JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jefferson County and the city of Port Townsend seek public input on updating the “Jefferson County – City of Port Townsend Hazard Mitigation Plan.”
Jefferson County, the city and 16 special districts will participate in the plan.
This includes JeffCom 9-1-1, all fire departments, all school districts, the Jefferson County Public Utility District, the Jefferson County Library District, the hospital district and the Port of Port Townsend.
“The purpose of the plan is to provide a structured approach so that participating organizations can document their strategic plans for improving their resiliency prior to a disaster occurring, according to a news release.
Public input is a requisite for the plan to be approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The 2016 plan includes both natural and man-made hazards and is considered an all-hazards plan.
A work in progress is available at www.jprephazmitplan.org.
Suggestions for mitigation strategies will be included in the plan.
Registration is required to leave comments.
Comments can be sent to khorvath@co.jefferson.wa.us or mailed to Ken Horvath, c/o Jefferson County Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center, 81 Elkins Road, Port Hadlock, WA 98339.
Climate and media
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College English professor Mark Valentine will present at Studium General “The Climate-Disrupted Culture: Media in the Mess-Age” in Peninsula College’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
Valentine will present on “public relations as a front for propaganda, provide insight into the media and discuss a memo calling for the creation of Think Tanks to inflate/deflate issues.”
The presentation will be a prequel to 2016 Writer-in-Residence Dahr Jamail’s Studium presentation “Living on a Climate-Disrupted Planet” on Thursday, April 28.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, email Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Club open house
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association will hold its spring open house at the club’s shop, 81 Hooker Road, Unit 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Attendees can bring rocks to identify, see and learn how to cut rocks, and learn how to polish stones for use in jewelry or for display.
Club members will be available to show attendees the shop and its facilities as well as answer questions.
There also will be demonstrations on wire-wrapping polished stones and facilities for metal smithing and casting.
For more information, visit www.sequimrocks.com or phone Scott Thornhill, club president, at 360-912-1520.