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Project to rid Jefferson waters of old creosote-laden pilings to resume
PORT TOWNSEND — Another round of removing creosote-tainted pilings in Jefferson County commences along the Port Townsend waterfront…
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Statewide PUD study touts tax payments by those which provide electricity
PORT TOWNSEND — When it comes to taxes, public utility districts pay about the same taxes as investor-owned…
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OlyCAP buys Port Townsend buildings
PORT TOWNSEND — Olympic Community Action Programs administrators expect to save more than $100,000 a year by spending…
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Fred Hill Materials wants apology from Jefferson County commissioners
PORT TOWNSEND — Lifting the order to stop work on an environmental impact statement for a proposed 4-mile-long…
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Have you got yours? IRS has more than $600,000 to give to North Olympic Peninsula residents
While many have already spent their economic stimulus checks, more than 3,000 qualifying North Olympic Peninsula residents have…
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Jefferson PUD board discounts numbers in Puget Sound Energy-backed study
CHIMACUM — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners enthusiastically await the results of their own contracted feasibility study…
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Supporters of PUD electrical service say they don’t believe PSE study
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District leaders and advocates for local electric service were surprised but…
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East Jefferson pocketbook shock seen by PSE-funded study if PUD takes over electricity service
PORT TOWNSEND — A Jefferson County Public Utility District takeover of Puget Sound Energy’s electric service would cost…
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Port Townsend seeing double? No, it’s just Steilacoom II‘s sister ferry
PORT TOWNSEND – The Steilacoom II and her older ferry sister, Christine Anderson, might have left some thinking…
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Jefferson County removes curbs on pit-to-pier impact statement work
PORT TOWNSEND — With a company representative defiantly saying Fred Hill Materials Inc. would not negotiate, Jefferson County…
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East Jefferson voters to decide on electricity future: PSE or PUD
PORT TOWNSEND — Do you want the Jefferson County Public Utility District to bring you electricity instead of…
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Brinnon senior nutrition program on through August
BRINNON — Rejuvenated support of the community’s senior nutrition program has led to it gaining another reprieve through…
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Repaving projects suffer from scarce funds, too
Jefferson and Clallam counties have fallen behind in road maintenance for the last couple of years, say officials,…
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‘It’s getting scary’: Port Townsend businesses in Upper Sims area hit by burglars
PORT TOWNSEND — Police are investigating the third and most damaging of three burglaries at Vintage Hardware in…
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Showdown today on pit-to-pier after Fred Hill Materials pays money to Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — Fred Hill Materials’ attorney has demanded that Jefferson County commissioners and interim county Administrator Dennis…
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Public asked for ideas for upgrades to key Jefferson County state highways
PORT HADLOCK — What improvements would you like to see on state highways 19 and 20 leading to…
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Irked Jefferson County halts its work on pit-to-pier project over payment issue
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials have stopped all work on an environmental impact statement for the Fred…
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Jefferson County injects cash to help health department
PORT TOWNSEND — Facing the revenue shortfalls associated with a sluggish economy, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved…
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State tourism leader speaks to Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce
PORT TOWNSEND — When it comes to dependency on tourism in the state, Jefferson County is above average.…
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The dilemma of Dosewallips: Road’s future mired in years of controversy
BRINNON — The debate over whether to restore the Dosewallips River Road is black-and-white, as Quilcene-based Hood Canal…