NEWS BRIEFS: Port Townsend port meeting location switched … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend will meet at the Port Townsend Yacht Club instead of the Point Hudson Marina Room for its special meeting today.

It was announced Monday that the 1 p.m. meeting will take place at the club at 2503 Washington St.

The meeting’s agenda remains unchanged. It includes discussion of Point Hudson south jetty alternative bid schedules and marina access provisions, as well as process and timeline for the Northwest Maritime Center’s proposal to manage Point Hudson.

PA City Council

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council will hold special meetings at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. today.

The meetings will both be in Council Chambers in City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St, according to Monday press releases.

The purpose of the 11:30 a.m. meeting is to view a webinar training provided by the Association of Washington Cities.

The one-hour video, “Working together — Understanding the Roles and Responsibilities of Elected Officials,” is the first webinar of a four-part series that is specifically designed for elected officials.

The full webinar schedule is “Finance 101 for Elected Officials” on May 22, “Community Planning & Development 101 for Elected Officials” on Aug. 1 and “Effective Local Leadership: How to Move Initiatives Forward and Get Things Done” on Oct. 11.

The 5 p.m. meeting is a closed executive session to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel and to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered, according to a press release.

The regular city council meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

JCHS preservation awards

PORT TOWNSEND — Nominations for the Jefferson County Historical Society’s annual Historic Preservation Awards are due Saturday, March 31.

Nomination forms can be accessed by visiting www.JCHSMuseum.org or picked up at the society’s headquarters in historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

The awards honor individuals and organizations that restore original structures or preserve traditions that form the historic fabric of Jefferson County.

Two types of awards are presented.

The Mary P. Johnson Award awards historic structure projects that meet the secretary of Interior’s standards for restoration.

Certificates of Appreciation are given for a variety of preservation and restoration projects and are not limited to physical structures.

Any project can be awarded, and anyone can nominate a project.

All nominations will be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Awards Committee.

Previously, awards have gone to such major projects as restoring City Hall and the Jefferson County Courthouse clock tower, but, said executive director Bill Tennent, restoration of more modest buildings is equally important.

Non-structure awards have been presented to authors of local histories, museum exhibits, cemetery stewards, oral history projects and people who have contributed to the preservation of county history.

In 2017, awards were presented to Anne Ricker and Scott Abbott for restoration and the adaptive use of Quilcene Friends Church; the Nordland General Store for maintaining a historic neighborhood business; Building 202 at Fort Worden for restoration and adaptive reuse of Peninsula College; and Steve Chapin for perpetuating the traditional skill of building Pocock racing shells.

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