PORT TOWNSEND — Three finalists for the city’s public works director position will meet the public tonight.
The open house will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. in downtown Port Townsend.
The candidates are Karin Hilding of Whitefish, Mont.; Steven King of Wenatchee; and Martin Pastucha of San Fernando, Calif.
Robin Hake, the city’s human resources manager, said 43 applications were received and 13 candidates were invited to participate in telephone interviews.
Hilding, King and Pastucha will participate in a series of panel interviews this week, Hake said.
City Manager John Mauro said last week he expects to move quickly after the public event.
Hilding, a professional engineer, currently works as a senior project engineer for the city of Whitefish. She is licensed in both Washington and Montana and has 27 years of experience, according to city documents.
Hilding’s experience is in engineering and construction project management, engineering plan review, regulatory compliance, stormwater management, and the development of water, sewer, street and drainage capital improvement plans and long-term master planning, city documents said.
King is the economic development director for the city of Wenatchee.
Also a professional engineer, he has more than 20 years of experience with leadership positions in economic development, community development, public works and engineering in a municipal government, according to city documents.
Pastucha is the interim public works director for the city of San Fernando. He has spent 19 years as a public works director in four cities and has experience with large capital projects related to water, sewer, storm drains, stormwater and refuse infrastructure, city documents said.
He also has experience with roadways and bridges, new buildings, parks and parking structures, according to city documents.
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