Clallam County News

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7/2/03 PA council endorses Pencom sales tax plan - PNN

7/3/03 - Commissioners put 4 charter changes on ballot - KONP

7/3/03 - Gateway project passes another step before council - KONP

7/7/03 Sequim council renews work on Wal-mart appeal - PNN

7/7/03 - Clallam: Group backs full disclosure in PA fluoridation - PDN

7/7/03 - West End: Building Supply Company closes in Forks - PDN

7/8/03 - Western Washington: Pollution threatens shellfish in 12 counties, including Clallam -Seattle Times

7/8/03 - Current director declares candidacy for new office - Forks Forum

7/9/03 - Clallam considers settlement in billboard lawsuit with Viacom - PDN

7/9/03 -Jefferson: State lists Hadlock-area shellfish area as polluted, possibly unsafe - PDN

7/10/03 - First city council candidate steps foward -PNN

7/11/03 - Elwha River dams' removal on track for 2007, government says - PDN

7/14/03 - Elwha dam removal delayed three more years - PNN

7/14/03 - Port Angeles: After the Hood Canal Bridge, what's next for the graving yard? - PDN

7/14/03 - Clallam: Funding sought, new staffer hired to help hatch business incubator - PDN

7/14/03 - Integrated Community Network project Part 1 - Forks Forum

7/16/03 - Port Angeles News - 7/16/03

7/16/03 - Olympic Peninsula: Federal grant to allow purchase of private timberlands - PDN

7/16/03 - Milfoil battle continues on Sutherland; funding options discussed -PNN

7/16/03 - New program aims to'transform health care' - Sequim Gazette

7/17/03 - Sequim: Hunting permits to be issued on popular elk herd; Leland: Another cougar attack hurts cow; Clallam lacks means to handle communicable diseases and public health threats, report says; Port Angeles: City Council gets no assurances about graving yard; Port Angeles: City manager proposes Gateway funding strategy - PDN

7/18/03 - Port Angeles: Graving yard soil won't go to ex-mill site, but to west Port Angeles instead - PDN

7/21/03 - Sequim elk will feel more hunting pressure this fall - PNN

7/21/03 - State Dept. of Ecology seeks comments on shorelines - again - KONP

7/22/03 - Local entities unveil east-end sewer plan - KONP

7/22/03 - Forks City Council approves 9-1-1 tax - Forks Forum

7/22/03 - Integrated Community Network project Part 2 - Forks Forum

7/24/03 - Port Angeles: Resort developer proposes complex on site of former Rayonier pulp mill - -- - including an old aircraft carrier - PDN

7/24/03 - Clallam: County leaders bow out of sign suit, effectively exempting older billboards from sign ordinance - PDN

7/24/03 - Clallam: Tax proposed for emergency communications improvements - PDN

7/27/03 - First lady Laura Bush arrives to vacation in Olympic National Park - PDN

7/27/03 - Resort developer sees ``magic'' in his plan for old Rayonier mill site - PDN/KONP

7/27/03 - Developer wants to start resort construction in less than 2 years -PNN

7/27/03 - Shopping center vote; Sequim council elections all hitting at once - PNN

7/28/03 - Filing begins for local elected officials-KONP News

7/28/03 Sequim approves major retail developments - KONP

7/28/03 - Port to study John Wayne Marina future - KONP

7/28/03 - Suicide rate alarms health workers - KONP

7/29/03 - Jefferson: County in the center of pilot program to boost marine trades - PDN

7/29/03 - Clallam: County auditor prevented from seeking CPA license for five years by state board - PDN

JUNE 2003

6/2/03 - Port Angeles: City Council to consider plans for sailboat tours from City Pier - PDN

6/3/03 - Proposed Clallam stormwater rules irk builders, buoy environmentalists - PDN

6/4/03 Hood Canal project delayed again -PNN

6/5/03 - Clallam: Planners hear pros, cons of proposed stormwater regulations - PDN

6/9/03 - Port Angeles: Group revisits fluoride issue -PDN

6/10/03 - Clallam must compensate sign owners under code, judge rules - PDN

6/10/03 - Clallam County crime rate down, according to WASPC - KONP News

6/10/03 - Statistics: Clallam County water supply improves - KONP News

6/10/03 - ONP Superintendent: Lots on input planned for Park Management Plan - PNN

