EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend City Council to consider bike limits

The Port Townsend City Council will discuss an ordinance about where bicycles can be ridden at a meeting Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

The ordinance as written would prohibit riding bicycles on sidewalks on several locations throughout the city, including busy pedestrian areas on Water and Lawrence streets.

Aside from selected sidewalks, bicyclists would no longer be allowed to ride on the steps leading to Haller Fountain from Uptown.

The council is also scheduled to consider animal control and lease law revisions.

Council office hours, during which members of the public can discuss any topic with a member of the City Council, take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the mayor’s office at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

Other city meetings, which are in conference rooms at City Hall, 250 Madison St., unless otherwise noted, are:

■ City Council General Services/Special Projects Committee — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, third-floor conference room.

■ Council Finance and Budget Committee — 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, third-floor conference room.

■ Hearing Examiner — 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, council chambers. There will be a public hearing on an appeal concerning 1326 Monroe St.

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The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider amendments to a contract for preparation of a final supplemental environmental impact statement on the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort when they meet Monday.

Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

County action would be on a contract in which the applicant — Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort LLP of Statesmen Group of Cos. — is billed for county services.

The item is on the consent agenda and will not be discussed unless there is a request by a commissioner or from the public.

Commissioners will open bids for installation of a new culvert on Upper Hoh Road. The cost is estimated at $539,752. All funding is from the Federal Highway Administration.

Commissioners are expected to call for bids for replacement of the fire alarms at the Jefferson County jail in Port Hadlock in an item on the consent agenda.

Replacement is estimated to cost $114,682. Sealed bids would be accepted as late as 9:30 a.m. April 6.

Other items on the consent agenda include:

■ An agreement to install four navigational buoys west of Port Townsend at a cost not to exceed $5,000. Funding is through the federal Environmental Protection Agency through the Puget Sound Partnership Technical Investigations and Implementation.

■ An agreement to allocate $14,357 for a health department needs assessment.

■ An agreement to allocate $3,250 in support of student interns at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center.

■ An agreement to allocate $180,605 to assist in the implementation of solid waste plans and programs.

Jefferson Transit

Jefferson Transit board members will consider amendments to their capital budget when they meet Tuesday.

The board will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Port Townsend Fire Station, 701 Harrison St.

It will consider rescinding Resolution 83-05 and conduct an executive session to discuss property.

Quilcene schools

The Quilcene School Board will discuss a variety of policies when it meets Wednesday.

The board will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the boardroom at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

It will consider passing on a first reading policies concerning guidance and counseling, suicide prevention, co-curricular programs, interscholastic activities, recruitment and selection of staff, nondiscrimination and disciplinary action.

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