONNECTED: In dui 0 0 p. 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FM January 6 Vigil for Democracy: Pope Marine Park, 4:30 PM Thursday. Everyone is invited to a 30-minute candlelight vigil in support of democracy and voting rights taking place... See more Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA Jason Victor Serinus ED 2 FF-.] 116 FF-] Share PINNancy Sendler & Cherish Cronmiller replied This message is intended for preussenfrau@hotmail.com. Unsubscribe here. Nextdoor, 420 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 jeffbocc From: The Port Townsend Main Street Program <director@ptmainstreet.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:53 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Here's to YOU 2022! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 3 Townsend through the Main Street Tax marketing campaigns and has worked in both Incentive Program in 20221' the for -profit and nonprofit sectors. Heenjoys We have been grateful for the support of connecting big picture strategies with on -the - business owners and the City in the Main ground execution. Street Tax Incentive Program, which allows businesses to put their state B&© taxes to Join 'Keven'Elliff for a FREE 1 hour workshop work locally through the Port Townsend Main on January 20th, 2022 at 9:00am. RSVP by Street Program. Jan.'18th. CLICK HERE to register! In 2022, we are fortunate to be able raise additional funds through this statewide This is our final program in Port Townsend program. The Q1 cap will be $180,180 in Main Street's "Love Where You Live" contributions'. marketing campaign which was made possible by the First Federal Community Foundation, Payments are not due to our office until Nov. the Port of Port Townsend and Windermere 15, 2022.75% of your donation may be Real Estate' -Port Townsend. returned to you via B&O tax credits in 2023. In addition, your entire contribution may qualify as a 501(c)(3) charitable deduction on your 2022 federal income tax return -please check with your accountant. The 2022 Main Street Tax Incentive Program noncompetitive application window opens Monday, Jan'. 10th at 8 am to make your pledge. CLICK HERE for more info! 4 lj�N' Ass eto! "aa ry r ✓q. HiaW OQa at O /r. ',,° �' °dl;+ r. t\ ��flt'€ � (,�r isV �',l t ���(. gu yt� ae� �y i4 a ae �t R § Sfiy.� i "NOr n yyy���jjj A. P� A am 'fad ry� e,.' �� .�20,�� n� Jk rb �` *� ,ate „ s,i`°PY # e ,� 4 , ' t 4 R ll 9 c z try I `✓""`jq Y'4`r S.. _ ? BkxR! ° ii �y i! r---.-- .v `� ^: l .,r� ,d«'M � A d vo - k ' , m AL TV 1 VAN r an , ov IWO go 00a " Al M a e° N> ``J1 Eair jeffbocc From: Walton, Katherine (GOV) <Katherine.Walton@gov.wa.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:55 PM Subject: Gov. Inslee press conference Wednesday at 2:30 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Good afternoon, Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well. I want to let you know that the governor plans to address the press tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 on TVW. Our office is tracking rising covid-19 numbers with some concern and I just wanted to send a reminder that you can view county -level and statewide data on the Department of Health's COVID-19 Data Dashboard. Please let me know if you have any questions or if any issues come up that our office can help address. Best wishes, Katherine KATHERINE WALTON (she/they) Regional Representative - South Sound and Olympic Peninsula Office of Governor Jay Inslee Mobile: 360.819.0283 www.governor.wa.gov I katherine.walton@gov.wa.gov_ Email communications with state employees are public records and may be subject to disclosure, pursuant to Ch. 42.56 RCW AOW,L 0 (D 0012a 0 wow From: Gov. Inslee Press Updates <press@updates.gov.wa.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:00 PM To: Walton, Katherine (GOV) <Katherine.Walton@gov.wa.gov> Subject: ADVISORY: Inslee press conference Wednesday in Olympia Trouble viewing this email? View this in your browser. January 4, 2022 Public and constituent inquiries 1360.902.4111 Press inquiries 1360.902.4136 ADVISORY: Inslee press conference Wednesday in Olympia The governor will be joined by: Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary for COVID response, Washington State Department of Health Nick Streuli, executive director for external affairs, Office of the Governor Wednesday, January 5 2:30 PM - Media availability The press conference will be livestreamed by TVW. Stay Connected with the Office of the Governor: 10101010 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions I Unsubscribe All I Help This email was sent to katherine.waltonCaDgov.wa.aov using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Office of the Governor / X Office of Financial Management - PO Box 40002 • Olympia, WA • 98504-0002 jeffbocc From: PT Liberal <ptliberal@outlook.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 9:34 PM To: jeffbocc; Allison Berry Subject: Request To Stop Offending My Sensibilities ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. To Doctor Berry and the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, WA, I tried to attend the County Commissioners meeting on Monday but was unable to stomach it. COVID-19 is not a situation to be taken lightly. It has led to the deaths of more than 900,000 United States of Americans for crying out loud! Millions the world over. I am so glad that we have the proof of vaccination order for Jefferson County eateries, but is that really the maximum you are willing to do!? What about people like me? I suffer from a phobia of seeing the visages of unmasked people. Even over the computer. I do not know if this phobia has a technical term, but I know I am not the only person suffering from it. I know what you are thinking, that I'm some sort of loon. It may be an irrational fear, but I am unable to overcome it. The mere glimpse of an unmasked face can trigger me. My business is run entirely on-line and I thankfully don't have to do that much interaction with people. When I have to do video conferencing, I have a strict mask -up policy. No facial covering, no exchange of goods. So when I went onto Zoom for yesterday's meeting, I was shocked to see that all of you visible elected public officeholders were maskless, and I had to leave the meeting immediately. I cannot believe how you can all say that you stand for policies like mandatory vaccination but not wear masks on a Zoom meeting. Do you even care about us? Us who voted you into office? The hypocrisy astonishes. Doctor Berry, I usually just listen in to theKPTZ broadcasts, so I don't know if you're masked on those Zooms but I wholeheartedly and unequivocally count on the conceit that you are. Please REQUIRE ALL PARTICIPANTS and yourselves to wear masks on video conferences like this one so those like me can feel comfortable enough to be an active member in local governmental policy -making. Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 10:38 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Join Josh Weiss, NOLA Lobbyist, on Coffee with Colleen Tomorrow From: Clallam EDC Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 10:36:59 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Join Josh Weiss, NOLA Lobbyist, on Coffee with Colleen Tomorrow CLALLAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL NORTH OLYMPIC LEGISLATIVE ALLIANCE Join Josh Weiss, the North Olympic Legislative Alliance (NOLA) lobbyist on Coffee with Colleen tomorrow: Josh will provide an overview of the short Legislative Session and a recap of the North Olympic Legislative Alliance's three top priorities for Clallam and Jefferson Counties: 1. Extend the .09 Rural Economic Development Program 2. Ensure Completion of the Elwha Bridge Replacement 3. Assist Rural, Economically Distressed Communities • Continue to Expand Rural Broadband • Support Workforce Housing • Postpone the Electrician Apprenticeship Mandate • Reform the way that Prevailing Wages are Set • Enact Policies to Support Local Contractors. For a further explanation of the priorities: NOLA 2022 Legislative Agenda Join Zoom Meeting https•//us02web zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VllrRHh5RG1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodzO9 Meeting ID: 894 74510306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) +13462487799„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Potential impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Clallam County: The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has the potential to fund needed infrastructure upgrades across the county. We will communicate updated information as it becomes available concerning: • POWER AND GRID • BROADBAND • RESILIENCY • PUBLIC TRANSIT • AIRPORTS • PORTS AND WATERWAYS • ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 2 But for now click below to understand what will be coming for the State through the Department of Commerce: Save the Date for Clallam EDC's Annual Gala: February 4, 2022 - Date is tentative and may change due to COVID-19 cases 7 Cedars Resort & Casino Doors @ 5pm Event 5:30 pm-8:00 pm Buy your tickets now! