Does Port Angeles Have Too Many Utility Workers?

Yesterday’s Peninsula Daily News reported that Port Angeles’ new budget — passed unanimously by the City Council — will be paying for a new position: City Planner. And at the same time, one electric utility lineman position will be eliminated. They're also eliminating one administrative assistant position and two summer internships.

Are these the right priorities? When hundreds of local residents are sitting in their cold dark homes during a power outage, perhaps they're thinking “we have too damn many utility workers out there. What we really need is a city planner.”

Have you ever thought that?