EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners eye change order for Memorial Stadium’s roof rehab

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a change order adding more than $7,000 to the contract for the Memorial Field roof rehabilitation when they meet Monday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

The change order would increase the contract with Primo Construction Inc. of Carlsborg to $306,670.

Commissioners also will conduct a public hearing on administration of a community development block grant.

The county has applied for the annual grant since 1998 to provide essential services for low-income clients of Olympic Community Action Programs.

The total available grant funding in 2015 is $100,808, with the county receiving $3,500 in administrative costs.

Commissioners will consider awarding a contract to Bruch & Bruch Construction of Port Angeles for Dowans Creek Road alignment.

Bruch & Bruch bid $338,466. The work will be funded 75 percent by federal funds, 12.5 percent by state funds and 12.5 percent by county funds.

Commissioners also will consider awarding a $190,113 contract to C&J Excavating Inc. of Carlsborg for the Safe Route to Schools project in Chimacum.

They will open bids for improvement of Paradise Bay Road. The county engineer estimates the project will be $1.1 million. Work will be funded 90 percent by the state, with the rest coming from the county road fund.

The board will consider awarding a bid for newspaper legal notices.

At 1:30 p.m., commissioners will hear an update on Bangor and Devil’s Vista timber areas from state Department of Natural Resources representatives.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will hear a report on the reproductive services assessment task force and consider accepting a bid for construction of an emergency and specialty services building when they gather for the first of two special meetings Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. in the hospital auditorium, 834 Sheridan St., Port Townsend. A public comment period is set for 2:20 p.m.

At 4:30 p.m., a second special session will focus on a presentation by Dr. Tom Locke, Jefferson County public health officer, and Siri Kushner, epidemiologist with the Kitsap County Public Health Department.

In February, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a letter to the hospital that it was out of compliance with state law because it does not provide abortion services on-site.

Hospital officials are creating a reproductive services task force composed of health care providers to review services and perhaps recommend they be expanded.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend City Council will conduct a joint meeting with the Port Townsend Planning Commission on Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

The meeting will be preceded by a meet-and-greet with new city Planning Director Lance Bailey at 5:30 p.m. in the same location.

Items on the agenda include a discussion of the Howard Street extension project and a feasibility study about its development,

Council office hours, during which members of the public can discuss any topic with a member of the City Council, will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the mayor’s office at historic City Hall.

Other city meetings in conference rooms at City Hall, 250 Madison St., are:

■ Lodging Tax Advisory Committee — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, third-floor conference room.

■ Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Board — 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, first-floor conference room.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss electronic vehicle tourism when they meet Wednesday.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in commissioners’ chambers, 333 Benedict St.

Commissioners also will consider approving on a first reading an additional ground lease with Baird Boat Co.

The port executive director will tell commissioners of a meeting of the North Olympic Development Council last week.

The former Peninsula Development District and the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development have combined to form the new group.

Port Townsend schools

The Port Townsend School Board will consider approving a policy against bullying when it meets Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.

The board also will review the district’s policy against sexual harassment, hear a report about national core arts standards and another about Core 24 for the Class of 2019.

Public development authority

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority will review its master plan at a meeting Wednesday.

The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to noon in Fort Worden Commons.

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