Brian Gawley

Port Angeles: Council seeks public input on two initiatives

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council wants to hear about what the public thinks about two statewide initiatives on the Nov. 5 ballot. The council… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Headquarters expansion next year

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park officials want to add two buildings and more parking at the its headquarters. The proposed expansion would include single-story… Continue reading

Quilcene man killed in crash in Eastern Washington

ROYAL CITY -- A Quilcene man was killed and one of his son airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Thursday morning following a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Graving yard” decision may be made soon

Now that Port Angeles has signed Westport Shipyard Inc., will a multimillion-dollar "graving yard" be the next big project for its industrial waterfront? State Department… Continue reading

Clallam: County facing “significant” layoffs in 2003

SEQUIM -- Declining revenues and increasing expenses despite no new programs or employees will force "significant" layoffs of county personnel in the 2003 budget, County… Continue reading

Sequim: Public hearing set Oct. 29 on SARC name change

A public hearing on adding "Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center" to the official name of "Clallam County Park and Recreation District No. 1" will be held… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Business group supports $60 million “graving yard” project

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- After listening to City Councilman Larry Williams extol the virtues of a proposed $60 million "graving yard," Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council passes development fee waiver

PORT ANGELES -- The city will be more attractive to businesses seeking to relocate after the City Council voted Tuesday to grant the city manager… Continue reading

Clallam: Conflict of interest concerns avoided in PUD vote

PORT ANGELES -- Dry Creek and Fairview elementary schools could soon receive high-speed fiber optic service as a result of a vote Monday by Clallam… Continue reading

Sequim: Park and Recreation District No. 1 seeks name change to “SARC”

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic and Recreation Center officials asked Clallam County commissioners Monday to change the name of its governing agency -- Park and Recreation… Continue reading

Forks: Machine lets city turn manure into fertilizer

FORKS -- The city of Forks is building a new "biosolid treatment facility" that will turn manure into "biohazard-free fertilizer" for use on city landscaping.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State considers harbor to build Hood Canal Bridge parts

The eight-week closure of the Hood Canal Bridge in 2006 could produce a $60 million windfall for Port Angeles. The construction area, or "graving yard,"… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Work on baggage screening area to begin at airport

PORT ANGELES -- Construction of the new baggage screening area at William R. Fairchild International Airport could begin within two weeks, Airport Manager Jeff Robb… Continue reading

Platypus Marine would welcome Westport to neighborhood

PORT ANGELES -- Platypus Marine General Manager Bruce Bryant says he would welcome Westport Shipyard to the community -- but hopes his company's needs would… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port votes to sell land after support for Westport is “overwhelming”

PORT ANGELES -- After a display of overwhelming community support for Westport Shipyards and its promise of 200 family-wage jobs, Port of Port Angeles commissioners… Continue reading

Clallam: Farmland futures fund uses federal grant to double its money (almost)

PORT ANGELES -- The fund started last year with $250,000 from the county's capital facilities fund to buy farmland development rights has received a $221,650… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Platypus Marine wants same land as Westport Shipyard

PORT ANGELES -- Platypus Marine Inc. wants the Port of Port Angeles to lease or sell it property to the west of the company's current… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council rejects stormwater utility — for now

PORT ANGELES -- Officials are taking a "wait and see" approach to development of a stormwater system following the rejection of the proposed utility Tuesday.… Continue reading

Clallam: Roberds leads Roth in PUD race; Haffner with safe lead

PORT ANGELES -- In the only contested race on the primary ballot, incumbent Hugh Haffner held a commanding lead over challengers Bill Roberds and Terry… Continue reading

Peninsula: Officials “disappointed” as sales tax measures trail

Officials in Clallam and Jefferson counties expressed disappointment Tuesday night that voters were rejecting proposed sales tax increases for criminal justice funding. They pledged to… Continue reading