Jeff Chew

Port Townsend putting finishing touches on its graving yard bid

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend officials meet with Port Townsend Paper Corp. representatives this afternoon to fine-tune a proposal that could lead to… Continue reading

Widespread support buoys Port Townsend’s planned bid for graving yard project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Government and business leaders are playing the same song to solidify support for bringing the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard to Port… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners endorse bid for graving yard in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port officials got what they came for Monday when a new Democratic majority of Jefferson County commissioners endorsed a proposal to bring… Continue reading

Salmon coalition director raps Port Townsend proposed graving site

PORT TOWNSEND -- A North Olympic Salmon Coalition official on Monday raised concerns about a proposed Port of Port Townsend graving yard location near Boat… Continue reading

Major Jefferson County airport project under negotiation

PORT TOWNSEND -- An Illinois couple is negotiating with Port of Port Townsend officials to acquire land and build a flight-based operation of at least… Continue reading

New Jefferson County commissioners part of briefing on Port of Port Townsend’s graving yard proposal Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port of Port Townsend official will brief Jefferson County leaders -- including two new county commissioners -- on the Port's effort… Continue reading

Three-venue Port Townsend event to raise money for tsunami victims

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rebecca Wickens, a mother of three, feels the deep pain of families torn apart by Sunday's South Asian quake-tsunami disaster that has… Continue reading

Full speed ahead for Port Townsend graving yard proposal

PORT TOWNSEND -- Where to locate a new Hood Canal Bridge graving yard: Port of Port Townsend land, Port Townsend Paper Corp. property -- or… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. property could house whole graving yard; proposal to be considered today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Talks between Port Townsend Paper Corp. officials and the Port of Port Townsend appear headed toward an expanded site proposal for the… Continue reading

Fred Hill Materials seeks to move Shine gravel operations out of sight

PORT TOWNSEND -- With the existing gravel extraction area nearly depleted at the Shine Pit, Fred Hill Materials Inc. has applied for permits to continue… Continue reading

Jefferson County, Port Townsend business, economic leaders intrigued by graving yard idea

PORT TOWNSEND -- The idea of a graving yard south of the Boat Haven marina has some merit, business and economic representatives polled Wednesday said.… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend discusses site for possible Hood Canal Bridge graving yard

PORT TOWNSEND -- Just a day after the state abandoned the Port Angeles graving yard project, the Port of Port Townsend said it is considering… Continue reading

Jefferson County officials concerned over more delays to Hood Canal Bridge retrofit

PORT TOWNSEND -- Something has to be done before it's too late. That was the overriding concern that Jefferson County and Port Townsend leaders voiced… Continue reading

Jefferson County homeless camp idea stirs debate

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County appears to be in for a lively debate ahead over whether to provide a temporary campsite for the county's homeless.… Continue reading

Food Co-op in Port Townsend grows 85% in three years

PORT TOWNSEND -- With sales of more than $8 million this year, the Food Co-op defies the notion that such establishments were founded by hippies… Continue reading

Lawsuit over Shine pit overlay decision filed in Jefferson County Superior Court

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hood Canal Coalition and six other environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County and Fred Hill Materials Inc., asking a… Continue reading

Final Point Hudson Marina design gets green light

PORT TOWNSEND -- A final Point Hudson Marina reconfiguration and design proposal was given full-speed-ahead blessings from the Port of Port Townsend commissioners Wednesday. The… Continue reading

“Let’s do both of them”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chamber of Commerce General Manager Tim Caldwell sees potential opportunity in the most recent developments in the ongoing Port Angeles graving yard… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s 2005 budget approved

PORT TOWNSEND -- Quietly and without public protest, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday adopted a $40.9 million all-funds budget for 2005. The budget includes $12.3… Continue reading

Once prolific oyster making an Olympian return in Discovery Bay

When British explorer George Vancouver's crew landed ashore in Discovery Bay in 1792, his naturalist, Archibald Menzies, wrote about the small oysters that covered the… Continue reading