EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider transportation plan

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider adoption of the proposed 2019-2014 Six Year Transportation Plan at 10 a.m. Monday.

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

At 1:30 p.m., commissioners will continue review of the draft changes to the Comprehensive Plan Update, focusing on the land use, environmental elements and Unified Development Code revision.

Items on the consent agenda include considering:

• Setting 10 a.m. Nov. 19 hearings on 2019 ad valorem tax levies and a proposed ordinance concerning the Public infrastructure Fund

• An open space taxation agreement concerning some 137 acres of land on the banks of the Duckabush River in Brinnon.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend City Council will consider approving the capital improvement plan for 2019-24 and the 2018 Water System Plan when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

The council also will consider setting a 1 percent increase in 2019 property tax levies.

It will conduct a public hearing on supplemental budget appropriations.

Council members will discuss the preliminary 2019 budget.

Other city committee meetings, which are in conference rooms at City Hall, 250 Madison St., unless otherwise noted are:

• Historic Preservation Committee — 3 p.m. Tuesday, third-floor conference room.

• Arts Commission — 3 p.m. Wednesday, third-floor conference room.

• Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, City Council chambers in historic City hall at 540 Water St.

Jefferson Transit

The Jefferson Transit board plans a 2019 budget workshop at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The workshop will be in the board room at 63 Four Corner Road in Port Townsend.

Chimacum School

The Chimacum School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will be at Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road.

An agenda was posted, but could not be accessed online.

Quilcene School Board

The Quilcene School Board will consider transferring from the debt service fund to the capital projects fund when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The special meeting will be in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

The board also will consider action on board goals and discuss strategic planning and a book study.

Public Utility District

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will consider the direction of the 2019 budget when they meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be at 63 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.

The consent agenda will include an agreement with the Noxious Weed Control Board and the upcoming calendar of meetings.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will attend a finance committee meeting to review the 2019 budget at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The special session will be in the Victor J. Dirksen Conference Room on the first floor of 834 Sheridan St.

No action is to be taken.

Fire District 3

Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners will consider the 2019 budget when they meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The commissioners meet at 323 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

They also will consider a resolution concerning declaring an ambulance surplus.

The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.

More in News

Highway 112 partially reopens to single-lane traffic

Maintenance crews have reopened state Highway 112 between Sekiu… Continue reading

Laken Folsom, a Winter Ice Village employee, tries to remove leaves that blew in from this week’s wind storm before they freeze into the surface of the rink on Thursday. The Winter Ice Village, operated by the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce in the 100 block of West Front Street, opens today and runs through Jan. 5. Hours are from noon to 9 p.m. daily. New this year is camera showing the current ice village conditions at www.skatecam.org. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ice village opens in Port Angeles

Laken Folsom, a Winter Ice Village employee, tries to remove leaves that… Continue reading

Fort PDA receiver protecting assets

Principal: New revenue streams needed

Ella Biss, 4, sits next to her adoptive mother, Alexis Biss, as they wait in Clallam County Family Court on Thursday for the commencement of the ceremony that will formalize the adoption of Ella and her 9-year-old brother John. (Emma Maple/Peninsula Daily News)
Adoption ceremony highlights need for Peninsula foster families

State department says there’s a lack of foster homes for older children, babies

Legislature to decide fate of miscalculation

Peninsula College may have to repay $339K

The Sequim Valley Lions Club donated $5,000 the Sequim Unit of the Boys Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula.
Mary Budke, on left, and Norma Turner, on right, received the donation on behalf of the Boys Girls Clubs.
Lions donation

The Sequim Valley Lions Club donated $5,000 the Sequim Unit of the… Continue reading

Jae McGinley
Jae McGinley selected for fellowship, scholarship

Jae McGinley has been selected for the Next Generation… Continue reading

A street sweeper on I Street in Port Angeles cleans up the street along the curbs of all the debris that blew down during Tuesday evening’s storm. Thousands were without power at the peak of the storm. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Storm causes power outages, road closures

Smaller weather system may hit Friday

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 of Port Angeles commissioners approve 2025 budget

Board OKs project that would treat seawater to make it less acidic