Junk Cars, Property Rights

This controversy has been raging for awhile now. It looks like the “junk car” law will be voted on by the Clallam County Commissioners this coming week.

What do you think about this? Are junk cars a hazard? Does it intrude on your property rights when the government tells you what you can and can't do in your own yard?

How exactly do you define a Junk Car? Would this law discriminate against lower-income people? After all, you aren't likely to see a Lexus or a Mercedes up on blocks in somebody’s front yard.

If this law gets passed, is it enforceable?

Let’s hear from YOU.

Changes Coming to Port Angeles

Two city-owned Port Angeles buildings are for sale: the City Light building at 240 West Front Street and the old fire hall at 215 South Lincoln. (Here’s the link.)

The fire hall (a historic building) is currently leased to MaMa’s Bakery & Restaurant, which hasn’t been open for awhile.

Family Medicine of Port Angeles (currently on West Eighth Street) might move into the City Light building. This would bring a lot more people into the downtown.

The Clallam County Historical Society is hoping whoever purchases the fire hall will be required by the City to maintain the building’s historical characteristics.

Also, the Bella Rosa Coffee House — at Fourth and South Lincoln — is for sale. There's an ad on Craigslist. Let’s hope it stays a coffee house, whoever buys it. As far as I know, it’s the only coffee house in Port Angeles that’s open in the evenings. What will happen to Port Angeles’ caffeine addicts?