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/S275821 3 4 In case you haven't heard —We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Stabicraft, an international boat manufacturing company with 30+ years of experience, to Port Angeles in 2022! The Port of Port Angeles, Clallam County EDC and Washington State Department of Commerce has worked together to support the location expansion of Stabicraft manufacturing to fulfill the increased demand of North American orders of their reputable boats. Stabicraft is an established boat builder headquartered in Invercargill, New Zealand and chose the location partly due to the culture of our region. David Glen, CEO of Stabicraft stated "Port Angeles is quite like our hometown, Invercargill — we are both coastal towns with a long seafaring heritage." The company produces over 1000 aluminum chambered boats annually and is dedicated to building safe, solid, high -performing trailer boats for recreational boating inshore and offshore. Stabicraft has leased 16,000 sq ft of existing facility space from the Port of Port Angeles Airport Industrial Park to begin their manufacturing operations. Currently, the company has 160 employees and 22 apprentices, with a dedicated focus on staff training, development, and innovation. Stabicraft is expected to initially employ approximately 12 employees with the intention of increasing their workforce up to 40 employees over the next 3-5 years. The manufacturer of recreational boats expects to begin operations in 2022. This collaborative victory is a result of the strong working partnerships with the Port of Port Angeles, Washington State Department of Commerce and Clallam EDC. The Port of Port Angeles will continue to work closely to support the success of Stabicraft's first US manufacturing plant. GRANTS... Lifeboat 3 Application Portal for Round 2 has closed. The Next Round of Review is scheduled for 2022. Get your application in today! The Clallam County Commissioners have agreed to begin the process to distribute up to $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to small businesses that have been the hardest hit and/or unable to receive federal or state funding with priority going to businesses that fall into one of the following categories: 1. Small businesses who previously applied and qualified for Working Washington or prior CARES -funded Lifeboat grants that did not receive funding; 2. Nonprofits (and potentially small businesses) who provide child care services; 3. Small businesses who qualified for 2nd PPP rounds of funding due to incurring a 25% reduction in revenues but did not receive a 2nd PPP loan; 4. Startup small businesses who commenced operations in 2019 or 2020 in Clallam County or changed their business type in 2019 or 2020; 5. Fishing guides that did not qualify for any state or federal assistance programs during the pandemic; 6. Event Planners & Festival Operators that did not qualify SVOG or other state assistance programs; 7. Restaurants who applied for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund but did not receive any funding; 8. Businesses that transported passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 for transport to the hospital, that incurred significant unreimbursed COVID mitigation related costs); and 9. Businesses that can make the case that their unique situation of revenue loss (relative to other businesses in the county) warrants grant funding. You'll be able to find more information about the grant program at https://chooseciallamfirst.com/lifeboat-3-erant/. The 2021-23 Early Learning Facilities (ELF) grant application is now open. The 2021-23 Early Learning Facilities (ELF) grant application is now open. Please visit our website for the link to the Zoom Grants application and to access supporting materials. Emergency Broadband Benefits About the Emergency Broadband Benefit The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price. Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below: 1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced -price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year; 2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; 3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or 4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID- 19 program. Download the EBB Brochure HERE. Events... Red, Set, Go! Luncheon for Olympic Medical Center February 25 1 Port Angeles, WA Other Good Stuff... Due to Covid-19, the IRS has released this Frequently asked questions for states and local governments on taxability and reporting of payments from Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. Resources for Employer Health Insurance for Employees Are you looking to provide health insurance for your employees? Here are a few Washington State options! Business Health Trust One Redmond Clallam County Free Food Resources WSU Extension has provided a comprehensive list of free food resources for Clallam county. To download the list click the button below. You can also find this and other resources at chooseclallamfirst.com/communityrelief Statewide Resource - No -Cost Accountant Services: The Seattle Metro Chamber's REACH program and the Business Health Trust are sponsoring accounting consulting services for small businesses to help employers navigate PPP forgiveness, Employee Retention Tax Credits, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and financial record -keeping for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The CPA assistance is available to Washington businesses with 100 employees or fewer. Employers can reach out to Leigh (leigj seattleca ber.co ) to get connected with an accountant at Clark Nuber. Many thanks to the Seattle Metro Chamber for offering this amazing resource statewide! LOW INTEREST RATE, GOVERNMENT -FUNDED BUSINESS LOANS... IMPORTANT EMPLOYER UPDATES FROM ESD: Paid Leave: Premium Rate to Increase in 2022 For the first time since Paid Family and Medical Leave launched, the premium rate will increase. This change goes into effect with Quarter 1 of 2022. The split of the employer and employee share of the premium rates will also change in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, 2022, the premium rate will be 0.6%: The new premium rate of 0.6% takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022. But for now, the current rate of 0.4% is in effect until Dec. 31, 2021. Employers will pay approximately 27% of the total premium and employees will pay about 73%. Continue using the 0.4% rate for the rest of 2021. But don't forget to withhold at the new 0.6% rate starting in January! If you don't, you'll be responsible for the difference during quarterly reporting. What's next • Update your calculations and withhold the new 0.6% rate starting in January. If you don't, you'll be responsible for the difference during quarterly reporting. • For your calculations, the employer share of premiums is 26.78% and the employee share is 73.22%. We will have updated resources available at paidleave.wa.gov for you and your employees before the end of the year. Stay tuned! Rate is increasing due to higher usage and reduced payrolls during the pandemic: Washington workers are finding value in Paid Leave. They are using the program as intended, and it's allowing them to take care of themselves and their loved ones when they need it most. • There has been high usage of the program this year, and family leave use was higher than medical leave use. • About 51% of our claims are for family leave and about 49% are for medical leave. This means we need to change the amount we collect in premiums for each type of leave. Reduced payrolls during the pandemic While overall usage has been high, the total premiums collected during quarterly reporting have been lower because of reduced payrolls due to Covid-19. Since 1981, the private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit EDC has been priority focused on recruiting quality new businesses to Clallam County while retaining the existing businesses and assisting in expansion. The EDC supports companies in creating new jobs and to grow the economy and infrastructure of our rural county and Washington State. 