(November 8, 2024) This week on County Connections Commissioner Greg Brotherton and co-host Jim Burke welcome Mikey Forville, head of Jefferson County’s IT department and they discuss the many ways the county administers it’s databases, and provides online services to everyone here in Jefferson County.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Director of Public Works Steve King about the work going on on Lawrence Street and also Tyler Street: sidewalk improvements, drainage and rain gardens, trees and also future pavement plans. There’s a QR code literally on the sidewalks that you can scan for more information.
KPTZ is thrilled to welcome venerable DJ and noted musicologist Jon Kertzer to our program roster. His career has included a stint as the Director of Global Sound with the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage, as well as 30 years producing and hosting regular programs on KEXP and KBCS in Seattle. Jon’s new show for KPTZ is a musical world tour. Be sure to tune in on Sundays from 3-5pm! Email Jon.
(Airdate: November 7, 2024 – In a World Gone Wrong, we are wrong again.
(Airdate: November 6, 2024) Jackie Canterbury talks with Malloree Weinheimer, founder of Chickadee Forestry LLC, a female owned and operated small business which she started in 2018. Malloree works to find solutions in forest management to support the land and its people in a new and different way. Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Malloree about Chickadee Forestry which serves Jefferson County and the greater Pacific Northwest. Malloree answers questions about forest health, climate change, and the resources and strategies available to small forest landowners who want to conserve their forest lands.
Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, explore new paradigms and new developments surrounding our County’s good people doing good work. Chris and Siobhan speak with Housing Solutions Network Communications Specialist Eric Jones, and HSN’s Director Liz Revord about results from an important survey fresh out of the oven. It’s real-life and tangible data centering around housing urgency, economic constraints, and housing characteristics. HSN’s mission is to engage its stakeholders and enlighten our Community at large. The published results can also be found at the HSN website. You won’t want to miss giving us a listen!
(Airdate: November 5, 2024) Scott Wilson, long time editor and publisher of the Port Townsend Leader stops by to talk with Cris Wilson about his book Working Port: 100 years of the Port of Port Townsend. This is a book for everyone as it is filled with so many great stories and characters. Some of these men and women are people still here making Port Townsend the unique and fabulous town we love!
