Norm Dicks' Office Plans Meeting with Border Patrol

George Behan, spokesman for Rep. Norm Dicks, said staff members want to meet later this month with the Border Patrol's top supervisor for the Blaine sector. Behan said:

“Very obviously, there are concerns on the Peninsula. We want to get an update on the current activities and future plans, including the concern that the Border Patrol office in the area could be overstaffed. We obviously would be asking the Border Patrol's purposes and how that fits into the mission.”

Staff members for Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray might also be at this meeting.

Gateway Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Gateway groundbreaking ceremony was right on schedule this morning at 9 a.m. About fifty people attended. Speeches were given by Mayor Karen Rogers, City Manager Mark Madsen and Kevin Thompson, President of the Downtown Association, among others. The event was also attended by:

Members of Clallam Transit, Primo Construction, several former Port Angeles mayors, members of the City Council, Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Association; and representatives from the offices of Norm Dicks and Patty Murray.

According to the City of Port Angeles website, the construction chaos won't start getting worse until around mid-August. Their website will continue to provide updated information on Gateway. This site also has photos of the groundbreaking ceremony.