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This will be the Chamber Cafe first Chamber Cafe of 2022 where Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean and Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton will discuss Your Community the "State of the County" and hot topics for 2022. Conversation There is time allocated for this cafe for your direct questions to the Commissioners. Registration is now open. A code will be needed for the Zoom meeting access. There is no cost to attend. You do not need to be a Chamber member to participate but will need to bring your own coffee and muffins. Your Ad could be reaching this large audience at no cost to youl Just ask usl The Chamber is investing in our Community & YOUR business. 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Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 1 Affordable Housing and the Impact of Short -Term What steps are required for Rentals the city to adopt/implement By Steve Butler the Home Fund/Housing Do an increasing number of short-term rentals impact the local housing and Related Services salestax pursuant to RCW market, especially for low- and moderate -income residents? Research 82.14.530? suggests it does, and some local governments are regulating short-term rentals differently as a result. More from MRSC Insight What is the process for New Ruling Addresses Adverse Possession of lifting a local ban on marijuana retail Public Property establishments? By Oskar Rey MRSC occasionally receives inquiries on whether adverse possession Have a question? applies to public property. A recent Washington Court of Appeals Officials and employees case, Michel v. City of Seattle, provides useful clarification of these from eligible government standards. More from MRSC Insight agencies can use our free New Report Reviews the Efficacy of Impact Fee one-on-one inquiry service, Ask MRSC. Deferral Programs By Lisa Pool JLARC recently released a report detailing the success of local Em government impact fee deferral programs for the construction of new development, fees that are meant to help finance construction of new public facilities. More from MRSC Insight New Program Supports Transition to Cleaner Vehicle Fleets By Melinda Spencer Local governments wanting to switch to cleaner, zero -emissions car fleets now have a new resource to consult, the Green Transportation Program. More from MRSC Insight To Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Consider Buildings By Deepa Sivarajan In this blog, guest author Deepa Sivarajan discusses why local governments should add building electrification to their toolkit when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their jurisdiction. More from MRSC Insight Green Building Incentives that Work: Follow the Roadmap By Chris van Daalen This guest blog introduces the Zero Carbon Buildings Policy Toolkit, a free resource available to help cities, towns, and counties understand and apply green building incentives in their communities. More from MRSC Insight Upcoming Trainings Registration for each webinar closes at 5 PM the day before the event. All pre -registered attendees will get access to the recorded webinar a day after the broadcast. Local Climate Response — Building Resiliency and Adapting to Impacts (Webinar) January 12, 11 AM —12:30 PM 2 Cost: FREE I Credits: CM Learn more and register Conflict Resolution Skills in Local Government (Webinar) January 25, 11 AM —12 PM Cost: $35 1 Credits: CML Learn more and register Tax Increment Financing (TIF) (Webinar) February 3, 10 AM — 11 AM Cost: $30 1 Credits: CPE, CML Learn more and register Missed a webinar? On -Demand Webinars are available to view for a fee; credits are available for some In Focus 7 Ways the New Infrastructure Package Invests in Planning More than just a highway bill, the legislation is injecting billions of federal dollars into environmental justice, climate action, and local planning efforts. Here's how it all shakes out. More from American Planning Association The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising, Inc. The Court is being asked to determine whether the Austin, Texas, sign code's distinction between on —and off —premises signage is permissible under the First Amendment. More from APA Blog A manifesto by planning and transportation professionals committing to hearing all voices during public engagement processes. More from Planetizen Washington News Edmonds to reconsider $4,000 fee for outdoor dining in public right of way 3 major projects push forward in Ocean Shores, including a tsunami tower Okanogan County code updated to cover hearing examiner Changesin - Rules for G A The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting its first review and update of the administrative rules for the Growth Management Act (GMA) since 2010. Comments on a preliminary draft are due by January 19, with final rulemaking expected by June 30. More information is available on the project website. Green Roofs in the Time of COVID- 19 Green infrastructure, like parks, green roofs, rain gardens, trees, and permeable pavement, are vital and effective tools for making our urban landscapes healthier, more climate resilient, and stronger in the long term. 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Click Here January 4, 2022 Student rural -urban exchange program aims to bridge America's cultural divide The American Exchange Project is introducing U.S. high school graduates to a life they likely never knew, and Beaverhead County, Mont. Commissioner Mike McGinley has put his county on the list of participants. Legislative Updates Cyber attacks don't take breaks for holidays A new information security vulnerability is prompting counties to make sure their end -user security is in place and working properly. Read more County launches race -blind charging pilot program Yolo County's new software removes racial identifiers out of charging documents in hopes of prompting fairer prosecutions. Read more Alameda County offers residents a recipe for healthy living Alameda County created a program to put fresh produce in the hands of the residents who need it most and taught them how to live a healthy lifestyle and foster a healthy community. Read more MORE COUNTY NEWS 2 N. First ARPA Recovery Fund Project and Expenditure Reports due Jan. 31 Counties with more than 250,000 residents or received more than $10 million in recovery funds must submit their first quarterly project and expenditure reports by Jan. 31. Read more FCC launches Affordable Connectivity Program The FCC launched a permanent program aimed at helping low- income households access the internet. Read more U.S. Court of Appeals reinstates OSHA COVID-19 large employer vaccination and testing rule The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on OSHA emergency temporary standard that requires large employers to develop, implement and enforce a COVID-19 vaccination or testing policy. Read more NOAA releases new tool to map county susceptibility to climate and weather hazards The new tool is expansion of FEMA's National Risk Index and provides detailed information to counties on their susceptibility to weather and climate hazards such as wildfires, floods, drought and heat waves, tornado outbreaks and hurricanes. Read more EPA implements new Lead and Copper Rule revisions and announces new rulemaking EPA announces $2.9 billion in FY 2022 funds for lead pipe remediation. Read more 3 White House holds maternal health day of action, unveils key agency initiatives The White House announced several key steps the administration is taking to improve maternal health conditions in the United States. Read more White House extends freeze on student loan payments through May 1 The recent COVID-19 omicron surge prompted the decision to extend the freeze through May 1, 2022. Read more The Latest From NACo Apply NOW to attend the Cities & Counties for Fine and Fee Justice Bootcamp Cities & Counties for Fine and Fee Justice (CCFFJ) is hosting a "bootcamp" convening on March 3-4, 2022 in Phoenix for local jurisdictions interested in advancing local fine and fee reform. Over the course of two days, representatives from jurisdictions across the country will have the chance to 4 learn from experts who have engaged in this work and walk away with detailed guides for various reforms to help them get started. Selected communities will have travel expenses paid for two people. Please complete the CCFFJ Bootcamp Application by Sunday, Jan. 16. New report: The County's Role in Providing an HIV Continuum of Care NACo partnered with Med-IQ to develop The County's Role in Providing an HIV Care Continuum, a report that explores how counties can support HIV prevention, diagnosis, medical treatment and long-term care. The report features data from a recent NACo survey about county HIV services, including how they have changed due to COVID-19 and real -world perspectives and observations from county health officials. Read more here. I went to state planning conferences so you don't have to Esri's Keith Cooke reports on various state American Planning Association conferences and what county leaders could learn there. NYSAC and three+one podcast NYSAC Executive Director Stephen Acquario is joined by Joseph Rulison, CEO and Co -Founder of NACo partner three+one, to give a financial outlook and predictions for county leaders as we head into 2022. Listen here. HPLA profiles - Dan Karlin Dan Karlin is the Lewis and Clark County, Mont. engineer. 