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Kidd sticks to her decision
All paws on the move
Ethics panel calls for admonishment BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Michelle Gentry, a cat specialist for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, arranges cages of hamsters, ferrets and guinea pigs after their arrival Tuesday at the organization’s new shelter on Old Olympic Highway east of Port Angeles.
Olympic Peninsula Humane Society starts relocation The old shelter property at 2105 W. U.S. Highway 101 has been sold and everything must be moved out by Friday, said Mary Beth Wegener, executive director of the humane society.
rets and a selection of hamsters and guinea pigs were transferred Tuesday from their cages to “Kitty City,” which offers spacious new cat rooms in a converted house on the new shelter property. Signing on to help “It’s very unusual. It makes the move easier,” Wegener said of the low BY ARWYN RICE Many volunteers registered earlier number of animals currently at the PENINSULA DAILY NEWS this year to help move animals and supshelter. plies from the old shelter to the new PORT ANGELES — The Olympic The veterinarian and office equipPeninsula Humane Society is moving to one, and those registered will be called ment and supplies also were moved as needed, she said. its new $1.5 million shelter on Old Monday and Tuesday, Wegener said. Nonessential items were moved Olympic Highway. About 25 dogs and their supplies will Monday the 12 miles to the new faciliThe shelter was temporarily closed be moved to the “Bark House” kennel ties, starting with office and nonessenfor adoptions Monday. Service will building later this week, she said. resume April 24 at the new digs at 1743 tial items, Wegener said. Old Olympic Highway. About 20 cats, 10 rabbits, three ferTURN TO MOVE/A4
Adoptions to resume April 24 at group’s new $1.5M shelter
PORT ANGELES — Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd stood by her abrupt adjournment of a Feb. 2 City Council meeting despite an ethics board recommendation Tuesday that the City Council should orally admonish her for it. “I feel like I acted properly,” she said Tuesday afternoon following the three-member panel’s unanimous decision. “I do stand for civil discourse. “I feel like I acted appropriately under the circumstances, but I do appreciate the commitment of the ethics committee.” Mayor Patrick Downie Kidd said Tuesday he expects the council will discuss the recommendation in public session at its next regular meeting April 19. “I would have to believe there are people on the council who want this to be discussed at the earliest opportunity, including Cherie.” The ethics board composed of Frank Prince Jr., Grant Meiner and Danetta Rutten had decided April 1 that Kidd violated the ethics codes by adjourning the Feb. 2 council meeting with speakers waiting to be heard. The board was ruling on what remained of a multi-part complaint filed by Marolee Smith, a former City Council candidate. “It’s better than nothing,” Smith said after Tuesday’s meeting. The ethics board had dismissed Smith’s other allegations, such as claiming Kidd intended to prohibit free speech, was abusive toward the public and that Kidd demeaned, harassed or intimidated another person. TURN
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Clallam looks to adapt to climate change Work plan OK’d by commissioners BY ROB OLLIKAINEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have approved a work plan to adapt to potential impacts of climate change. After hearing testimony from a split group of public speakers Tuesday, county commissioners voted 3-0 to pass a resolution directing six county departments to consider impacts and strategies contained in a North Olympic Peninsula Resources Conservation and Development Council report on climate change.
“The point of this resolution is to try and give our county staff some tools to try and plan for the future,” Commissioner Mark Ozias said. “Flooding is an excellent example. One of the most immediate likely effects of global climate change has to do with flooding in and around the city of Port Angeles, downtown, Ediz Hook, other places. “We don’t know exactly what’s going to happen,” Ozias added. “We can’t say that in 50 years, this is what the situation is going to look like, but we are attempting to use the best tools that we have
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“The purpose of this resolution is to save taxpayers money and to save investors money by not doing the wrong things in the wrong places at the wrong time.”
Nine speakers expressed support for the resolution in an hourlong public comment period that preceded the board vote. Nine others raised concerns ranging from carbon taxation, the science behind climate change and a 1992 United Nations global action plan for sustainability called Agenda 21. “The idea of climate change has been so discredited in the true scientific community that the advocates of this idea have become nearly hysterical in their attempts to enforce climate
change,” said Gary Dekorte of Sequim, a self-described “climate change denier.” “There’s a group of people who would treat climate change as if it’s absolute fact,” he said. “Rather, it’s an unproven and very controversial theory.” Bob Lynette of Sequim countered that glaciers and snowpacks are clearly “melting all over the world today.” “You know, the Earth isn’t flat,”
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Lynette said. “The Holocaust really did happen. “It boggles my mind to hear people still, in the face of all the evidence, arguing against this,” Lynette added. “The purpose of this resolution is to save taxpayers money and to save investors money by not doing the wrong things in the wrong places at the wrong time.” TURN
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