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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS February 2, 2016 | 75¢
Port Townsend-Jefferson County’s Daily Newspaper
‘Now is the time to act’
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Jefferson County Associate Planner Joel Peterson presents information about the updated sign code to the county commissioners Monday.
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North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council director Kate Dean addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Monday on climate change.
Climate change report’s results presented in PT Speakers highlight importance of more planning, prepping BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT TOWNSEND — The North Olympic Peninsula faces a significant challenge from climate change, according to a presentation to the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Monday. “People are adaptable and innovative,” said Kate Dean, North Olympic
Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council director. “We are not saying the sky is falling, but now is the time to act.” Dean, along with Local 20/20 member Cindy Jayne and Judy Surber, city of Port Townsend planning manager, spoke to an audience of about 70 people at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge. The three speakers presented the results of a report funded by a $152,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce. The report — which studied Neah Bay, Clallam Bay-Sekiu, Port Angeles and Port Townsend — took 16 months to prepare and involved several community groups and governmental entities,
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they said. “One of the largest impacts we can expect is migration to this region,” Dean said. “We are one of the more temperate regions in the country,” she said. “We expect people will migrate, and we need to make sure we have the planning for that.” The report says climate change could cause such health effects as accident and injury in extreme events, emerging biotoxins, infectious disease and allergies, heat wave stress, increased possibility of a stroke and diminished food security. TURN
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County amends signage limits
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PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners have approved an ordinance that loosens restrictions on the locations of electronic readerboards. “The ordinance strikes the right balance between the communication needs of the community and governments with local zoning and prudent controls,” County Administrator Philip Morley said before Monday’s vote.
Effective immediately The law comes into effect immediately. Commissioner David Sullivan was absent for the vote. The other commissioners, Kathleen Kler and Phil Johnson, voted in favor. Johnson said he did so reluctantly. “From my personal point of view, I really don’t like those kind of signs,” Johnson said after the vote. TURN
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PA police probe PA man continues recovery injured man’s shooting 32-year-old by bulldozer seeks Officers: Might have been accidental BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating Monday how a Port Angeles was shot in the chest Sunday. Jacob Marcel Parker, 23, of Port Angeles was in satisfactory condition Monday morning at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, a hospital spokesman said. Port Angeles police and paramedics found Parker after a report of a shooting at 4:40 a.m. Sunday at a residence in the 1400 block of South Oak Street, said Deputy Chief Brian Smith. Parker was taken by ambu-
lance to OMC, Smith said. He added that officers recovered a weapon at the house. Parker told police he had been the victim of an attempted robbery, but Smith said an initial investigation by police indicated the shooting might have been accidental. Parker is forbidden by Clallam County Superior Court from having firearms. According to court documents, Parker was charged Nov. 12 with theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana. TURN
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an 18-ton Caterpillar D6 bulldozer Sept. 28 as he worked on the landfill bluff stabilization project near the Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station at 3501 W. 18th St. The state Department of Labor and Industries opened an investigation into the incident. Results of that investigation are not yet available.
help with his bills BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is on the road to recovery four months after being crushed by a bulldozer in a workplace accident, but he says he needs a little help to get his life back on track.
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Learning to walk again Kyle Trussell, 32, a Port Angeles surveyor and former soccer standout at Port Angeles High School and Peninsula College, is learning how to walk again using a walker and has hopes of moving on to a relatively normal life,
Kyle Trussell Surveyor crushed during work he said Sunday. His pelvis and legs were crushed when he was run over by
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Trussell continues to receive a regular paycheck from his employer, Northwest Territories Inc. But after four months of extra expenses, he and his girlfriend have struggled to keep up with their bills, including rent, utilities and other expenses that go along with recovery from a major accident, he said.
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