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20001 "®M Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America's counties! Click here to unsubscribe. Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 3:38 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Pleasejoin us tomorrow for Representative Derek Kilmer, and more! From: director@forkswa.com Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 3:32:29 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Please join us tomorrow for Representative Derek Kilmer, and more! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Kate Dean, Happy New Year! We resume our weekly meetings tomorrow, January 5th with our featured speaker Representative Derek Kilmer. Our meeting takes place online Noon —1pm and is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Programs January 5— Representative Derek Kilmer January 12 — Business Meeting and Susan Shoemaker, NODC Business Assistance Program January 19—TBA January 26 — Cynthia Bork, American Elm Heritage Project February 2 — State of the City Address by Mayor Tim Fletcher February 9 — No meeting (I'm out due to a medical appointment) You can join the meeting with this recurring link: Join Zoom Meeting https:Hus02web.zoom.us/i/81445247896?pwd=ZnVteW5GcVFJcnBzMOhlM053WUIWQT09 Meeting ID: 814 4524 7896 Passcode: 818137 One tap mobile +12532158782„81445247896#,,,,*818137# US (Tacoma) +13462487799„81445247896#,,,,*818137# US (Houston) THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK TIME TO VOTE FOR THE 2022 BOARD! Sharon Millett, Hoh Indian Tribe — President Diana Reaume, QVSD — Vice -President Linda Keen, Quillayute River Resort —Treasurer Melene Bourm, Forks Community Hospital —Secretary Bruce Paul, Forks Outfitters — At -Large Bill Peach, Individual — At -Large Bruce Hanify, Individual — At -Large Trent Thurman, Miller Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast —At-Large And non -elected positions: Christi Baron, Forks Forum — Past President Renee Rux, Quileute Oceanside Resort — Quileute Tribal Representative Tim Fletcher, Mayor —City of Forks Representative FOREVER TWILIGHT IN FORKS FESTIVAL Tickets for the annual event scheduled for September 8-11, 2022 went on sale Saturday at 10 am. With the popularity of the Twilight Saga franchise, return customers and new fans, all 350 tickets were sold by 4 pm Sunday! This will be a big year and we are excited to welcome fans back for the four -day event! In addition to ticketed events, we will have many free events as well! For more information see www.ForksWA.com/FTFFestivaI CLALLAM EDC MAKE SURE TO JOIN CLALLAM EDC'S MAILING LIST SO YOU DON'T MISS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND COUNTY NEWS! https://chooseclallamfirst.com/ Join Josh Weiss, the North Olympic Legislative Alliance (NOLA) lobbyist on Coffee with Colleen tomorrow: Josh will provide an overview of the short Legislative Session and a recap of the North Olympic Legislative Alliance's three top priorities for Clallam and Jefferson Counties: 1. Extend the .09 Rural Economic Development Program 2. Ensure Completion of the Elwha Bridge Replacement 3. Assist Rural, Economically Distressed Communities • Continue to Expand Rural Broadband • Support Workforce Housing • Postpone the Electrician Apprenticeship Mandate • Reform the way that Prevailing Wages are Set • Enact Policies to Support Local Contractors. For a further explanation of the priorities: NOLA 2022 Legislative Agenda Join Zoom Meeting https://uso2web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VllrRHhSRGlnYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodzO9 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) +13462487799„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) WE WANT TO DO YOUR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Would you like to celebrate your new business, grand opening, re -opening, addition, or a special unveiling with a ribbon cutting ceremony? We would love to provide that service to you! Simply contact me and we will put it on the calendar. Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies make great acknowledgements for business milestones! WEST END BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (WEBPA) WEBPA meetings take place at the Congregational Church, 7:30am. Dues are only $10 for an individual, and $25 for a business. WEBPA is a wonderful non-profit organization that provides business networking, and through fundraising, keep our lovely town decorated for Christmas! For more information, please contact Christi Baron 360-374-3311 or cbaron@forksforum.com eftwawt New 1W AV & 2022 DUES Thank you to everyone who has sent in their dues for 2022! We will send out reminders this week. If you haven't received yours, please contact me. FOREVER TWILIGHT IN FORKS COLLECTION Forever Twilight in Forks Collection is open winter hours! Come see us Friday and Saturday Noon — 4pm. Please see link for more details. We will be open Fridays and Saturdays from September 17, 2021 to May 14, 2022. FORKS CHAMBER STAFF DIRECTORY Lissy Andros, executive director Karl Larson, assistant to the E.D., Kari handles all of our visitor correspondence and administrative duties for the Chamber, and the online store. She is also in charge of ordering our merchandise and sending out visitor packets. Gay Bunnell, Forever Twilight in Forks Collection and VIC staff member. Gay is our lead staff member at the Collection, including maintaining the records for the exhibits. Wendy Sumner, Visitor Center staff member. Susie Michels, IT Manager. Susie runs our website and handles all technical issues. PPP, EIDL and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Best, P'13'3 s� Lissy Andros, Executive Director Forks Chamber of Commerce 1411 S. Forks Avenue Forks, WA 98331 360-374-2531 office 903-360-4449 cell Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 6:00 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Update: Climate on Tap for Wed Jan 5th Cancelled due to Weather From: Local 20/20 Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 5:59:13 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Update: Climate on Tap for Wed Jan 5th Cancelled due to Weather ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. View this email in your browser Local 20/2o Announcements Special Update Jan 4, 2022 Promoting Sustainability and Resilience in East Jefferson County Cancelling Climate on Tap due to snow for Wednesday, January 511 Out of safety concerns for all, the January 5th Climate on Tap will be cancelled. We plan to reschedule the session, "Start the New Year off right with ideas and solutions to 1 lower our transportation footprint!" for Wednesday, February 2"d. Keep your eyes on this newsletter for updates, including a possible earlier time to make travel easier for all. Each Climate on Tap is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30. Co- sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action, Jefferson County Public Health, and FinnRiver Cidery. This is not a lecture series, but a discussion format with a focus on action taking. For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491. 