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on June 19, 2013 at 9:09 am (146 social interactions)
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PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - Set deep in the woods that blanket Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is the Northwest’s newest public utility – Jefferson County PUD, which began receiving BPA power April 1. To commemorate this event, BPA Administrator Bill Drummond ventured north for a day of reflection and celebration with Jefferson County’s commissioners, managers, staff and community.
Drummond addressed the crowd from the loading dock inside the PUD’s newly refurbished operations center outside Port Townsend, Wash.
Looking out over an audience bracketed by shiny, new state-of-the-art boom trucks, Drummond said, “I would like to congratulate all those who helped make Jefferson County PUD a reality. Your hard work has ensured that the people in Jefferson County will be served by clean, emission-free hydropower for generations to come.”
He added, “It’s not every day that a new public utility is formed. In fact, we have had only seven publicly-owned utilities form in the past 65 years.” Jefferson County PUD is the eighth.
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Posted by David Haviland
on June 19, 2013 at 8:58 am (130 social interactions)
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SEA-TAC, Wash. - Two men who allegedly stole thousands of feet of copper wire from runway light towers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are in custody facing federal charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Jeramie Harms, 28, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle Tuesday. Timothy Lynch, 50, is in custody in King County, Washington, on an unrelated charge and will be scheduled for his appearance in the coming weeks. The theft was discovered on February 12, 2013, when a Port of Seattle employee noticed damage to the fence surrounding the runway light structures near South 188th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive. In total, approximately 7,200 feet of copper cable was stolen from the FAA light towers, rendering them inoperable and potentially posing a threat to airline safety.
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Posted by David Haviland
on June 19, 2013 at 7:54 am (128 social interactions)
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ABERDEEN, Wash. - Two meetings will be hosted at Aberdeen's city hall this week as the Grays Harbor Transit Authority seeks public comment on proposals to fill an $800-thousand budget deficit. Transit Authority Board member, and county commissioner Frank Gordon urged "please, anybody with an idea, anybody interested, I would love to see it full - so full there's standing room only. We need to get the point across that we need to find ways of getting funding. On the line are several budget items including weekend bus runs, portions of the 7-day schedule, and funding for the county's EMS training program. While raising bus fare wouldn't come close to filling the gap, one solution being discussed is a possible sale tax increase to the county, however Gordon points out "even if we got the wonderful people to pass a minor tax raise on sales tax, it wouldn't help us in the short term because it would be 8 months to a year before the funding would come in enough to make a difference. The first of two public meetings on the matter being held at the Aberdeen City Hall, will be Thursday afternoon at 2 PM, an evening meeting will also be held on the 25th at 6 PM.
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Posted by David Haviland
on June 19, 2013 at 6:30 am (144 social interactions)
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Public hearing scheduled for 6PM July 9th at Aberdeen High School ABERDEEN, Wash. - The Aberdeen School Board yesterday reviewed a draft budget for the coming year. After two years in the red, board member Christi Boora said "There's a lot of hard work that goes into this, however personally I feel it's vital for us to balance, and go into the school year with a balanced budget. Amid dwindling federal dollars, and a looming but unseen state mandated investment, School Superintendent Tom Opstad said the district went from a 1.4 million dollar deficit two years ago "this year we had a budget that was $580,000 in the red. We had enrollment that was probably 3100 this year, we budget on an annual average, we ended up about 3,058. So we were higher - almost 30 above budget, which is nice because it takes away some of the red that we planned on and then maybe adds a little bit to the beginning fund balance for next year. The draft budget projects a $72,000 deficit, Opstad said he would consider some options to present at a public hearing planned for July.
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Posted by David Haviland
on June 19, 2013 at 5:25 am (238 social interactions)
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OCEAN SHORES, Wash. - The Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office says the surf fisherman who's body was found near Iron Springs on Sunday died as the result of a probable cardiac arrhythmia. The Forensic Pathologist made the conclusion after the autopsy of 65 year old Antonio Inocencio of Federal Way.
Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart's normal rhythm is disrupted, and has been associated with cold-water immersion deaths in the past.
After the discovery of Inocencio's body Sunday afternoon, a search was conducted for a possible second victim thought to have gone fishing with him, detectives located his friend on Monday and determined Inocencio had gone fishing alone.
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