Former Sequim Council member named to Port of Port Angeles commission

Published 2:37 pm Monday, January 9, 2012

PORT ANGELES — Former Sequim City Council member Paul McHugh was named the Port of Port Angeles’ newest commissioner today.

McHugh, a retired real estate broker, was selected unanimously for the Sequim-area District 1 seat by board President John Calhoun and recently elected port commissioner Jim Hallett.

McHugh, who served eight years on the Sequim City Council, will fill out the two-year unexpired term of Jim McEntire, who was elected Nov. 8 to the Clallam County board of commissioners.

Calhoun and Halett had narrowed a field of 12 applicants to four finalists who gave presentations at the port’s regular Monday meeting.

The other finalists were Sterling Epps, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office cold-case investigator; chiropractor and land developer Shawn Hankins and retired aeronautical engineer Gerald Stiles.