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Sims Way #12 • Port Townsend, Wa 98368 • USA 3 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 4:02 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: PLVC Board Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2022 From: Port Ludlow Village Council Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 4:01:11 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: PLVC Board Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2022 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. o un e TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND UNIFY Thursday,, 1/6/2022 2:45 p.m. Zoom Conference Call In observance of the Governor's recent mandate requiring everyone to be masked during indoor gatherings regardless of vaccination status and an abundance of caution, we have suspended in -person Board meetings for the meantime. We still believe that it is important to reach out to the community like we do monthly, only now we will conduct these meetings using conference calling until we are allowed to resume our normal gatherings. • Date; Thursday, .January 6, 2022 . Time; 2;45 - 4;45 PM This will be the regular monthly meeting of the Village Council Board. The high- level agenda for the meeting is: i. Call to Order ii. Stakeholder updates: (3 — 5 minutes per update) iii. PLVC Committee Updates: (3 — 5 minute) iv. HOA Updates: (3 — 5 minutes per update) v. Citizen Comments two (2) minutes each vi. Board Business/Reports/Actions/Discussions/Old New Business vii. Closing remarks — Evaluation - Adjournment The full detailed agenda can be found here. 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Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. �ew post on Olympid Peminsula y i� .nvironmental Congress Authorizes• '• AlWhidbey Naval Base Included- MartenLaw.com by Bergstein This has been an known ongoing issue with the Navy base, poisoning water supplies on Whidbey Island. The $400 million should help identify where this is happening and what can be done about it. The hidden costs of our "sound of freedom" as some promotors of the base would like to call it, creates poisoned ecoystems, ear splitting noise even inside insulated classrooms for children, and many other costs. Another sound of freedom is also the roll call in Congress to fund this activity. 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Copy and paste this URL into your browser: hftp://olyopen. com/2022/01/05/congress-authorizes-pfas-testing at-mi I ita!'y-faci I ities-th ro u g ho ut- us-wh id bey- n ava I -base-. included-martenlaw-com/ 2 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:10 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Kopachuck State Park Right of Way Transfer to Pierce County. - UPDATE From: Washington State Parks Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:02:31 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Kopachuck State Park Right of Way Transfer to Pierce County. - UPDATE ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. State Park Right of Way Transfer to Pierce County. Lis link given for the webpage appears to not be working. i link is below. No other details have changed. is currently working on a capital project that will renovate and expand both the upland and beac f the park. As a requirement to receive a building permit for this project, Pierce County is requiri ght-of-way widths along certain portions of exiting roadway abutting the park. has determined that the project would generate additional traffic and when completed, will gen( which will have an impact on the existing county roadway system, and these impacts must be -way dedication required by the County will help to offset the impacts of this development on the ;day, January 11, 2022, at 6 pm. ual Meeting. The link to the meeting is https:Hbit.ly/3eNgx7r. You do not need to download Micr( in. You will need a web browser and speakers to watch and listen to the presentation. :an provide written questions, comments, and suggestions during the meeting. Additional inforrr the project webpage: https:Hbit.ly/3EdX5uA. al information, or if you need special accommodations for the meeting contact Ken Graham at ,parks..ov Manage Subscriptions I Unsubscribe All I Help I Contact Us I Subscribe heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDeliveiy Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 1111 Israel Road S.W. �j -6512 7( 2 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:26 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Recovery Cafe January 2022 calendar From: Recovery Cafe Jefferson County Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:25:20 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Recovery Cafe January 2022 calendar ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. 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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 2:24 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Payroll Tax of .58% Looks to be Delayed 18 Months From: Clallam EDC Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 2:23:33 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Payroll Tax of .58% Looks to be Delayed 18 Months ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. CLALLAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Washington Cares Fund Agreement Announced_-_ Employer Responsibilities Remain Unclear: Yesterday, January 4, Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins announced that an agreement had been reached between Democratic Leaders in the House and Senate and the Governor to delay implementation of the Long -Term Care program for 18 months. The delay includes collection of the 0.58% payroll tax to fund the program. The proposed agreement: • Delays implementation of the Long -Term Care program until July 1, 2023 1 • Allows for a pro -rated long term care benefit for individuals who are at least 54 years of age and retire within 10 years of program implementation. • Adds new exemptions for disabled veterans, military family members, immigrants, and non -state residents. The agreement also includes a requirement that if the delay is signed into law, any employer that withheld the payroll tax beginning January 1, is required to remit it back to their employees within 120 days. Additionally, if the employer had remitted the payroll tax to the Employment Security Department (ESD), then ESD is required to remit the amount back to the employer within 120 days. Two bills, HB 1732, and HB 1733 have been pre -filed to implement the agreement. Speaker Jinkins and Majority Leader Pat Sullivan indicated that their plan is to move these bills to the Senate within the first two weeks of Session. Background: In 2019, the Legislature passed HB 1087 to implement a Long -Term Care Program funded by a 0.58% tax (called "premiums") on employee earnings. The new payroll tax took effect on January 1, 2022. The tax funds the Washington Cares Fund, which is intended to provide financial assistance for long term care. Under the original legislation, workers had the ability to opt out of the program at any time. In 2021, however, the law was amended to require all workers to contribute into the program unless they could show proof of private long term care insurance by November 1, 2021. Over the past year, unions and employers, communicated about several significant issues over eligibility requirements to collect benefits and the new payroll tax. Employer Responsibilities and Options: The current situation remains somewhat cloudy. Current law requires employers to begin collecting the 0.58% payroll tax on January 1, 2022. The rules implementing the program, WAC 192-910-015 state: (1) Employers must deduct premiums for each pay period in which the employee receives wages. 2 (2) When an employer is found by the Department to be noncompliant with collecting premiums from an employee, the employer must file an amended report and pay the past due premiums. Speaker Jinkins pointed out that Washington State will collect the payroll tax beginning January 1. She also indicated that the House and Senate will not withhold the payroll tax from legislative staff beginning January 1. Options• Current law requires withholding the new payroll tax. However, it appears likely that legislative action to delay the program by 18 months will happen early in 2022. The proposed legislation clearly contemplates the following scenario for employers: • An employer complies with current law and withholds the payroll tax beginning January 1. The Employment Security Department (ESD); however, will not require remittance of the payroll tax to the state until April 2022. • If the proposed agreement is passed and signed into law, then the employer returns the amount withheld to their employees. • If the employer has remitted the payroll tax to ESD, then ESD has 120 days to remit back to the employer. Thank you to Bruce Beckett, the Port of Port Angeles' contract lobbyist, for his synopsis provided here. Resources for Emplover Health Insurance for Employees Are you looking to provide health insurance for your employees? Here are a few Washington State options! Business Health Trust One Redmond OTHER PAYROLL UPDATES FROM ESD: Paid Leave: Premium Rate to Increase in 2022 3 For the first time since Paid Family and Medical Leave launched, the