Jeff Chew

Jefferson County Humane Society seeks donations for shelter after budget cut

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Humane Society-operated county animal shelter, which faces county budget cuts as do many other departments, needs donations to offset… Continue reading

Jefferson County, land trust work to protect farms

PORT TOWNSEND -- The three Jefferson County Commissioners are scheduled Monday to consider approval of the acquisition of two agricultural easements that will buy the… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners OK rezoning for industrial park at airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- The three Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved the Port of Port Townsend's request to rezone a 24-acre area at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit facility back on track; strategy could secure stimulus money

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson Transit board on Tuesday got the wheels rolling once again to possibly build a $14 million transit administration and vehicle… Continue reading

County fairs on Peninsula face state budget cuts; losses would be ‘devastating,’ ‘substantial’

PORT TOWNSEND -- The possible loss of up to $30,000 through a state Department of Agriculture cut that Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed could be… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners OK budget that comes with a warning

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved a $52.8 million budget with 10 fewer staff positions and all departments cutting more than $1… Continue reading

Port Townsend representatives air concerns about airport rezoning, urge delaying action until 2010

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday postponed deliberations on a controversial rezoning plan at Jefferson County International Airport until today after hearing city… Continue reading

Two more seek appointment to Jefferson County PUD board

PORT TOWNSEND -- Former Jefferson County Commissioner Larry Dennison and Jerry Spieckerman, a retiree active in community service, have applied for appointment to the Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Townsend authors’ book helps with sick plants

PORT TOWNSEND -- He's the scientist. She's the writer. Both share a love of nature, a vast knowledge of plants and are well-known among North… Continue reading

Turissini to quit Jefferson Transit for Seattle transit post

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit General Manager Dave Turissini has accepted the express bus program manager's position with Sound Transit in Seattle and will resign… Continue reading

Port Townsend ponders fate of Landfall Restaurant site; input from public missing

PORT TOWNSEND -- Whether to demolish all or part of the former Landfall Restaurant building or spare the former military structure that dates back to… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD gives self 90 days to fill vacancy

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Utility District General Manager Jim Parker presented the two PUD commissioners with a resolution and 90-day time frame in… Continue reading

Solar array proposal for Jefferson airport make winners of public-private parties

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group that wants to build a solar array to power Jefferson County International Airport's runway lights and beacon at no cost… Continue reading

Hearing supplies Port Townsend with efficiency ideas

PORT TOWNSEND -- Consider different hours for the Jefferson County Department of Community Development building department, improve productivity and unite the county and Port Townsend… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners erase challenged part of public comment policy

PORT TOWNSEND --The Jefferson County county commissioners have deleted a portion of the public comment policy that calls for respectful speech -- at least temporarily… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD commission has third applicant for vacancy

PORT HADLOCK -- Bill Wise, who helped guide a successful 2008 election campaign that now has the Jefferson County Public Utility District negotiating to provide… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners caught in middle of dispute over airport area rezoning

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port of Port Townsend proposal to rezone 24 acres of Jefferson County International Airport property for light industry received resounding support… Continue reading

Jefferson County approves shoreline program; next stop is state Ecology Department

PORT TOWNSEND -- After weighing hundreds of public comments and 30 hours of deliberations, Jefferson County commissioners Monday approved a shoreline program requiring a 150-foot… Continue reading

JC MASH extends free medical clinic with Port Hadlock service

PORT HADLOCK -- Ken Brown, a longtime Port Hadlock advanced registered nurse practitioner who has worked at times at the Port Townsend JC MASH clinic… Continue reading

Port Townsend winter shelter serves 10 this week

PORT TOWNSEND — The winter shelter for the homeless, which opened Monday, is serving 10 people during its first week in operation. An OlyCAP —… Continue reading