EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers comprehensive plan amendments

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider four amendments to the comprehensive plan when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

To join the meeting go to https://zoom.us/j/9377 7841705. To view the meeting live go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us and follow links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter access code 937-7784-1705#.

Public comment can be emailed to publiccomment @co.jefferson.wa.us.

Commissioners will hear updates on COVID-19 from Dr. Tom Locke, on county operations during the COVID-19 pandemic from County Administrator Philip Morley and Mark McCauley, central services director, and on staffing the county extension from Morley and Extension Director Cliff Moore.

Items on the consent agenda include setting a May 17 hearing on the lease of land on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds for a cellular communications tower.

The full agenda can be viewed at www.co.jefferson.wa.us by following the link under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”

Conservation Futures

The Jefferson County Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee will review the 2021 projects during a special meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Projects include Big Quilcene/Moon Valley acquisitions, Camp Discovery Bay acquisition, Hannan Farm, Quimper Wildlife corridor and Schmidt Farm.

To join the meeting, visit https://us02web.zoomus/j/89 640387442. To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 with meeting ID 896 4038 7442.

The full agenda can be found at www.co.jefferson.wa.us/560/Conservation- Futures-Program.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend City Council Finance and Budget committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

To view the meeting live, go to www.cityofpt.us/city council/page/agendas minutesvideos.

To join the meeting, go to www.joinwebinar.com and enter the webinar ID 578-066-435. To listen only, call 360-390-5064 and use access code 942-105-283#.

Submit public comment emails to be read aloud (up to three minutes per person) to publiccomment@cityofpt.us.

The committee will review the 2020 financial report and the first quarter 2021 financial reports, discuss vehicle purchases and hear updates on the low-income utility discount program.

The city council has no business meeting planned this week.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will hear a review of the 2021 legislative session from Insight Strategic Partners during a regular business meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Access is at www.zoom.us or by calling 1-253-215-8782, the meeting ID is 862 6904 3651, password: 911887.

The commissioners will discuss custodial services and hear an update on boatyard stormwater.

The consent agenda includes approval of a lease for Stein/Compass Woodworks.

The full agenda may be viewed at https://portofpt.com/event/april-28- commission-meeting.

Chimacum schools

The Chimacum School Board will consider the 2020-2021 academic calendar when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

To join the meeting visit csd49.zoom.us/j/826 792 32108 or dial 1-253-215-8782, meeting ID: 826 7923 2108.

The full agenda is posted at www.csd49.org/Content 2/04-29-2020-board-agenda.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare hospital commissioners will review a board of health report when they meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

To attend the meeting, dial 509-598-2842. The conference ID number is 613756871#.

The full agenda can be views at https://jefferson healthcare.org/hospital- commission.

Development authority

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board will review its foundational documents, its stakeholder relationships and agreements and its recovery and reorganization plan when it meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

To join the meeting, go to www.zoom.us/j/915250 42147?pwd=QUVSV3ZvSGNtallVZjQvS1Q4bnFzUT 09.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 then enter the meeting ID 915 2504 2147 and password is 784777.

Written comment can be submitted in advance to jrutkowski@fortworden.org.

The full agenda will be posted at https://fort worden.org/category/pda- documents.

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