premium rate will increase. This change goes into effect with Quarter 1 of 2022. The split of the employer and employee share of the premium rates will also change in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, 2022, the premium rate will be 0.6%: The new premium rate of 0.6% takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022. But for now, the current rate of 0.4% is in effect until Dec. 31, 2021. Employers will pay approximately 27% of the total premium and employees will pay about 73%. Continue using the 0.4% rate for the rest of 2021. But don't forget to withhold at the new 0.6% rate starting in January! If you don't, you'll be responsible for the difference during quarterly reporting. What's next • Update your calculations and withhold the new 0.6% rate starting in January. If you don't, you'll be responsible for the difference during quarterly reporting. • For your calculations, the employer share of premiums is 26.78% and the employee share is 73.22%. We will have updated resources available at paidleave.wa.gov for you and your employees before the end of the year. Stay tuned! Rate is increasing due to higher usage and reduced payrolls during the pandemic: Washington workers are finding value in Paid Leave. They are using the program as intended, and it's allowing them to take care of themselves and their loved ones when they need it most. • There has been high usage of the program this year, and family leave use was higher than medical leave use. • About 51% of our claims are for family leave and about 49% are for medical leave. This means we need to change the amount we collect in premiums for each type of leave. Reduced payrolls during the pandemic While overall usage has been high, the total premiums collected during quarterly reporting have been lower because of reduced payrolls due to Covid-19. 4 Since 1981, the private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit EDC has been priority focused on recruiting quality new businesses to Clallam County while retaining the existing businesses and assisting in expansion. The EDC supports companies in creating new jobs and to grow the economy and infrastructure of our rural county and Washington State. Clallam County Economic Development Council 1 338 W 1st St., Suite 105, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by info@clallam.org powered by Constant Contact Try email marketing for free today! 9 jeffbocc From: Washington State Parks <WA.Parks@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:03 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Kopachuck State Park Right of Way Transfer to Pierce County. - UPDATE ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. State Park Right of Way Transfer to Pierce County. Lis link given for the webpage appears to not be working. I link is below. No other details have changed. is currently working on a capital project that will renovate and expand both the upland and beac f the park. As a requirement to receive a building permit for this project, Pierce County is requiri ght-of-way widths along certain portions of exiting roadway abutting the park. has determined that the project would generate additional traffic and when completed, will gen( which will have an impact on the existing county roadway system, and these impacts must be -way dedication required by the County will help to offset the impacts of this development on the ;day, January 11, 2022, at 6 pm. 1 ual Meeting. The link to the meeting is https://bit.ly/3eNgx7r. You do not need to download Micrc in. You will need a web browser and speakers to watch and listen to the presentation. :an provide written questions, comments, and suggestions during the meeting. Additional inforrr the project webpage: https:Hbit.ly/3EdX5uA. al information, or if you need special accommodations for the meeting contact Ken Graham at prks.a.gov Manage Subscriptions I Unsubscribe All I Help I Contact Us I Subscribe jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 1111 Israel Road S.W. -6512 2 jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 8:31 AM Subject: A thought to respond to Dems ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Do all Republicans believe the same things? Of course not. Rarely do members of a single political group agree on all issues. Even among Republicans, there are differences of opinion. As a group, they do not agree on every issue. Possibly instead of silence and being shamed- we might produce a statement of where as- U.S. Supreme Court said in 2008 in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, "flagrant examples of such fraud ... have been documented throughout this Nation's history by respected historians and journalists ... [that] demonstrate that not only is the risk of voter fraud real but that it could affect the outcome of a close election." Where as - these United States of America is the first constitutional republic in the world, Where as -Republicans believe Congress shall make no law respecting the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Where as -we are confident in saying that there are far too many vulnerabilities in our current system. Where as -it is important that people must have trust in the outcome, which currently is difficult to do, because of the vulnerabilities that currently exist. Where as -election fraud is relatively easy to commit and difficult to detect after the fact. Where as- some public officials appear to be unconcerned with election fraud and fail to pursue cases that are reported to them. Where as -Reforms intended to ensure election integrity do not disenfranchise voters in fact protect their right to vote and restores fairness and integrity of election outcomes no matter who wins. Where as -Americans deserve to have an electoral process that they can trust. Where as -30 000 ? peaceful Americans gathered in WA DC for a peaceable assembly to voice their displeasure towards an electoral process they did not trust. Where as - this peaceful assembly was hijacked by a few hundred people that stormed the capital Where as - top Army officials argued against sending the National Guard delaying a response for hours. Where as - we strongly oppose any violence on persons or property we highly question the motives behind the decision not to interfere in the storming of the Capital. We Republicans of Jefferson County abhor any defiling of Of our US Constitution?? In a 36-page memo, Col. Earl Matthews, who held high-level National Security Council and Pentagon roles during the Trump administration, slams the Pentagon's inspector general for what he calls an error -riddled report that protects a top Army official who argued against sending the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6, delaying the insurrection response for hours. V tAQ "...the centre cannot hold". jeffbocc From: Wa. Wildlife & Recreation Coalition <policy@wildliferecreation.org> Sent: Wednesday, January S, 2022 9:00 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: LegDay Update & Schedule ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Can't attend? Support your outdoors all year long by gving as little View this email in your browser as $5 a month. Legislative Day is right around the corner! As we work to schedule your meetings with legislators, we've planned a Zoom 101 training to get you ready for your meetings on January 20. You'll have a chance to connect with fellow advocates! We will hold two Zoom 101 training sessions on January 12 & 13 from 10 - 11AM. These are identical training sessions, so plan to attend just one! If you've signed up for Legislative Day, no additional registration is needed to sign up for the training. We'll be sending you a calendar item directly in your email. Just like last year, these trainings will be held entirely online, so you can join us from the comfort of your home! Sign up today to meet with your legislators and tell them why it's important to fund the outdoors! We'll manage all the logistics, from scheduling to hosting training sessions for you. Questions about Legislative Day? Email policy@wildliferecreation.org I ►7 Copyright @2022Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, All tights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Coalition emails or are a member of one of our partner organizations. Our mailing address is: Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition 14023r Ave. Guite714 Seattle, VVoQ81O1 Add us to your address book Photo Credit: RCO'sPRISM Database Want to change how you receive theseamails? ieffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:54 AM Subject: HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers -- HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Ballots? (VIDEO) ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. https://www.thegatewaypund it.com/2022/01/huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whistleblower-adm its-making-45000- stuffing-ballot-boxes-just-one-242-traffickers-possibly-1-million-ballots/ tAQ "...the centre cannot hold". 