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Home My WebLink About07(360) 379-5047 (email: citycouncil@cityofpt.us) www.cityofpt.us July 2011 City of Port Townsend ROCKIN' ON THE DOCK! Concerts on the Dock start July 7 and run every Thursday through August 25 at Pope Marine Park. Bring your own chair or blanket and catch up with friends and neighbors as you listen to great music. Food, wine and local beer on tap. These free downtown concerts are made possible by local businesses, the Port Townsend Main Street Pro- gram, and the Jefferson County Chamber of Com- merce. See you there! Thursday, July 7 The Better Half Thursday, July 14 The Low Ones Thursday, July 21 Mongo Smash Thursday, July 28 The Pitfalls FOURTH AT THE FORT The City and Sunrise Rotary are sponsoring the 4th of July fireworks at Fort Worden State Park. There will be no park entrance fee. Fireworks will begin at dusk (10ish.) Come early and join us for family festivities. From Mayor Michelle Sandoval The summer season is here and we are all grateful for it. It has been a long wet spring and we are yearning for warmer weather and more play time. We see more people out and about both during the day and into the even- ing. Please be aware of more walkers and bikers on our roads especially in the evening hours. The sound of summer is also the sound of kids playing and teen- agers gathering on the corners talking. These are our kids and we should be happy to see them and hear them. With many community members committed to spon- soring all-age gatherings, I would ask those of you who may not normally go to these events to give them a try. At these events, I have heard comments that often surprise me from our older community members. They are surprised and impressed at the number of young people here (as they hadn’t mixed with them before.) I believe it is important for all of us to have friends of all ages. These gatherings raise awareness of our community’s age diversity. We are not simply a retirement community, nor do we want to be. Also, for younger people this is an opportunity to understand that age makes little difference when fun and community come together. As more conversa- tion continues about the kind of community we are and want to be, it is important for us to be cognizant of our graying community and our need to support our younger community members. If you are able, please provide these young people with a job or a mentorship opportunity. At the very least, strike up a conversation with someone you don’t know of a different generation. We have a rich community because of the diversity of experience and age, and it is a great idea to share those riches. Friday Night Flicks at the Fort! Thanks to a partnership with Lunar Flicks, Fort Worden is pleased to offer movies under the stars! Suggested do- nation is $5 for families. Bring blankets and low profile beach chairs. Bring the whole family! The inflatable movie screen will be set up in front of the double doors at McCurdy Pavillion and enjoy the film from the lawn of Little- field Green. Gates open 7:30, the movie (TBD) will start around 9:30. Join us on July 22! If raining, we will cancel and reschedule. Centrum for the Arts www.centrum.org June 27-July 3 - Voiceworks: A Week of Singing July 3-10 - Festival of American Fiddle Tunes July 17-24 - Port Townsend Writers Conference July 24-31 - Jazz Port Townsend July 31-Aug.7 - Acoustic Blues Festival Found property held by PT Police 385-2322 DATE LOCATION DESCRIPTION 03/20/11 Water Street Digital Camera 03/28/11 Kearney Street Bike 04/27/11 9th and Sheridan Tool chest containing screws and nails 04/28/11 Blaine Street Bike 05/23/11 Lawrence Street Bike 05/27/11 Cedar Street Bike 06/09/11 Location unknown Bike We all have treasured childhood memories of the library. Our Port Townsend Library children have shared … The library became my special place. There I discovered new worlds, other times and places that existed in books. My imagination was cultivated. I learned that I was never alone if I had something to read. I love my library…I love books. My first memories were of sitting on grandfather’s knee listening to Mother Goose. The Children’s Summer Reading Program, that began June 24, is designed to bring the joy of reading and socializing into the lives of our newborns, toddlers and pre-schoolers through special story times for each age group. Check the sched- ule at http://ptpubliclibrary.org/Kids/SummerRead2011/Main.html. The Library delivers almost 300 children’s literacy programs. The Library’s Next 100 Year Expansion Plan envisions making room for many more children, children’s programs and books. Fulfillment of this vision requires everyone’s contri- bution. Donations can be accepted through the Library’s website at http://ptpubliclibrary.org/SupportYourLibrary/ LibraryFoundation.html, or with a check to Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St., Port Townsend, WA 98368. Sister State—Sister City Washington State and the City of Port Town- send were gifted a species of rhododendron developed by Yahiro Homare in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Hyogo Prefecture - Washington’s Sister State. The rhododendrons that were planted at our State Capi- tol did not survive and the rhododendrons the City planted were doing poorly. The plants are being fos- tered by local citizens, Sarah Fairbanks, Ikue Goldstein and their friend Kris Burns and are doing well. We hope these rhododendrons will be able to be trans- planted and propagated sometime next year. Thank you Sarah, Ikue and Kris for your care and your green thumbs! Compost Recipe What should you put in your yard waste bins for curbside collection? Put only yard debris materials such as woody branch- es, grass, leaves, and other pulled weeds in yard waste bins. Do not put food waste or compostable containers and utensils into your bins. The City’s compost facility does not process these types of materials. Do not put poison hemlock in with your yard de- bris. Instead place it in a plastic trash bag and toss into your regular trash. Some other noxious weeds can be composted because the City’s compost facility process- es these materials at 160—170 degrees that kills the seeds. For more informaƟon and assistance with poison hemlock and other noxious weeds in Port Townsend: hƩp:// www.co.jeferson.wa.us/WeedBoard/Default.asp or in‐ fo@10000yearsinsƟtute.org. Real Estate Sign Update Port Townsend has many beautiful properties that can often sell themselves. However, helping folks see that a property is for sale, lease or rent through signage can help! “For Sale,” “For Lease” and “For Rent” Real Estate signs are permitted only on the property being advertised. Signs in the public right- of-way (i.e. the area between a street and a side- walk) or off-premise (directional signs) are not al- lowed. Residential properties may have one sign up to 4- 1/2 square feet per sign face and for commercial properties one sign up to 16 square feet per sign face. Larger signs require sign permits. Remove signs within five days after the sale is recorded with the Jefferson County Auditor. One exception is during open houses or realtor car- avan tours. Signs up to 3 square feet per sign face can be located in nearby public rights- of-way as long as they do not create a public hazard. When the City becomes aware of an off-premise real estate sign, the seller or realtor is called and told to remove the sign within 48 hours or the City will remove it. Removed signs are kept at City Hall for about one week before being discarded. Staff will not call prior to removing signs re-erected in the same off- premise or right-of-way location. If you are missing a sign please call to arrange a time to pick it up. The Sign Code, amended in September 2010, is on the City website at www.cityofpt.us. For infor- mation, contact Suzanne Wassmer at 385-0644.