Possible Merging of Port Angeles Marine Centers

The Art Feiro Marine Life Center on City Pier, and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary on the second floor of the Landing Mall, might merge their facilities.  Both of the present locations are small and cramped, and the two groups might relocate to a new facility that could be built near the waterfront.

Online Video Channel for Olympic Peninsula

Summit to Sea Media LLC has soft-launched an online all-video news channel:  videOly.tv.

The site is co-owned by Jeff Chew, formerly of the PDN, and Creative Director Dana Hogenson.  Jeff Chew said:

“We will focus our video cameras on the people, places and things unique to the Olympic Peninsula.  We reach out to the crowd, our audience, encouraging those on the Olympic Peninsula with video-capable smartphones, digital tablets and video cameras to shoot short clips of newsworthy events and breaking news, then email them to us in a timely fashion at info@videoly.tv to post on the channel.”

Port Angeles School Board Might Sell Aging Schools

It might be time to replace four of Port Angeles' oldest schools:  Port Angeles High School, Stevens Middle School and Hamilton and Franklin elementary schools.  These buildings are between 52 and 59 years old, and bringing them up to current seismic and ADA standards would cost almost as much as replacing them.

The school district might also sell some of its surplus property.

Port of Port Angeles Meeting to Discuss PenPly Cleanup

The impending cleanup of the former Peninsula Plywood site will be discussed tomorrow morning at a meeting of the Port of Port Angeles commissioners, and again tomorrow night at an open house sponsored by the state Department of Ecology.  The open house will be at 6:30 p.m. in Linkletter Hall, Olympic Medical Center.

The Ecology Department will be overseeing the cleanup project.

Hurricane Ridge Road will NOT be Open On Weekdays This Winter

The two-year experiment in keeping Hurricane Ridge Road open on weekdays all winter long was partially funded by Port Angeles, Sequim and Clallam County.  Olympic National Park officials have announced that the road will only be open Friday through Sunday this year (weather permitting).

Derek Kilmer and Bill Driscoll to Debate at Tomorrow's Chamber Luncheon

Tomorrow's Chamber of Commerce luncheon will feature a debate between congressional candidates Derek Kilmer (D) and Bill Driscoll (R), who are running for the seat being vacated by Norm Dicks.  There will be no announcements or introductions during tomorrow's meeting, so the entire hour can be devoted to the two candidates.

Sheriff Might Form Task Force for Clallam County Burglaries

Sheriff Bill Benedict might take a task force approach to the increasing residential burglaries in Clallam County.  Burglaries in Clallam County are up about twenty percent over this same period last year.

Waterfront Development Project Starts Monday, October 8th

Phase one of the Downtown Waterfront Development Project will start tomorrow.  Railroad Avenue will be closed from Oak Street to the west side of the Coho ferry dock.

During next weekend's Crab Fest, construction will be halted and Railroad Avenue will be temporarily reopened.

Possible New Pedestrian Crossing on Marine Drive

The Port Angeles City Council is considering a new pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Marine Drive and Tumwater Street.  According to testimony, most pedestrians don't use the existing crosswalk, and just cross whenever there's an opening in the traffic.  This new crossing would probably be an underpass or overpass.