Brian Gawley

Sequim: Search starts for new Bell Farm Center anchor tenant

SEQUIM -- The search has begun for a new anchor tenant for the proposed Bell Farm Center shopping center after Fred Meyer pulled out of… Continue reading

Port Angeles increases many fees for non-city residents

PORT ANGELES -- Using William Shore Memorial Pool will cost more in 2005, but only if you live outside the city limit. Fees for numerous… Continue reading

Sequim scooter ordinance has no minimum age for riders

SEQUIM -- An ordinance regulating motorized foot scooters -- but not the age of their riders -- passed the City Council on a 5-1 vote… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Proposed City Hall reorganization plan has its critics from council, commission and public

PORT ANGELES -- After protests from 11 speakers and two of its own members, the City Council agreed Tuesday night to delay consideration of a… Continue reading

Other potential buyers could step up to buy Port of Port Angeles-owned site rejected for alder sawmill

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles will take another look at the future of the 113-acre former Critchfield property now that Washington Alder… Continue reading

Washington Alder unit buys 30-acre Port Angeles industrial park site for sawmill

PORT ANGELES -- The sawmill planned on a controversial 113-acre site near Edgewood Drive will be built instead on a 30-acre site formerly used for… Continue reading

Sewer rate hikes on Port Angeles agenda again Tuesday

PORT ANGELES -- A public hearing on the city's proposed $2 a month increase in residential sewer rates continues at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The… Continue reading

Clallam PUD ponders its future with Bonneville

PORT ANGELES -- The federal power marketing agency that provides 99 percent of the Clallam County Public Utility District's electricity could undergo major changes in… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fog grounds planes, clouds horizons

Fog has been described as creeping in on little cat's feet but it's been more like a lion on the North Olympic Peninsula this week.… Continue reading

Van De Wege concedes to Buck for state legislative post

Democrat Kevin Van De Wege of Sequim conceded to Jim Buck on Tuesday after new ballot tallies showed the veteran Republican state representative to be… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles property tax levy remains almost unchanged

The Port of Port Angeles' 2005 property tax rate will barely increase in 2005, although the amount collected will increase because of new construction. The… Continue reading

Buck, Kessler vow to work with newly configured Legislature

Reps. Jim Buck and Lynn Kessler say they are optimistic that they can continue to pull for the North Olympic Peninsula in the new Legislature,… Continue reading

Buck increases lead over Van De Wege, declares victory

State Rep. Jim Buck has increased his lead over Democratic challenger Kevin Van De Wege and appears headed toward victory after thousands of ballots were… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sawmill announcement could come next week

PORT ANGELES -- An announcement regarding the Washington Alder sawmill project should come next week, company president Richard Tinney said Friday. He is traveling out… Continue reading

Olympic National Park sued over backcountry shelters

Three environmental organizations have sued to stop Olympic National Park's plan to airlift two prefabricated trail shelters into the park's back country. The lawsuit was… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers merging parks and public works departments

PORT ANGELES -- The city is considering merging Parks and Recreation Department into its Public Works and Utilities Department next year. The economic development division,… Continue reading

Both sides optimistic in close 24th District legislative race; Buck holds his victory party

Both sides sounded optimistic Wednesday afternoon in a close 24th District legislative race that separates a veteran state representative and a political newcomer by 1.8… Continue reading

Dicks with comfortable lead over challenger Cloud

Veteran Democratic Congressman Norm Dicks was holding a comfortable lead over his Republican challenger, Tacoma attorney Doug Cloud Tuesday night. With 25 percent of the… Continue reading

Initial 2005 Port of Port Angeles budget once again in the black

The first draft of the Port of Port Angeles' 2005 operating budget projects $202,441 more revenue than expenses next year, which is aided by a… Continue reading

First draft of 2005 Port Angeles budget shows property tax rate decrease

PORT ANGELES -- The preliminary 2005 city budget shows a decrease in the city's property tax rate from $3.80 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in… Continue reading