Jim Manders

Sequim: Council approves interim parking, mall design ordinances

SEQUIM -- The City Council approved interim design standards for regional shopping centers and an accompanying parking ordinance Wednesday. Both will be the subject of… Continue reading

Sequim: Council may dip into city reserves

SEQUIM -- Spend now or save for later? That's the question facing the City Council as it wrestles with the city's 2003 budget. The preliminary… Continue reading

Sequim: SARC prices may increase after levy fails

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreaction Center users can expect higher prices and shorter center hours after voters apparently rejected a maintenance and operations levy for… Continue reading

Clallam: Porter leads Doherty in race to the District Court bench

PORT ANGELES -- Rick Porter is confident he has been elected Clallam County District Court 1 judge, beating two-term incumbent John Doherty. Doherty says he… Continue reading

Sequim: Refinancing proposal could take a bite out of school bond taxes

SEQUIM --School district taxpayers could find a little relief on future tax bills if the district is able to refinance construction bonds approved in 1996.… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council hears diverse sides on shopping center issue

SEQUIM -- Debate about regional shopping centers highlighted the public comment section of Monday night's City Council meeting. Economic development leaders spoke of a golden… Continue reading

Sequim: Developer says design standards may prompt shopping center anchors to withdraw

SEQUIM -- A Tacoma developer with plans to build an 800,000-square-foot regional shopping center here says rigid design standards could drive away potential tenants because… Continue reading

Sequim: Fines raised for dumping trash in city

SEQUIM -- Non-city residents who dump garbage in trash containers inside city limits will face fines of as much as $1,000 and 30 days in… Continue reading

Clallam: Auditor claimed to be CPA in 2000 handwritten application

PORT ANGELES -- A false claim that she was a certified public accountant may have played a role in Cathleen McKeown's appointment as Clallam County… Continue reading

Clallam auditor not a CPA, state official says

PORT ANGELES -- Incumbent Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown has misrepresented her professional credentials to the public for the past 15 years. But McKeown says… Continue reading

Clallam: Judge hopefuls debate court fines, fees collection

SEQUIM -- District 1 Court Judge John Doherty and his re-election opponent, Rick Porter, squared off again over their differences about collecting fines, this time… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Arrest may solve arson fires, thefts and burglaries, deputies say

CARLSBORG -- Clallam County Sheriff's Department officials say arson fires in two vacant dwellings Sunday, a car theft and more than 20 car prowls and… Continue reading

Clallam: Investigators probe fires in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG -- The county arson task force was investigating suspicious fires Sunday in two vacant dwellings less than a mile apart on the north side… Continue reading

Peninsula: Olympic Medical Center signs contract for nursing home management

PORT ANGELES --Olympic Medical Center commissioners Wednesday night approved a letter of intent on a deal that could lead to the sale of Olympic Care… Continue reading

Clallam: Auditor candidates debate expenses, voting

SEQUIM -- Incumbent Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown says remodeling the motor vehicle licensing section of her office was done to prevent worker injuries and… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioner candidates Doherty, Kitchel clash

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty and his election challenger, Phil Kitchel, blame each other for increases in the number of county employees.… Continue reading

Peninsula: State Rep. Buck, challenger Thomas debate on TV

PORT ANGELES -- Whether the state should institute an income tax highlighted a televised debate between state Rep. Jim Buck, R-Joyce, and his Democratic challenger,… Continue reading

Clallam: Voters to decide charter changes

PORT ANGELES -- Buried in the mudslide of this year's political campaign are five proposals to change the county's charter. The proposals made it to… Continue reading

Sequim: Occupant taken to hospital, two cats die in apartment fire

SEQUIM -- Two cats were killed when fire erupted early Saturday morning in a unit at Town and Country Apartments. According to Clallam County Fire… Continue reading

Sequim: Shopping center design standards sought

SEQUIM -- Facing the possibility of having to act on proposals for regional shopping centers in the near future, the City Council is pushing the… Continue reading