EYE ON JEFFERSON: West Uncas Road temporary closure, work before county panel

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss closing a portion of West Uncas Road for several months for bridge construction when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

The meeting will be in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

Commissioners also plan three executive sessions from 10:20 a.m. to 11 a.m. to discuss actual or potential litigation.

West Uncas Road would be closed between mileposts 0.766 and 0.842 for a little more than five months — between June 1 and Nov. 30 — to allow the culvert at Salmon Creek to be replaced with an 80-foot concrete bridge to eliminate a fish passage barrier.

The project will cost an estimated $1.09 million. Eighty-five percent of the cost will be funded by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board with the remaining 15 percent funded by a $100,000 National Fish Passage Program grant and the county road fund.

A call for bids is expected to be issued Monday. Bids would be accepted until 9:30 a.m. Feb. 20.

Commissioners also will consider a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 589 covering county Public Works employees.

The agreement would provide a 5 percent general wage increase for 2017, no increase for 2018 and 2019 and a 1.75 percent increase for 2020.

Other items on the consent agenda include:

• A call for bids for liquid asphalt to be accepted until 9:30 a.m. Feb. 12.

• A $4, 142 increase in the contract with Coultas General Contracting for improvements of the Quilcene Solid Waste Drop Box Site.

• An agreement with PBS Engineering and Environmental for Snow Creek culvert replacement. The maximum amount of the contract would be $102,926.

• A contract agreement for community services grant funding with the Jefferson County Conservation District in the amount of $49,975.

At 10 a.m., commissioner will conduct a hearing on an emergency supplemental budget appropriation of $6,000 for the Emergency Management Fund.

At the 1:30 p.m. county administrator briefing, commissioners will discuss a match for the Tarboo Creek, Farm and Forest conservation futures project

Port Townsend City Council

The Port Townsend City Council will discuss a draft agreement with East Jefferson Fire Rescue concerning issues before and after annexation — if residents approve the move — when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

No action is expected on the draft agreement and other draft documents related to a possible annexation.

The council also will consider a city manager transition plan as well as a state legislative agenda.

Other city committee meetings, which are in conference rooms at City Hall, 250 Madison St., unless otherwise noted are:

• Council Finance and Budget Committee — 3 p.m. Tuesday, council chambers at 540 Water St.

• Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Board — 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, first-floor conference room.

• Stormwater Management Plan Ad Hoc Committee — 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, council chambers at 540 Water St.

Port Townsend Planning Commission

The Port Townsend Planning Commission will discuss the critical areas ordinance when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The panel will meet in council chambers at 540 Water St.

The committee members also will discuss the Rainier Street/Upper Sims Way Subarea Plan, elect officers and consider appointment of a new member.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will consider authorization to solicit bids for the Point Hudson south jetty demolition and replacement when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The regular session be preceded by a public workshop on infrastructure development and business objectives in the strategic plan.

Meetings will be at 333 Benedict St.

Commissioners also will consider submitting a zoning code text amendment for Point Hudson to the City of Port Townsend.

Chimacum School Board

The Chimacum School Board will hear an update on changes in federal law when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will be at Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road. It will be preceded by an executive session at 5 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining.

The board also will consider adopting policies on allowable costs for federal programs, gifts or donations, bid requirements, driver training, safety operations, capital assets and theft-sensitive assets and State Environmental Policy Act compliance.

Quilcene School Board

The Quilcene School Board will consider superintendent and special education director job description and posting when it meets at noon Monday.

The special meeting will be in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

Port Townsend schools panel

The Port Townsend School District Wellness Committee will consider updates in the 2017-2020 plan when it meets at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The panel will meet in the library at Blue Heron Middle School, 3939 San Juan Ave. It also will prepare for the School Board retreat on Feb. 2.

Jefferson PUD

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will interview candidates for the general manager position in executive session on Monday and Tuesday.

The special meetings will be at 63 Four Corners Road. They will begin at 8 a.m. each day and last no longer than 5 p.m.

Another special meeting is planned at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Four Corners PUD Operations Center at 310 Four Corners Road to consider the TCF Architecture scope of services proposal and fee schedule for the administration and operations building addition and remodel project.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will consider adopting a board book, calendar and committee assignments when they meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The board will meet in the Victor J. Dirksen Conference Room on the first floor of 834 Sheridan St.

Fort Worden Public Development Authority

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board will consider authorizing the executive director to negotiate lease amendments with State Parks when it meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will start at Commons B at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.

The board also will consider amendments to the contract with Signal Architecture.

It will hear an update on Makers Square and a market segment presentation on weddings.

More in News

Priscilla Hudson is a member of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club, which is responsible for clearing a weed- and blackberry-choked 4 acres of land and transforming it into an arboretum and garden known as the Pioneer Memorial Park over the last 70 years. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Pioneer Memorial Park grows into an arboretum

Granted certification by ArbNet program

Members chosen for pool task force

Locations outside Port Townsend to get closer look

Bidder wins project on lottery drawing

Lake Pleasant pilings to be replaced in July

Corrections officer assaulted as inmate was about to be released

A Clallam County corrections sergeant was allegedly assaulted by… Continue reading

Firefighters rescue hiker near Dungeness lighthouse

Clallam County Fire District 3 crews rescued a man with… Continue reading

Jefferson County law library board seeks public input

The Jefferson County Law Library Board is seeking public… Continue reading

Nonprofits to gather at Connectivity Fair

Local 20/20 will host its 2024 Jefferson County Connectivity Fair… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Main Street Program is planning an Earth Day work party in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Earth Day cleanup events slated for Saturday

A variety of cleanup activities are planned around the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Sequim Police Department promotes Larsen to sergeant

Maris Larsen, a Sequim Police detective, was promoted to sergeant… Continue reading

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about cropping bird photos for best presentation during Saturday’s Olympic Birdfest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Bird spotting

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part… Continue reading