EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend, Chimacum school boards review finalists

The Chimacum School Board will host a joint meeting with the Port Townsend School Board at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The boards will meet in executive session for 15 minutes to discuss the finalists in their joint superintendent search and may take action during the open session.

To join the meeting visit https://csd49.zoom.us/j/83653 566856.

The agenda is posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/chimacum/Board.nsf/Public.

County commission

The three Jefferson County commissioners will open bids for the membrane bioreactor equipment for the Port Hadlock wastewater treatment when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

Commissioners will hear a weekly update on COVID-19 from Dr. Tom Locke, discuss cost-sharing with low-income property owners to repair or replace failing onsite sewage systems and hear a status report about the old road maintenance shop in Quilcene.

Items on the consent agenda include continuing relationship with the Washington Counties Risk Pool, two lodging tax grants, a fairground meal service grant, caretaker agreement with the Jefferson County Sportsmen’s Association and a variety of agreements and memoranda of understanding regarding public health issues.

The commissioners also will conduct a retreat during a special session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

To view either meeting live go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us and follow the links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.” To listen only call 1-646-749-3122 and enter access code 661-198-069#. Public comment can be emailed to publiccomment@co.jefferson.wa.us.

Other county committee meetings this week include:

• The Jefferson County and city of Port Townsend Joint Oversight Board on Affordable Housing and Homeless Housing will discuss the 2020 affordable housing funds financial report and discuss goals for the affordable housing task force during a meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

To view this meeting live go towww.co.jefferson.wa.us. Follow the links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.” Those without internet can listen by dialing 1-872-240-3212 and using access code274-752-053 #.

• The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will discuss a grant funding request of $10,200 for the Jefferson County Farmer’s Market during a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday. For information, see www.co.jefferson.wa.us.

• The Solid Waste Advisory Committee will discuss an analysis of the recycling program and review recommendations from Public Works when they meet in a special public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday.

To attend via telephone, call 1-224-501-3412.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend Finance and Budget Committee will discuss the Financial Sustainability Project when it meets at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

To join the meeting, go to http://joinwebinar.com and enter webinar ID 578-066-435. To listen by phone, call 360-390-5064 and use access code 942-105-283#. For live stream, go to https://cityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendas minutesvideos.

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

Discovery Road stakeholders will meet for concept design development at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

To join the meeting, go to https://tinyurl.com/ptcity feb24

To join by phone, dial 1 312-626-6799; passcode 422753.

The Port Townsend City Council does not have a meeting scheduled this week.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss a grant for the recycling center during a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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

The commissioners will also discuss the preliminary financials from December.

Chimacum School

The Chimacum School Board will delay its regular board meeting until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday due to the joint meeting with the Port Townsend School Board.

To join the meeting visit https://csd49.zoom.us/j/8365 3566856.

Public Utility District

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will review an update to the 2020 water system plan in a special meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

To join the meeting, go to www.zoom.us/my/jeffcopud or call 833-548-0282; meeting ID 4359992575#.

The full agenda and meeting packet is available at https://jeffpud.community bydiligent.com/document/ 6220.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will hear 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 agenda and meeting packet can be viewed at www.jeffersonhealthcare.org/hospital-commission.

Development Authority

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board will discuss the recovery and reorganization plan when it meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

To join the special meeting, go to www.zoom.us or call 1-253-215-8782. The meeting ID is 930 6197 5870. The password is 713728.

Written comment can be submitted to jrutkowski@fortworden.org by 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The full agenda is available at www.fortworden.org/category/pda-documents.

Strait ERN

The Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network will provide an update on legislative engagement during a meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday.

To join the Zoom meeting, visit us02web.zoom.us or dial 1-253-215-8782; use meeting ID: 870 5255 9482 and passcode: 180254.

The agenda is posted at https://tinyurl.com/straitern feb26

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