Brian Gawley

Port Angeles: No changes to graving yard design despite lobbying efforts

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Transportation says it will make no changes to plans for a waterfront graving yard despite lobbying efforts by… Continue reading

Todd Pacific Shipyards tries limiting Port Angeles graving yard use

Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle is lobbying state legislators and the state Department of Transportation to prohibit private use of the graving yard being built… Continue reading

“Read Across America” in Peninsula schools on Monday

Monday marks "Read Across America," and it will be celebrated at schools across Jefferson and Clallam counties with read-a-thons and other events. Organized by the… Continue reading

The spans of time: Port Angeles seeks new Eighth Street bridge designs

PORT ANGELES -- The long process has begun for replacing the Eighth Street bridges over Valley and Tumwater creeks. The estimated $15.6 million project could… Continue reading

Clallam County imposes six-ton weight limit on Elwha River Bridge traffic

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners approved a six-ton weight limit for vehicles traveling over the Elwha River Bridge following a public hearing Tuesday morning… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles awards bid for Westport site work

PORT ANGELES -- Site preparation for Westport Shipyard's mega-yacht manufacturing plant will begin soon following Monday's contract award by Port commissioners. D. Holcomb and Co.… Continue reading

Elwha seek lower rate for proposed sewer hook-up

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal representatives and city officials will discuss Monday whether the tribe should be charged the residential or industrial rate… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Westport seeks city permit for yacht-building complex

PORT ANGELES -- Westport Shipyard has applied for a city building permit for the yacht manufacturing facility the company has proposed for three waterfront acres… Continue reading

Port Angeles has “lots of work” before developing fluoridation timeline

PORT ANGELES -- City officials have to develop a timeline for installation of a water fluoridation system. "There's lots of work to be done before… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Port Angeles considers grant for water fluoridation — first of two parts

Should Port Angeles fluoridate its water? That's the question that will be debated before the City Council in a public hearing Tuesday. The hearing could… Continue reading

New construction will offset most of Daishowa reassessment

PORT ANGELES -- New construction last year means the downward reassessment of Daishowa America Co. Ltd.'s paper mill won't increase the county portion of people's… Continue reading

What happened in Daishowa tax case?

PORT ANGELES -- The method of assessing property value that caused Daishowa America Co. Ltd. to file a lawsuit against the county is widely used… Continue reading

Maritime security zones expanded to ferries

The U.S. Coast Guard, working under a higher terror alert, has extended a 500-yard security zone to ferries such as the private MV Coho and… Continue reading

Port users begin writing port security plan for Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Port users began the process of developing a security plan required to conduct international commerce after July 1, 2004. During a meeting… Continue reading

Proposed water quality rules could include stormwater tome

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed water quality standards could inadvertently result in voluminous stormwater control guidelines becoming part of state law, their opponents say. Barbara Kitchens,… Continue reading

Unless stopped, U.S.-Canada ferry prices going up

PORT ANGELES -- A congressional delegation continues working to stop a $3-per-passenger immigration fee from being collected from ferry passengers traveling to Canada. Unless it… Continue reading

Crescent School measure failing; Friday count awaited

JOYCE -- Crescent School District's proposed maintenance and operations levy was failing by slightly more than 1 percent late Tuesday, leaving supporters waiting anxiously for… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Questions about fluoride arise

PORT ANGELES -- The first potential opposition to the proposed fluoridation of the city water supply arose Monday at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Utility closer to ocean wave energy pact

PORT ANGELES -- A three-year sales contract for power generated by a proposed ocean wave project near Cape Flattery could be ready by the end… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Parking committee mulls costs, funding

PORT ANGELES -- A revised concept for a second tier on the Gateway Transportation Center project could solve a potential downtown parking shortage even if… Continue reading