OIL RIG BROUGHT BUCKS, WHILE PROTESTERS BROUGHT BAG OF HOT AIR!
Hotel, eateries and more see spike in business from massive oil rig in Port Angeles Harbor
Peninsula activists opposed to Arctic drilling plan to gather at Port Angeles Farmers Market table Saturday
Editorial Comment: These two stories bring a question to my mind, had any of the environmental groups contributed to the local economy like the crew from the oil rig has done? The first article made mention of the influx of businesses along the water front had a boost of business, while making no mention of the visiting environmentalist protesting the oil rig had contributed a red cent to the local economy. So much for "loving" the area huh folks! All these protesters done was brought signs and their motorized boats, along with their arrogance. While the oil rig crew brought bucks! So why do these people feel compelled to disrupt the farmer's market with their leftist hot air!?
Port Angeles City Council approves search for grant for suicide-prevention fences
PORT ANGELES — City Councilwoman Cherie Kidd has received consent from her council colleagues to seek grant funding for suicide-prevention barriers on the Eighth Street bridges.
Quote from artilcle: " Prodded by Councilman Lee Whetham, who said he did not realize the resolution needed unanimous approval, council members rescinded the measure they had just voted on. Then, sitting at the dais in council chambers, they changed the wording to downplay Kidd’s involvement, crossing out her name in two instances and substituting it with “the city.”
But it retains a “whereas” that recognizes Kidd’s offer “to lead a search for a 100 percent funding grant for purposes of installation of an augmented safety railing system for the [Eighth] Street bridges.”---read more
Editorial Comment: Well that must of deflated Kidd's ego! When I first read this story, I thought okay just by the tone of this story, this is pay back for Kidd's swipe at the local media. As you recall a couple of weeks ago Kidd went on a rant about the local media not getting involvement of a local service club accurate. I made mention of those nasty contacts and agreements that seem to swell in cost due to an oversight or miscalculation ending up costing the taxpayer thousands perhaps hundred of thousands on capital projects above what was first proposed. Now, Kidd wasn't the only councilmember taking swipes at the local media a little while ago our pal Lee Whetham took a swipe at the media saying: " If the media gets it half right we be lucky"
I ask what to they expect, propaganda? If they what that they can go to China!
Now, as for the bridges, even if they find grant funding they have to come up with matching funds. Something that was mention to Cherie Kidd during an interview with the PDN, she replied: "I am aware of it" That's like saying to the interviewer: "I am not stupid, how dare you remind me!" I tell you readers you have to read between the lines sometimes to pick up some of this stuff. The story gave an account Kidd's facial expressions when her name was being deleted from a few lines of the resolution:
"Kidd with her arms outstretched and mouth open looked stunned, and happy at the same time"
Meaning folks she was probably thinking You ingrates!
Some members of the audience according to the report made mention Kidd's thin skinniness. There are other examples of times when Kidd lost her cool. Back a couple of years ago, the then Mayor Kidd banned the use of the Phrase: " Unfunded mandates" according to Kidd we are living in a new world order were her words when she chastised Dan Di Guilio who dared utter that phrase during a council meeting, she came down on Di Guilio like a angry hornet. Since then however Kidd herself had suddenly utters the phrase of unfunded mandates on occasions now suddenly its okay to say that phrase.
Police Chief responds to Sequim’s ranking 14th most dangerous city
Port O Call inquired of the city of Sequim and their ranking as the 14th most dangerous city in Washington. Chief of Police Bill Dickinson was kind enough to respond---PORT O CALL
Fire District picks Andrews for chief
After 14 years, Clallam County Fire District 3 is hiring a new fire chief.---SEQUIM GAZETTE
Please move on, Mr. Kelley
The Leader happily joins the chorus that is calling for the immediate resignation of Troy X. Kelley, who somehow got elected as the Washington State Auditor in 2012.---PT LEADER
DAVILA AND PISANI CHARGED IN FORKS OPNET CASE
Andrew R. Davila of Forks, age 32, was charged on April 20, 2015 in Clallam County Superior Court in a four count Criminal Investigation with a series of drug crimes including three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine and one count of Delivery of Heroin. All of the deliveries occurred within 1000 feet of a school bus stop in Forks.---FORKS FORUM
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STRIAT
Privacy watchdog alarmed by surveillance cameras in Victoria
Two days after B.C. Transit started activating surveillance cameras in several Greater Victoria buses, B.C.’s privacy commissioner has gone public with concerns about capturing continuous images of people and vehicles along bus routes ----TIMES COLONIST
Victoria council says no to business property-tax break
Victoria homeowners dodged a bullet Thursday as city councillors narrowly voted down a proposal that would have almost doubled their property-tax increase this year in order to give business owners a property-tax break. ---TIMES COLONIST
B.C. government collects $50 million from property deals in capital
The B.C. government took in more than $50 million in the past two years by selling the Crystal Garden, Tourism Victoria’s Visitor Centre and most of a city block behind the B.C. legislature, documents released Thursday show. ---TIMES COLONIST
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR THIS WEEK
UPDATE!
The Port of Port Angeles and the City of Sequim released their agendas for this week's meetings, however Sequim hadn't posted their agenda on their webpage, though news reports are reporting what will they have on the agenda.
PORT COMMISSION AGENDA HIGH LIGHT:
The Department of Ecology requests a waiver of rental fees of the public meeting room
at John Wayne Marina for the purpose of hosting a series of Dungeness Water Rule
Implementation forums.
full agenda
Sequim council to tackle metro park district issue
(Sequim) – The Sequim city council tonight will vote on whether to put a metropolitan park district issue before voters next year.---KONP RADIO
The Port of Port Angeles and the City of Sequim released their agendas for this week's meetings, however Sequim hadn't posted their agenda on their webpage, though news reports are reporting what will they have on the agenda.
PORT COMMISSION AGENDA HIGH LIGHT:
The Department of Ecology requests a waiver of rental fees of the public meeting room
at John Wayne Marina for the purpose of hosting a series of Dungeness Water Rule
Implementation forums.
full agenda
Sequim council to tackle metro park district issue
(Sequim) – The Sequim city council tonight will vote on whether to put a metropolitan park district issue before voters next year.---KONP RADIO
COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
Agenda highlight item: 3b Resolution confirming the appointment of an interim City of Port Angeles representative to the Opportunity Fund Board
Other local & regional meetings
City of Sequim is scheduled to meet this coming week but no agenda has been posted on their webpage as of yet.
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
FORKS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Agenda Highllight: Adoption of Growth Management Act public participation plan
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
