Alan Choate

Trail system south of Sequim due to be revamped

A plan to revamp the trail system on state trust lands at Burnt Hill is now on file and open to public comment through Nov.… Continue reading

Lack of quorum delays hearing on Cedar Ridge

SEQUIM -- Dozens of people filed into the Sequim Planning Commission's meeting Tuesday night, but many of them didn't get to comment on the project… Continue reading

Sequim Planning Commission OKs rezoning 133.6 acres at meeting that turns into growth debate

SEQUIM -- Planning Commission members recommended a zoning change for 133.6 acres Tuesday, but the meeting ended up being about more than how much housing… Continue reading

236-lot subdivision goes before Sequim Planning Commission tonight

SEQUIM -- A large subdivision that has drawn fire for its potential impacts on traffic, water and wildlife is scheduled to go before the Sequim… Continue reading

Ground broken on Olympic Medical Center site in Sequim

SEQUIM -- In the year that Dr. David Wang has been practicing medicine on the North Olympic Peninsula, his chemotherapy patients have asked one question… Continue reading

Buyer’s excise tax opponents lead in fundraising effort

Opponents of the proposed buyer's excise tax in Clallam County have at least a 4-to-1 fundraising advantage over supporters, with a bulging bank account being… Continue reading

Sequim business owner helps save pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina

SEQUIM -- Like many business owners, Hope Stime set up a donation point at her business, the Park Place Market in Sequim, to benefit the… Continue reading

Traffic at top of Sequim discussion

SEQUIM -- Unsafe driving on city streets, what's being done about a new City Hall and the Olympic Discovery Trail were topics discussed at a… Continue reading

Second Sequim planning commissioner to quit

SEQUIM -- A second vacancy has opened on the Sequim Planning Commission, and the city will seek applicants until Oct. 14 to fill out the… Continue reading

Faulkner resigns from Sequim Planning Commission

SEQUIM -- Planning Commission member Forest Faulkner has resigned from the advisory body, citing health and personal reasons. Faulkner has served about 18 months on… Continue reading

Sequim considers growth, elk herd

SEQUIM -- A discussion of what to do with Sequim's signature elk herd ranged far and wide Wednesday afternoon but reached few conclusions. One solid… Continue reading

Sequim voters to face levy request Feb. 7

SEQUIM -- The Sequim School District will seek a new maintenance and operations levy to replace the one that expires next year, and officials plan… Continue reading

Sequim: Petco, Starbucks eye locations

SEQUIM -- Two more national chains have announced their intentions to build on Sequim's chronically under-construction west side -- California-based Petco and Seattle coffee retailer… Continue reading

Sequim’s growth fulfills plan, creates issues

SEQUIM -- Growth in Sequim is fulfilling a plan put forth to guide development in 1996, a city official said Tuesday, but even with a… Continue reading

River “pulse” opens way for stranded salmon

SEQUIM -- An emergency shutoff of irrigation withdrawals from the Dungeness River over the weekend appears to have helped hundreds of salmon that had pooled… Continue reading

Sequim: Costco chairman says larger store will open in “06

SEQUIM -- Costco Wholesale's new location should be open by this time next year, but company officials on Friday still wouldn't say exactly where the… Continue reading

Sequim: Rookard’s Hardware to close; Home Depot competition cited

SEQUIM -- Rookard's Hardware, which has been open for more than 30 years and in the same family since 1988, will close soon, forced out… Continue reading

Louisiana couple living in Sequim, awaiting return home

SEQUIM -- Kim Mathisen and Crissy Michel were going to be in Sequim at the end of August anyway to celebrate the 75th birthday of… Continue reading

Getting on board: Mervin expanding Carlsborg manufacturing site

SEQUIM -- First, lavender. Now, snowboards. Carlsborg will become the snowboard manufacturing capital of the United States by October 2006 as Mervin Manufacturing consolidates its… Continue reading

Sequim’s population in 2025 projected to be 30,000

SEQUIM -- A projection pins the Sequim-area population in 2025 at almost 30,000 people -- an increase of more than 275 percent over the current… Continue reading