Jim Manders

SEQUIM: DEBATE TONIGHT ON SHOPPING CENTER ZONING

SEQUIM -- Two weeks after one of its most well-attended meetings, the City Council tonight is scheduled to discuss a rezoning that would open 72… Continue reading

Sequim: Mixed reactions to proposed shopping center

SEQUIM -- Port Angeles' director of economic development is envious that two shopping center developers are looking at Sequim as the future hub of the… Continue reading

Sequim: Plans for huge regional shopping center filed

SEQUIM -- Plans to build a regional shopping center with 800,000 square feet of commercial space were filed Thursday afternoon with the city Planning Department.… Continue reading

Sequim: Downtown plan set for public hearing

SEQUIM -- A public hearing on the downtown sub-area plan will be held during the City Council's meeting on Sept. 23. Council members agreed to… Continue reading

Sequim: Olympic Discovery Trail land acquisition draws criticism from property owners

SEQUIM -- A Pinnell Road couple thinks Olympic Discovery Trail is a good addition to the community and they don't mind that it crosses their… Continue reading

Sequim schools superintendent to resign

SEQUIM -- Superintendent Mike Joyner will leave the Sequim School District at the end school year that starts today. The 53-year-old Joyner submitted his letter… Continue reading

Sequim: A SARC ballot measure without “SARC” on the ballot

SEQUIM -- The Clallam County Parks and Recreation District No. 1 board chairman wants voters to know the maintenance and operations levy on the Sept.… Continue reading

Gardiner: Port Angeles man recounts rescue of crash victim

SEQUIM -- Joe Tomita of Port Angeles is reluctant to talk about his role in pulling a Sequim man from a burning vehicle Tuesday afternoon… Continue reading

Clallam: Sporting goods store nears opening

CARLSBORG -- One large chain store is scheduled to open here in September, while another is getting ready to close. On Wednesday, workers were painting… Continue reading

Sequim: Developer vows to complete Simdars interchange

SEQUIM -- A Tacoma developer says he and tenants of a planned regional shopping center will pay for completion of the Simdars Road interchange at… Continue reading

Clallam: County mails absentee ballots today

PORT ANGELES -- Mail carriers across Clallam County will find their loads a little heavier today after 39,447 ballots are sent out this morning to… Continue reading

PENINSULA: WOMAN DIES IN CRASH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101

GARDINER -- A Vashon Island woman died in a two-car head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost 278 Tuesday afternoon. But passers-by are being… Continue reading

Sequim: Rezoning that could lead to regional mall lures standing-room crowd

SEQUIM -- It will be at least two weeks before the City Council makes a decision on rezoning 21 acres of property that could eventually… Continue reading

Sequim: Mayor has “confidence” in police chief’s appointment

SEQUIM -- The mayor said he isn't going to ask City Manager Bill Elliott to reconsider hiring a police chief whose department in his last… Continue reading

Sequim: Retailers weigh downtown harm, small-town image in light of possible regional mall

SEQUIM -- Downtown merchants have mixed emotions about the possibility of a major shopping center being built. The subject became a topic of interest early… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council looking at cutting utility fees for low-income residents

SEQUIM -- A little less than two weeks ago, the City Council voted to cut water and sewer hook-up fees in half. Now, the city… Continue reading

Sequim: New police chief’s past involved racism, brutality complaints against department

SEQUIM -- Accusations of police brutality and racism scarred Ken Burge's last years as chief in Glendale, Colo. While Burge, selected this week as Sequim's… Continue reading

Sequim: Colorado man to be next police chief

SEQUIM -- A Colorado man who says he lost his last chief's job for taking a stand against politically powerful interests has been named the… Continue reading

Sequim: Residents voice concern about potential shopping center development

SEQUIM -- The Planning Commission recommended Tuesday that the City Council rezone 21 acres of property from one commercial zone to another. If approved by… Continue reading

Sequim: $18 million school budget approved

SEQUIM -- School directors Monday night approved the 2002-03 budget with expenditures of more than $18 million. The approval followed the second of two hearings… Continue reading