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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS July 5, 2016 | 75¢
Port Townsend-Jefferson County’s Daily Newspaper
Ethics filing alleges abuse
Building a celebration
Complain in PT claims violations BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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At Monday’s Old School 4th of July celebration in Port Townsend, John Edwards of the School of Woodworking shows Sonny Shackelford, 5, how to build a birdhouse as his mother, Sunshine Shackelford, looks on.
New director to start county development position today Ex-Kitsap employee to oversee Jefferson land use, permits BY CHARLIE BERMANT PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT TOWNSEND — Nine months after the retirement of Jefferson County Department of Community Development Director Carl Smith, the county now has a permanent head for the department. Patricia Charnas, 57, begins in the position today, where she will oversee a
14-member staff that enforces the county’s permitting and land-use regulations. “Planning is and always will be under-resourced,” Charnas said. “We want to enhance our workforce and do what we can to make permitting more effective and efficient.” Charnas will earn $8,403 per month or $100,836 per year, plus benefits, according to her contract.
dence and how land is designated and regulated,” she said. “This can be a very difficult conversation for a citizen when all they want to do is develop a piece of property and are unaware of all the rules and regulations the county must carry out.” Charnas has held various positions in the Kitsap County Department of Community Development since 2004. In addition to managing that county’s most recent comprehensive plan update, Customer service Charnas previously led updates to KitLike her predecessors, Charnas sap’s Shoreline Management Program strives to prioritize customer service. and Critical Areas regulations. “It’s important that the customer In her new position, Charnas said she understands all of the restrictions that hopes to apply what she learned in Kitsap. are placed on county government with the development of a single-family resiTURN TO DCD/A6
PORT TOWNSEND — A former restaurateur has filed a complaint against the city of Port Townsend, alleging that city government violated its own code of ethics and did not follow procedures during an eviction process. “Metaphorically, there is lead in Port Townsend waters,” said Mark Cole, who owned and operated the Upstage Restaurant and Bistro at 923 Washington St. from 2008 until it closed in 2013. “This is about an abuse of power and city employees using the law for their own Cole benefit. They lied to me and I don’t want to see that happening anywhere else.” In his complaint, Cole alleges that David Peterson — who in 2008 took ownership of the Terry Building, which housed Upstage — used his official position as city engineer for his own benefit, with the complicity of the city staff and the City Council. “David Peterson, through his own actions and the actions and nonactions of the Building Department and the city manager secured special privileges and exemptions,” the complaint reads. Cole said these violations include a lack of supervision, reduced requirements, protection from the disclosure of wrongful acts, and assistance in concealing wrongful acts. In the ethics complaint, Cole states that Peterson received favored treatment from Timmons, by the Building Department, city employees, and potentially some City Council members. TURN
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PA expects to green light baseball team Three-year deal being considered PORT ANGELES — Bring on the Port Angeles Sasquatch. Or Timber Giants. Or Hooks, as in Ediz. Whatever the name ends up as, the City Council is scheduled to approve a three-year agreement today to make Civic Field home to a new West Coast League wood-bat baseball team whose moniker has yet to be decided. The agreement with MACK Athletics Inc. is on the consent agenda for the council’s regular meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St. “I do expect it to be approved on Tuesday, or at least discussed,”
City Manager Dan McKeen said Friday. “I have not heard of any issues that would hold it up. “What I am hearing is that this could be a good thing in terms of both the sport itself and what it can bring to Port Angeles, as well as economic development opportunities, and bring more people into Port Angeles to watch the games. “It appears to be a positive move should it all come together.” Lacey resident Matt Acker, owner of the WCL Kitsap BlueJackets and founder and co-owner of MACK Athletics, said Friday he’s researching potential names
for the team. It will debut in June 2017 with college-level players cracking bat against ball for 36 summertime games. For baseball fans, “it’s not just baseball,” Acker said. “They feel part of it, because they enjoy seeing future stars [and] people they will see on TV in a couple of years,” he said. And they can drink beer they would buy at Civic Field, although two will be the limit.
seventh inning. Alcohol would not be allowed to be taken in or out of Civic Field, and MACK Athletics will provide security and crowd control. Permission to sell alcohol is part of the agreement that will bring the city $275 a game for 32 home games in 2017, or $8,800 annually. The city’s per-game fee to MACK would increase to $283.25 a game in 2018 and $291.75 a game in 2019. Team practices would generate $15 an hour, and Acker would pay Beer at games another $15 an hour to run youth Beer and wine also would be instructional clinics at any citysold at designated concession owned athletic field. Matt Acker areas and in the stands, alTURN TO TEAM/A6 Co-owner, MACK Athletics though not after the end of the
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