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Water fluoridation survey count starts this Monday

PORT ANGELES — Former Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand will begin her count of advisory city water fluoridation surveys Monday amid impressions that fewer surveys… Continue reading

Port Angeles water fluoridation: City Council member plans to make motion to end treatment at meeting today

Port Angeles water fluoridation: City Council member plans to make motion to end treatment at meeting today

PORT ANGELES — Now that city water customers have spoken, the City Council is likely to vote tonight on water fluoridation, and at least one… Continue reading

Port Angeles water fluoridation: City Council member plans to make motion to end treatment at meeting today
Port Angeles Council splits 4-3 but approves continued fluoridation

Port Angeles Council splits 4-3 but approves continued fluoridation

PORT ANGELES — City Council members voted 4-3 Tuesday to continue fluoridating the municipal water supply, rejecting the results of a recent advisory survey of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Council splits 4-3 but approves continued fluoridation
Fluoridation opponents turned out in force at Tuesday’s Port Angeles City Council meeting but failed to convince council members to vote against the water treatment. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles votes to continue water fluoridation; opponent to keep up work against treatment

PORT ANGELES — A key fluoride opponent vowed to fight on despite a split City Council vote that committed to continuing municipal water fluoridation through… Continue reading

Fluoridation opponents turned out in force at Tuesday’s Port Angeles City Council meeting but failed to convince council members to vote against the water treatment. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News
Fluoridation opponents turned out in force at Tuesday's Port Angeles City Council meeting but failed to convince council members to vote against the water treatment. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles votes to continue water fluoridation; opponent to keep up work against treatment

PORT ANGELES — A key fluoride opponent vowed to fight on despite a split City Council vote that committed to continuing municipal water fluoridation through… Continue reading

Fluoridation opponents turned out in force at Tuesday's Port Angeles City Council meeting but failed to convince council members to vote against the water treatment. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News
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Fluoride may play a role in Port Angeles mayor selection

PORT ANGELES — The City Council’s disputed 4-3 decision to continue fluoridating Port Angeles’ municipal water supply has seeped into an emerging tussle over who… Continue reading

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Fluoride may play a role in Port Angeles mayor selection

PORT ANGELES — The City Council’s disputed 4-3 decision to continue fluoridating Port Angeles’ municipal water supply has seeped into an emerging tussle over who… Continue reading

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PA Council elects Downie as mayor 4-3 over boos and shouting from fluoride foes

PORT ANGELES — The City Council elected Patrick Downie as mayor Tuesday and Cherie Kidd as deputy mayor through 2017 on 4-3 votes. Downie, Kidd… Continue reading

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Fluoridation foes packed the Port Angeles City Council chambers Tuesday

Port Angeles City Council to review options on fluoridation vote; protestors liken decision to tyranny

PORT ANGELES — City Council members have left the door ajar to revisiting their disputed, recent 10-year pledge to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply… Continue reading

Fluoridation foes packed the Port Angeles City Council chambers Tuesday
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Water-treatment proponents elected to top Port Angeles council positions with Patrick Downie made mayor, Cherie Kidd named deputy — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie is in his second term on the City Council. PORT… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Water-treatment proponents elected to top Port Angeles council positions with Patrick Downie made mayor, Cherie Kidd named deputy

PORT ANGELES — The City Council elected Councilman Patrick Downie mayor and Councilwoman Cherie Kidd deputy mayor through 2017 on 4-3 votes Tuesday after discussion… Continue reading

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Fluoridation foes packed the Port Angeles City Council chambers Tuesday

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles City Council to review options on fluoridation vote; protestors liken decision to tyranny

PORT ANGELES — City Council members have left the door ajar to revisiting their disputed, recent 10-year pledge to continue fluoridating the city's water supply… Continue reading

Fluoridation foes packed the Port Angeles City Council chambers Tuesday

Change fluoridation stance, Port Angeles department heads tell City Council

PORT ANGELES — City department heads have recommended that the Port Angeles City Council reverse its decision to fluoridate the municipal water supply. The staff… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council votes 4-3 to reaffirm fluoridation decision; ad-hoc committee to study alternatives

PORT ANGELES — Four City Council members dug in their heels Tuesday, standing firm on the decision to continue fluoridation of the municipal water system… Continue reading

Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles City Council reaffirms its decision to continue water fluoridation; change of government effort gets underway

PORT ANGELES — Four City Council members are standing firm on the decision to continue fluoridation of the municipal water system, overriding a survey of… Continue reading

Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles City Council reaffirms its decision to continue water fluoridation; change of government effort gets underway

PORT ANGELES — Four City Council members are standing firm on the decision to continue fluoridation of the municipal water system, overriding a survey of… Continue reading

Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Jan. 19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fluoride activists call for withholding water payments in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — In a call for civil disobedience, fluoride activists have mounted an effort to get city utility ratepayers to withhold payment of the… Continue reading

Fluoride opponents fill the hallway and stairs outside the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall on Jan. 19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Effort to change Port Angeles city government ongoing amid questions

PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents are pressing forward with a petition to change city government and elect a new City Council despite questions over the… Continue reading

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Marshall Jay Lewis enters Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday for a variety of charges related to the alleged New Year’s Day arson fire of the Beaver-area home of a woman who cut off a dating relationship with him. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Suspect in Beaver arson due back in court Feb. 5

BEAVER — A former Forks resident accused of trying to burn down the Beaver-area home of an ex-girlfriend is slated to enter pleas next week… Continue reading

Marshall Jay Lewis enters Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday for a variety of charges related to the alleged New Year’s Day arson fire of the Beaver-area home of a woman who cut off a dating relationship with him. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
Port Angeles Economic and Development Director Nathan West gives a presentation at the Port Angeles Business Association's breakfast meeting Tuesday. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

City official: Major projects spur growth in building permits in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Fueled by six major projects, city building permit values increased nearly fourfold in 2015, according to the Port Angeles economic and development… Continue reading

Port Angeles Economic and Development Director Nathan West gives a presentation at the Port Angeles Business Association's breakfast meeting Tuesday. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)