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KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Jefferson County PUD General Manager Joe Wilson.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Port Townsend Mayor David Faber, as we reflected on his past four years as mayor, as his term ends at the close of the year.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Coucil member Neil Nelson. They discussed the situation with encampment behind DHS and importance of helping unhoused city residents. The original unedited version of an opinion piece Neil wrote for the Leader is now available on their website here.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Jefferson Historical Society Executive Director Tara McCauley to talk about changes at the museum. We talked about how history can shed light on current events and help us better understand our world. Tune in to hear about Tara’s favorite item from the collection. Also, each first Saturday is a free day at the museum, located in our historic City Hall. Plus, on Saturday, October 11, the museum is offering a once-a-year opportunity to go behind the scenes for a tour of their research collection which houses over half a million items. More information at https://www.jchsmuseum.org/post/behind-the-scenes-at-the-jchs-research-collections-center.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark co-hosted this week with Melody Sky Weaver, Community Services Director for the City of Port Townsend. We were joined by Jefferson County Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette and artist/muscian Alexandra Anagnostopoulos to talk about the Outsiders Street Art Project at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. More info is available at: https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/all-news/artist-takes-on-bureaucracy-for-passion-project

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by PT Director of Finance and Technology Services Jodi Adams and Charlie Bush, the City Administrator of Sedro-Woolley and we discussed city budgets and financial planning.

Taylor Clark was out ill today, so Karen Anderson filled in on the weekly conversation with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and cohost Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Director of Public Works Steve King and Police Chief Tom Olson. We talked through the recent chip seal repaving, planned traffic calming measures, and the importance of driving slowly and carefully around town.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and guest co-host Melody Sky Weaver (Community Services Director for the city of PT) were joined by Katy Goodman, Arts and Culture Coordinator for the city and we talked about the Creative District and the city’s active role in supporting the arts in our community. More information is here and here. Also check out “Outsider Street Art Project” which will be involved in creating art of the soon to be replaced memorial field fence. Email [email protected] for more info.

Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro and KPTZ’s Taylor Clark were joined by Director of Planning and Community Development Emma Bolin and Port Townsend’s Grant Coordinator Renata Munfrada for a discussion on the process and progress with Evans Vista, a proposed housing projected that will include affordable”middle housing”. The presentation on this from the city council meeting last Monday is here. The city web page to report concerns (like Taylor’s paper wasp nest) is here: https://cityofpt.us/publicworks/page/report-concern-inquiry.