1/6/22, 12:28 PM HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes - Just One of 242 Traffickers - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Ballots? (VIDEO) By Jim Hoft Published January 5, 2022 at 10:09am 4860 Comments MIUMININ THIS IS A BREAKING UPDATE — The Georgia ballot trafficking whistleblower reportedly admitted to making $45,000 for stuffing Georgia ballot boxes from 2 to 5 AM in the morning. He was just one of 242 alleged ballot traffickers identified by the True the Vote investigation. There is a possibility of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of ballots that were stuffed into the ballot boxes in Georgia! Radio host John Fredericks went on with Steve Bannon on The War Room on Wednesday morning after news broke last night that a ballot trafficker had started talking in Georgia after he was paid thousands of dollars for stuffing the ballot boxes in a massive ballot harvesting scheme in Georgia. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01 /huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whistleblowe r-admits-ma king-45000-stuffing-ballot-boxes-j ust-one-242-traffi... 1 /5 1/6/22, 12:28 PM HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers ... BREAKING: Georgia Investigators have `Ballot Trafficker' Who Is x Talking — Admits to Being Paid THOUSANDS in 2o2o Election Ballot Boxes Ballot Harvesting Scheme - 242 Ballot Traffickers Detected This morning John Fredericks had more on the ballot trafficking in Georgia in 2020. This is a total game changer! John Fredericks: Here's the bottom line. You can't ballot harvest in Georgia. What turned this around is that a whistleblower in Georgia came forward. On the tapes they identified 240 of the same people going around the state stuffing ballot drop boxes between 2 and 5 AM... where they were emptying backpacks out and they were dropping 50, 100 ballots into a dropbox. This is totally illegal... Here's the bottom line, right? The one whistleblower that came forward beause allegedly his mom said, hey what you're doing is wrong and you need to be honest about it. Own up to it. He said that he was paid $10 per ballot... And he made $45,000 between November 3rd and the runoff. Two elections he made $45,000!... Now do the math. He said this was the average payout. There were 240 people of the same ones over and over in the same car involved in it. You start doing the math here. 45,000 time 240 people... You've got $11 million dollars distributed illegally. Then you take 45oo ballots by 240 people. You're talking about a million ballots! Via The War Room: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01 /huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whistleblower-admits-making-45000-stuffing-ballot-boxes-just-one-242-traffi... 2/5 1/6/22, 12:28 PM HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers ... V-4 4 criT . Submit a Correction MIMININIM a Jim Hoft 1 More Info, Recent Posts Jim Hoft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01 /huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whist!eblower-admits-making-45000-stuffing-ballot-boxes-just-one-242-traffi... 3/5 1/6/22, 12:28 PM HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers ... M https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01 /huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whistleblower-admits-making-45000-stuffing-ballot-boxes-just-one-242-traffi... 4/5 1/6/22, 12:28 PM HUGE! Georgia Ballot Trafficking Whistleblower Admits to Making $45,000 for Stuffing Ballot Boxes -- Just One of 242 Traffickers X Gateway PtMindit t} :.>.0:7s?. T!,<:? G.;tcxvvay 4'urtr!it. All Rights Roserved. eok ttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01 /huge-georgia-ballot-trafficking-whistleblower-admits-making-45000-stuffing-ballot-boxes-j ust-one-242-traffi... 5/5 ieffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:47 AM Subject: Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 1 Indiana thecentersquare.com ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Not from Covid-19 https://www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages-18- 64/a rticle_71473b12-6b1e-11ec-8641-5b2c06725e2c.htmI v tAf) "...the centre cannot hold". 1/6/22, 12:29 PM Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 i Indiana I thecentersquare.com https://www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages- 18-64/article 71473b12-6b1e-11ec-8641-5b2c06725e2c.html Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 By Margaret Menge I The Center Square contributor Jan 1, 2022 Shutterstock photo (The Center Square) — The head of Indianapolis -based insurance company OneAmerica said the death rate is up a stunning 40% from pre -pandemic levels among working -age people. "We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history of this business — not just at OneAmerica," the company's CEO Scott Davison said during an online news conference this week. "The data is consistent across every player in that business" https://www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages-18-64/article_71473bl2-6bl a-11 ec-8... 1 /3 1/6/22, 12:29 PM Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 1 Indiana I thecentersquare.com OneAmerica is a $100 billion insurance company that has had its headquarters in Indianapolis since 1877. The company has approximately 2,400 employees and sells life insurance, including group life insurance to employers nationwide. Davison said the increase in deaths represents "huge, huge numbers;' and that's it's not elderly people who are dying, but "primarily working -age people 18 to 64" who are the employees of companies that have group life insurance plans through OneAmerica. "And what we saw just in third quarter, we're seeing it continue into fourth quarter, is that death rates are up 40% over what they were pre -pandemic;' he said. "Just to give you an idea of how bad that is, a three -sigma or a one-in-200-year catastrophe would be 10% increase over pre -pandemic;" he said. "So 40% is just unheard of" Davison was one of several business leaders who spoke during the virtual news conference on Dec. 30 that was organized by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Most of the claims for deaths being filed are not classified as COVID-19 deaths, Davison said. "What the data is showing to us is that the deaths that are being reported as COVID deaths greatly understate the actual death losses among working -age people from the pandemic. It may not all be COVID on their death certificate, but deaths are up just huge, huge numbers" He said at the same time, the company is seeing an "uptick" in disability claims, saying at first it was short-term disability claims, and now the increase is in long-term disability claims. "For OneAmerica, we expect the costs of this are going to be well over $100 million, and this is our smallest business. So it's having a huge impact on that;" he said. That $100 million is what OneAmerica will have paid out to policyholders in group life insurance and disability claims, the company said. Davison said the costs will be passed on to employers purchasing group life insurance policies, who will have to pay higher premiums. https://www.thecentersquare. com/indiana/indiana-life-insuran ce-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages- 18-64/article_71473b12-6b1 a-11 ec-8... 