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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS April 12, 2016 | 75¢
Port Townsend-Jefferson County’s Daily Newspaper
County eyes Undi Road options Applying for project funds BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
FORKS — Jefferson County needs to plan a strategy for the reconstruction of Undi Road in the next few months or face the possibility it could close permanently, county commissioners said Monday. Jefferson County officials are seeking grants to build a new $1 million road to replace a stretch of Undi Road in West Jefferson County that could be permanently closed to residents. The 0.8-mile stretch on the north bank of the Bogachiel River
was severely damaged during fall and winter storms and has been reduced to one barely navigable lane, according to residents. County crews have attempted to repair the road but found that it was too damaged for restoration. Jefferson County District 3 commissioner Kathleen Kler visited the road site Saturday, meeting with about 13 local residents to discuss options for the road. “The road cannot be saved and has lost almost all of its stability,” Kler said Monday. “We want to save access, but we have a limited
amount of time and money.” Kler said any solution needs to be finished by November when seasonal rains are expected, although longtime resident Russ Poppe said the timeline could be shorter. “There needs to be some action,” Poppe said. “We usually get a pretty good rain in August.” Poppe said about 16 different parcels are affected with about 15 people living year-round beyond the washed-out section. Because the current road cannot be saved, the best proposal seems to be the construction of a new route that goes into the woods MONTE REINDERS and around the affected area before Jefferson County officials are seeking grants to replace a rejoining with the existing road. stretch of Undi Road that has been severely damaged by TURN TO ROAD/A6 landslides.
Ethics penalty on board agenda
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Kidd attorney asks panel to reconsider BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Washington State Parks employees, from left, Joe Benson, Russ Hendricks and Jeremy Fields inspect the newly constructed overlook at Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend. The project was necessitated by erosion that was threatening the stability of the old platform.
Two restaurants set to open at Fort Worden State Park Cable House, Guard House expect grand unveilings May 20 BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT TOWNSEND — Fort Worden State Park, under the auspices of the Public Development Authority, will rebrand and revise its food service options beginning in May. On May 6, the Guard House, located at a four-way stop sign just inside the
park, will have a “soft opening” after several delays. Also, the Cable House, a building once known as the Canteen and located near the beach next to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, will reopen with an menu with burgers and fresh food. Both operations are under the supervision of food service manager Kristan McCary and retail outlets manager Walter Zamora. A grand opening of both restaurants is planned for May 20. CHARLIE BERMANT/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS “We are rebranding both of these restaurants on the same day,” said general Kristan McCary, left, and Walter Zamora check the new keg manager Todd Gubler. TURN
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system at the Guard House restaurant at Fort Worden.
The second panel questioned its own jurisdiction last Thursday and is seeking the advice of a lawyer after Our Water, Our Choice! withdrew allegations that Kidd interrupted speakers and adjourned the meeting too soon, which the board that is meeting today had already ruled was an ethics violation at an April 1 meeting. Ken Williams, a member of the second panel, said the advice was necessary given that the first panel might have already ruled on several issues now before the second panel. In an interview last week, Williams, a retired Clallam County Superior Court judge, questioned the constitutionality of the city ethics ordinance under which the complaints were filed. TURN
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PORT ANGELES — With issues of legality looming, a three-person board will discuss today making a recommendation to the City Council on whether city Councilwoman Cherie Kidd should be punished for violating the ethics code while chairing a Feb. 2 council meeting. The board, which will meet at 11 a.m. in City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., also will discuss Kidd’s lawyer’s April 4 request to reconsider the panel’s unanimous decision that she violated the code, a violation alleged in a complaint filed by Marolee Smith, a former City Council candidate. Kidd The lawyer, Michael Kenyon of Issaquah, is representing Kidd at taxpayer expense on a similar complaint filed by the anti-fluoridation group Our Water, Our Choice! That group’s pared-down complaint will be considered April 19 by a second ethics panel.
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