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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-25 Legal Notice Planning Commission and Council Water System Plan Joanna Sanders City Clerk 250 Madison, Suite 2 Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-5083 jsanders@cityofpt.us TO: Port Townsend Leader Classified - Legal Notice FROM: Joanna Sanders DATE: October 5, 2018 SUBJ: Notice of Public Hearing PUBLICATION DATE: October 10 and 17, 2018 _________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The City of Port Townsend Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday October 25, 2018, at or about 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, Washington to accept public testimony on a proposed update to the City’s Water System Plan. This will be followed by a City Council public hearing on Monday, November 5, 2018, at or about 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, Washington to accept public testimony on the proposed update to the City’s Water System Plan. The update reflects those changes made to the City’s water system since it was last updated in 2008 and 2014. This update is required by the Washington State Department of Health. The Water System Plan is a functional plan intended to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this update is to:  Provide a long-term planning strategy and evaluate the existing system and its ability to meet the requirements for water source, quality, storage, and distribution over a 20-year planning period.  Modify water service area boundaries to include all areas where the City currently provides service and a proposal to include 14 properties directly abutting the westside of Jacob Miller Rd. and one property surrounded by the revised service area.  Provide basic planning data for population, service connections, and water consumption.  Provide system capacity analysis, identify limiting factors, and summarize hydraulic capacity.  Update water use efficiency goals for the next 6 years.  Provide a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next 10 and 20 years.  Provide a budget to fund projects identified in the CIP and summary of the rate structure.  Revise Water Engineering Design Standards. Persons wishing to testify may do so either by submitting oral testimony during the public hearing or by submitting written comments at the hearing or to the City Clerk, City of Port Townsend, 250 Madison Street, Suite 2, Port Townsend, Washington 98368 (jsanders@cityofpt.us). Written comments submitted to the Clerk must be received by the close of the Public Hearing on November 5. The Water System Plan is available for inspection in the City Clerk’s office on the second floor of City Hall and can also be found on the City’s website at www.cityofpt.us.