2/3 1/6/22, 12:29 PM Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 1 Indiana I thecentersquare.com The CDC weekly death counts, which reflect the information on death certificates and so have a lag of up to eight weeks or longer, show that for the week ending Nov. 6, there were far fewer deaths from COVID-19 in Indiana compared to a year ago — 195 verses 336 — but more deaths from other causes — 1,350 versus 1,319. These deaths were for people of all ages, however, while the information referenced by Davison was for working -age people who are employees of businesses with group life insurance policies. At the same news conference where Davison spoke, Brian Tabor, the president of the Indiana Hospital Association, said that hospitals across the state are being flooded with patients "with many different conditions," saying "unfortunately, the average Hoosiers' health has declined during the pandemic." In a follow-up call, he said he did not have a breakdown showing why so many people in the state are being hospitalized — for what conditions or ailments. But he said the extraordinarily high death rate quoted by Davison matched what hospitals in the state are seeing. "What it confirmed for me is it bore out what we're seeing on the front end,..." he said. The number of hospitalizations in the state is now higher than before the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced a year ago, and in fact is higher than it's been in the past five years, Dr. Lindsay Weaver, Indiana's chief medical officer, said at a news conference with Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday. Just 8.9% of ICU beds are available at hospitals in the state, a low for the year, and lower than at any time during the pandemic. But the majority of ICU beds are not taken up by COVID-19 patients — just 37% are, while 54% of the ICU beds are being occupied by people with other illnesses or conditions. The state's online dashboard shows that the moving average of daily deaths from COVID-19 is less than half of what it was a year ago. At the pandemic's peak a year ago,125 people died on one day — on Dec. 29, 2020. In the last three months, the highest number of deaths in one day was 58, on Dec. 13 https://www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages-18-64/article_71473b12-6b1 a-11 ec-8... 3/3 jeffbocc From: Maureen Bennett <mmbennett0757@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:20 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Covid Quote ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. I was appalled to read Brotherton quote in the Leader" it feels like a relief to get Covid" Lucky for him he wasn't one of the ones who died or ended up in a hospital or lost a loved one. How insensitive. Sent from my Phone jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 2:40 PM Subject: Big Left -Wing 'Dark Money' Groups Fund Schumer's Secretive Anti -Filibuster Ally ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morni ngbrief/big-left-wing-dark-money-groups-fund-schumers-secretive-anti- filibuster-aIly_4192441.htmI tAQ "...the centre cannot hold". 1/6/22, 12:30 PM Big Left -Wing 'Dark Money' Groups Fund Schumer's Secretive Anti -Filibuster Ally THE EPOCH TIMES WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: Senate Majority Leader Chuck scnumer (u-NY) speaKs ai a news cumin ut; lullu-111v a virtual weekly Senate Democratic Policy meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Schumer, along with other senators, spoke on numerous topics including future votes on voting rights legislation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) CONGRESS PREMIUM Big Left -Wing `Dark Money' Groups Fund Schumer's Secretive Anti - Filibuster Ally BY MARK TAPSCOTT January 4, 2022 Updated: January 4, 2022 AA Pffill Print Fix Our Senate, the obscure outfit leading a coalition of 70 liberal advocacy groups backing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) anti -filibuster drive, is a left-wing "dark -money pop-up," according to a political nonprofit finance expert. https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/big-left-wing-dark-money-groups-fund-schumers-secretive-anti-filibuster-ally_4192441.html 1 /2 1/6/22, 12:30 PM Big Left -Wing 'Dark Money' Groups Fund Schumer's Secretive Anti -Filibuster Ally Continue Readin Instantly log in or create your free ac Enter your err By creating an account, you agree to our Terms and Condi https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/big-left-wing-dark-money-grou ps-fu nd-schumers-secretive-anti-filibuster-ally_4192441.html 2/2 ieffbocc From: Washington State Department of Transportation <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 3:50 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: WSDOT Travel Advisory: Big clean ongoing: US 101 remains closed between Hoodsport, Quilcene ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region — PO Box 47440 — Olympia, WA 98504-7440 — 360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY Jan. 5, 2022 Contact: Stefanie Randolph, communications, 360-357-2789 Big clean ongoing: US 101 remains closed between Hoodsport, Quilcene HOODSPORT — Nearly 50 miles of US 101 between Hoodsport in Mason County and State Route 104 in Jefferson County remains closed to travelers after heavy snow Sunday evening brought down powerlines and trees on the highway. Since then, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews have worked side by side with public utility crews removing downed powerlines and debris from the highway. Since Monday, crews have made substantial progress repairing powerlines and clearing debris from the highway. As of Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 5, approximately 5 miles of US 101 just north of Hoodsport are impassable due to powerlines and trees on the highway. Because of the terrain, winter conditions, and the lack of available space for vehicles to turn around, the closure points will remain in place until utility crews finish repairs and the highway is clear of debris. Travelers are advised to use State Route 3 and SR 104 around the closure. Drivers are reminded to not go around the road closed signs. Only local traffic is permitted. 1 WSDOT and local utility crews are working to reopen the highway as quickly and safely as possible. If weather permits, crews expect to reopen this closed section by the end of Thursday, Jan. 6. Another weather system moving in has the potential to bring more heavy snow and rain to the area that may affect reopening the highway. Travelers can get real time information about state highways via the WSDOT app and WSDOT webpage. Hyperlink within the release: • WSDOT app: wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app • WSDOT webpage: com/travel/real-time/map/ Trees remain down on powerlines and travel lanes on US 101 north of Hoodsport WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. To learn more about what we're doing, go to 2 www.wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures, videos, news and blogs. Real time traffic information is available at wsdot.com/traffic or by dialing 511. SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences j Unsubscribe I Help This email was sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Ave SE • Olympia, WA 98504 3 jeffbocc From: E Lessing Sokol <preussenfrau@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 4:06 PM Subject: Immediate attention! WA Involuntary force you into quarantine facilities ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Since even the third VAX shows no Protection- will a fourth?! What about the next mutant? Will all of us face isolation? On Jan. 12th at 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM, the WA State Board of Health will discuss applying current infectious disease WAC codes to include Covid-19 for all WA State residents. To voice your concerns, register for the live webinar here: https•I/us02web zoom us/ /reg /WN DjusYlOWTj-EyQyDTdyxsw - You can also dial -in using your phone for listen -only mode: Call in: +1 (253) 215-8782 (not toll -free) Webinar ID: 894 7406 4216 Passcode: 957396 - Location: 101 Israel Rd. SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 PROPOSED POLICIES: - Allow local health officers to use law enforcement (WAC 246-100-070) to force an emergency order to involuntarily detain a person or group of persons (families) to be isolated in a quarantine facility (WAC 246- 100-045) following refusal to voluntary comply with requests for medical examination, testing, treatment, counseling, vaccination (WAC 246-100-040). These specifics come from WAC 246-100. • Include the Covid-19 injections as part of school immunization requirements using WAC 246-105. DETAILS HERE: https:/./sboh.wa.gov/.../MeetingInfor.../2022/lanuary12Online WAC CODE LAWS: https:,/,/app.leg.wa.gov/WACIdefault.aspx?cite=246-100-070 https:./,Iapp.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-100-045 https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-100-040 https:/Iapes.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-100 httl2s:llapps.leg.wa.gov/wacldefault.aspx?cite=246-105 Here are the emails for everyone on the Washington State Board of Health: wsboh@sboh.wa.gov michelle.davis@sboh.wa.gov melanie.hisaw@sboh.wa.gov christy.hoff@sboh.wa.gov stuart.glasoe@sboh.wa.gov samantha.pskowski@sboh.wa.gov kaitlyn.donahoe@sboh.wa.gov caitlin.lang0sboh.wa.gov lindsay.herendeen@sboh.wa.gov tracy.schreiber@sboh.wa.gov hannah.haag@sboh.wa.gov kelie.kahler@sboh.wa.gov Nathan iel.Thai@sboh.wa.g V tAf2 "...the centre cannot hold".