6/11/03 - Port Angeles: Anti-fluoride group urges taking PA council to task - PDN

6/12/03 - Clallam County: Tharinger announces candidacy - Candidate Forde speaks to local business association - KONP News

6/13/03 - Clallam: Mosquito infestation worries Salt Creek residents - PDN

6/13/03 - Port and city appeal to governor for help on graving dock - PNN

6/17/03 - Westport plant comes "off the ground"-PNN

6/17/03 -Historic aircraft bring big crowds to Fairchild Airport - PNN

6/17/03 - Clallam: Transit board OKs funds for more consulting on Gateway project - PDN

6/17/03 - EDC may get funding boost; City to 'prime the pump' with $150,000 - KONP

6/19/03 - Poulsbo company submits low bid of $204 million for Hood Canal Bridge/graving yard project - PDN

6/20/03 - Sequim: Announced public hearing on Wal-Mart will be limited to only a few - PDN

6/20/03 - Port Angeles: Fluoride opponents hire attorney in possible fight with City Hall - PDN

6/22/03 - Hospital board hears from disabled vets spokesman - KONP

6/22/03 - Tourism report says 2002 'not a bad year for tourism' - KONP

6/22/03 - Graving yard bid goes to Poulsbo company - KONP

6/25/03 - Commissioners seek input on Charter amendments - PNN

6/25/03 - KONP News

6/25/03 - John Calhoun announces for port commissioner - Forks Forum

6/26/03 - County buys first property at River's End - PNN

MAY 2003

5/6/03 - Planning commission hears complaints about Sequim Village Center - PNN

5/6/03 - Skills Center receives major donation - PNN

5/7/03 - Sequim Mayor says private contracts could prevent city's money woes - Sequim Gazette

5/8/03 - Plans for shopping center to proceed - KONP

5/14/03 - Developers address SunLand residents' traffic concerns - Sequim Gazette

5/16/03 - “One more try” for shopping center opponents - PNN

5/16/03 - County close to final draft of stormwater rules - PNN

Read the Draft Stormwater Management Plan here

5/20/03 - County still concerned over Sequim retail development - PNN

5/20/03 - Clallam County likely to enter Sequim shopping center fray - PDN

5/21/03 - Improvement in Clallam jobless rate, but rate still high - PNN

5/21/03 - Buck plans to give raise to Forks hospital - PNN

5/21/03 -City debating what to do with hotel-motel tax reserves - PNN

5/21/03 - Locke signs Buck bill on litter bags - KONP News

5/25/03 - Sequim, WA: Seven appeals filed against shopping center proposals - PDN

5/25/03 - City committee rejects move to spend reserves on tourism marketing - PNN

5/26/03 - Health survey under way - KONP News

5/27/03 - Celebrating a life across 3 centuries - With a sense of style, Sequim woman ready to turn 110 today - Seattle P-I

5/29/03 - Olympic National Park: New superintendent on the job - PDN

5/29/03 - Sequim will combine shopping center appeals - PNN

5/29/03 - Sequim: Appeals stall retail plans-Sequim Gazette

5/30/03 - Clallam County, WA: Human service agencies analyze info linking drugs, alcohol and violence - Model used to target more prevention programs, get grants - PNN

5/30-03 - Investigators seek info on writer of threatening letters to Sequim police - PDN

5/31/03 - Sequim: City Council meetings might be televised - PDN

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APRIL 2003

4/15/03 - Spotted owl continues to decline, says 'experts' - KONP Radio

4/15/03 - Behavior Survey to begin - KONP Radio

4/16/03 - Hyer Farm hits the auction block -Sequim Gazette

4/16/03 - County calls for stringent review of Wal-Mart, Home Depot center plans - Sequim Gazette

4/23/03 - Calling all volunteers - Sequim Gazette

4/29/03 - Graving Yard dilemma continues - KONP Radio

Prior News Reports

1/03 - Clallam commissioners delay emergency declaration for Clallam Bay park - PDN

Other Local News Sources

Marv Chastain's "North Olympic Bulletin Board"

Peninsula News Network

Sequim Gazette

KONP Radio News

The Port Angeles Journal (Peter Ripley)

Olympic Peninsula History

Voting Record of Clallam County Commissioners 2004

Minutes of the Board Meetings
Jan. 6, 2004

Port of Port Angeles Minutes

Up-to-date news on crimes, etc.

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