City Council

Kathy Downer takes the oath office for Sequim City Council seat No. 1 on Jan. 8, 2024, in the council chambers. She plans to resign from council this month after three-plus years to spend time with family. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Sequim council member to resign

Downer unseated former mayor in 2023 election

 

Port Townsend creates new department to oversee creative district

Melody Sky Weaver appointed director of Community Service Department

 

Residents of various manufactured home parks applaud the Sequim City Council’s decision on Dec. 9 to approve a new overlay that preserves manufactured home parks so that they cannot be redeveloped for other uses. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim preserves overlay for homes

Plots can be sold, but use must be same

 

Housing, climate top Port Townsend’s state agenda

City also prioritizes transportation, support at Fort Worden

Property purchase intended for housing

Port Angeles envisions 18 to 40 residents

PA to charge vacant, disconnected properties a base rate for utilities

Goal is more equitable structure, council says

Port Townsend to provide services to homeless encampment

City approves portable bathrooms, dumpsters

Sequim passes its 2025 budget

Capital projects include expanded utilities

City of Port Angeles adopts balanced budget

Revenue, expenses set about $157 million

Port Angeles, waterfront district agree to three-year deal

Funds from parking, quarterly billing to help with public events

Port Townsend City Council to draw down funds in 2025 budget

City has ‘healthy fund reserve balance,’ finance director says

Port Angeles funds lodging tax requests

Sixteen applications to undergo review

Port Townsend’s Water Street sewer project gets funds

City council authorizes contracts; construction to start in January

Port Townsend expects $18M in public works expenditures next year

Director covers more than $73M in six-year capital facilities plan

Port Townsend ethics complaint dismissed

Officer examines argument on open meetings

Port Angeles implements annual business license fee

Those with gross revenue over $25,000 to pay $190

Port Townsend to market housing project

Tasks planned to develop 319 units

Port Angeles City Council to meet Wednesday

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PT City Council votes to oppose I-2117

State to spend $3.2B from Climate Commitment Act in biennium

Sales of fireworks will be prohibited in Sequim city limits effective late October 2025 after Sequim city council members voted to restrict the sale. The decision comes seven years after former city council members voted to ban the discharge of fireworks in city limits. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Sequim to ban fireworks sales

Ordinance to go into effect next fall

Sales of fireworks will be prohibited in Sequim city limits effective late October 2025 after Sequim city council members voted to restrict the sale. The decision comes seven years after former city council members voted to ban the discharge of fireworks in city limits. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)