PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office remains neutral on establishing a Tri-Area no-shooting zone and voters will have to sign petitions to get the issue considered by county commissioners.
“If you have a no-shooting area, we can go in and enforce it,” Undersheriff Tim Perry said to about 25 people attending the Port Hadlock/Tri-Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday at the Inn at Port Hadlock.
“We can make arrests or write citations, whatever is called for.
“We cannot take enforcement action for somebody shooting a weapon in an area not designated as a no-shooting area, unless it jeopardizes the safety of others.”
Perry said because the Tri-Area is more densely populated, a no-shooting zone might make sense.
Signatures required
Perry presented petitions at the meeting, explaining that 10 registered voter signatures for each of four voting precincts — 301, 303, 304 and 305 — would have to be received for county commissioners to call a public hearing on the request.
As proposed, the east boundary of the proposed Tri-Area no-shooting zone would be Port Townsend Bay from adjacent Prospect Avenue to Fort Flagler Road.
North, west and south boundaries would be to the center line of highways in the Tri-Area — Prospect Avenue from Highway 19 to Port Townsend Bay; Highway 19 from Prospect Avenue to Chimacum Road; Chimacum Road from the Highway 19 intersection with Oak Bay Road; Oak Bay Road from Chimacum Road to Fort Flagler Road; and Fort Flagler Road from Oak Bay Road to Indian Island.
