HomeMy WebLinkAbout030670M BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER A. M. "BUD" O'MEARA
DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER GEORGE HUNTINGFORO
DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER WALTER A. KELLY, CHAIRMAN
CLERK OF THE BOARD BETTY J. TEMPLE
ENGINEER EDWIN A. BECKER, P. E.
SECRETARY JERDINE C. BROWN
MINUTES
MARCH 6, 1970
10:00A.M. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN WALTER A. KELLY WITH COMMISSIONER A. M. "BUD„
O'MEARA PRESENT. COMMISSIONER HUNTINGFORD BEING ABSENT.
ENGINEER ED BECKER pRESNTED A LETTER STATING THAT PER COMMISSIONERS' INSTRUCTIONS, HE HAD IN—
VESTIGATED THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A PUBLIC ACCESS AND ''OAT LAUNCHING SITE ON THE PUBLIC
STREET AND TIDELAND LYING BETWEEN THE PLAT OF FULLER'S ACRES AND THE MARROWSTONE RESORT AND
FOUND IT TO BE IMPRACTICAL.
MR. ARTHUR WORLUND APPEARED TO SAY THAT HE AND HIS GROUP ARE OPPOSED TO MAKING THE ROAD A PUBLIC
ACCESS DOWN TO THE BEACH.
PEOPLE APPEARING WITH MR. WORLUNO WERE: CARL WORLUND, FRANK FULLER, FORREST SHUMAKER, MRS.
KENNETH ROSE, DR. ROBERT CARTER, H. L. HANSEN, ANNETTE K. BAILEY, MARGUERITE F, HANSEN, AND
MR, J. L. BAILEY.
MR. RONALD WEBB, MR„BILL WEEKS AND MR. CLAIRE SOLZMAN APPEARED RE: GASOLINE vS PROPANE GAS.
MR. SOLZMAN ASKED WHY THE COMMISSIONERS' WERE LOOKING INTO THE USE OF PROPANE GAS, AND ED
BECKER SAID IT.,WAS MAINLY BECAUSE OF AIR POLUTION, MR. SOLZMAN STATED THAT PROPANE GAS DOES
NOT HAVE THE 11PICK UP" AND THE POWER OF GASOLINE, AND ALSO IT IS VERY INCOMVIENT BECAUSE OF
LACK OF STATIONS AND AVAILABILITY. HE SAID LP GAS WAS NOT AS GOOD FOR AIR POLUTION AS THEY
ADVERTISE BECAUSE OF 25% OF METHANE MIXED INTO LP GAS. LARGE DIFFERENCE IN BTU CONTENT AND
REGULAR GASOLINE IS MUCH BETTER.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O'MEARA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLY TO PUBLISH ORDINANCE No.1.
SAID ORDINANCE IS TO BE PUBLISHED ONCE IN THE PORT TOWNSEND LEADER, MARCH 12, 1970 WITH NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 6, 1970.
BID OPENING: DOSEWALLIPS RIVER ROAD, COUNTY ROAD No. 70
ROGER HOLMS $21,923.75
J. P. SURACE $15,296.90
RALPH WELLS $23,498.70
BIGSTONE 42,270.00
GARY KVINSLAND $17,656.00
CO. ENGINEER, ED BECKER $18,460,20
ENGINEER BECKER TOOK BIDS FOR TOTALING.
AFTER TOTALING, ENGINEER BECKER ADVISED THAT BID BE AWARDED TO J. P. SURACE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O'MEARA AND SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT BID FROM J. P.
SURACE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF DOSEWALLIPS RIVER ROAD, COUNTY ROAD NO. 70.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O'MEARA AND SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN KELLY TO ADPROVE TELEPHONE PERMIT.
To PLACE BURIED TELEPHONE CABLE ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE OF SOUTH POINT ROAD FROM TELEPHONE
COMPANY STATION 152f00 SOUTHERLY TO STATION 293+18, AND ALSO PLACE CABLE ALONG THE WESTERLY
SIDE OF OLD SHINE ROAD FROM STATION 13+39 SOUTHERLY FOR STATION 1o8+8o, AND ALSO PLACE CABLE
ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF PARADISE ESTATES ROAD FROM STATION 0+11 WESTERLY .TO STATION 13+15.
APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' RELIEF FUND FROM _BRUCE N. TURNER,
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O'MEARA AND SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN KELLY TO APPROVE APPLICATION.
MONEY iS TO BE PAID TO THE CREDITORS INSTEAD OF THE APPLICANT,
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O'MEARA AND SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN KELLY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
BOARD MEETING ON MARCH 2, 1970.
AUDITOR BETTY TEMPLE APPEARED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS' WILL BE RECEIVING A LETTER
FROM THE JR. PROBATION OFFICE ASKING FOR OFFICE SPACE ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE.
LETTER FROM DAVID M. THOMPSON, AND ONE FROM LEE J. MARING STATING THAT THEY ARE AGAINST THE
CLOSURE OF THE ROAD ON THE, SOUTH END OF MARROWSTONE ISLAND. THEY WANT THE ROAD MADE INTO A
PUBLIC ACCESS.
R. L. JOHNSON, CECIL C. NEILSON, DAVID M. THOMPSON AND ALBERT W. KERR APPEARED RE: ROAD AT
SOUTH END OF MARROWSTONE ISLAND. . THEY WANT THE ROAD MADE INTO A PUBLIC ACCESS.
COPIES OF CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE, AND THE PERSORMANCE BOND RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS'
FROM WESTERN ELEVATOR CORP.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER, BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.