EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners consider memorial route
Published 12:01 am Monday, November 10, 2014
The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss designating state Highway 19 a memorial highway when they meet Monday.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
The proposal advocates renaming the road, which connects U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 20, as the North Olympic Peninsula Medal of Honor Memorial Highway,
Those honored are Civil War veterans Francis A. Bishop and Thaddeus Smith, World War II veteran Richard Beatty Anderson and Vietnam War veteran Marvin G. Shields.
The commissioners are also scheduled to discuss a new animal code that will require dog licenses and to schedule a public hearing to gather information about the topic sometime in December before adopting the ordinance.
During the commissioners’ briefing at 1:30 p.m., they are to discuss participation in the Washington Cities Workers’ Compensation Retrospective Rating Program and a possible transfer of county-owned Dosewallips floodplain to State Parks.
Items on the consent agenda include:
■ Scheduling a hearing for a clean water district ordinance amendment for 10 a.m. Nov. 24 in commissioners’ chambers.
■ Scheduling a public hearing to discuss a noise control ordinance for 11 a.m. Nov. 24 in chambers.
■ An agreement to extend the cost estimation service on the proposed Port Hadlock waste treatment facility until Dec. 31, 2015.
The county courthouse will be closed Tuesday for Veterans Day.
Port Townsend city
The Port Townsend City Council will discuss a 1 percent general levy increase and a hike of 7.40 percent in the emergency medical services levy when it meets Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Tax levies must be adopted by Nov. 30.
The council also will discuss commissioning a feasibility study for the development of the Howard Street Corridor.
The city has $65,000 to fund the study: $48,759 in grants with a $16,250 cash match.
The council also will consider the comprehensive plan docket.
City offices will be closed Tuesday for Veterans Day.
Council office hours, during which members of the public can discuss any topic with a member of the City Council, take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the mayor’s office at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Other city meetings are:
■ Lodging Tax Advisory Committee special meeting — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, third-floor conference room, City Hall, 250 Madison St.
■ Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, council chambers.
Port Townsend schools
The Port Townsend School Board will conduct a levy discussion and hear a report about the ReCyclery and how cycling benefits students when it meets Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gael Stuart Building, 1620 Blaine St.
Port of Port Townsend
Port of Port Townsend commissioners will hear an update about the Point Hudson breakwater project and discuss the proposed 2015 budget when they meet Wednesday.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in chambers, 333 Benedict St.
The usual 9:30 a.m. workshop has been canceled this week.
Port staff expects to have 60 percent of the Point Hudson project’s engineering drawings completed by January so the permitting process can begin.
Chimacum schools
The Chimacum School Board will consider a closed campus when it meets Wednesday.
The board will meet at 6 p.m. at the library on the Chimacum High School campus at 91 West Valley Road.
The board also will hear updates on the superintendent search and bond.
