Guest host Jim Burke is joined by co-host John Mauro and Celeste Tell, Interim Executive Director of the Fort Worden Public Development Authority, and Anna Gill, S.W. Region Superintendent of Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. They discuss the future of Fort Worden and the dramatic step that Fort Worden PDA took on this date asking the City of Port Townsend to DISSOLVE the Fort Worden PDA.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked with Chief Bret Black from EJFR and Michael Spears, Water Resources Operations Manager for the City of Port Townsend about the related issues brought on by dry conditions: wildfires and water availability. So mow your parking strips (in the morning, please) and look for conservation tips in the upcoming August city newsletter.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro were joined by Port Townsend Mayor David Faber. We spoke about the golf park, the city council’s upcoming strategic planning meeting, the upcoming comp plan gala (Monday at 5pm at the Cotton Building) and the effort to choose an additional city council member. Madeline Bartos Mauro also joined us and talked about the library summer reading program.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro were joined by Director of Planning and Community Development Emma Bolin and they talked about some events related to the Comprehensive Plan update. There will be a planning ‘studio’ event Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday July 22-24 at the Cotton Building. More information is available at https://www.pt2045planning.org/.

John Mauro was on vacation. Taylor Clark welcomed Mistress Zaena, a witch and tarot divinator, and we did a tarot reading for Port Townsend. Taylor’s question might have been “how do we keep PT weird” or perhaps it was “how do we maintain the unique character of our community in the face of social and economic of change?”. Listen in to learn what was in the cards.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked about the origins of BrewNow and the importance of quality community dialogue in making our city a better place.

Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Emily Bufford, Library Manager – Youth & Outreach Services to talk about the summer reading program. Adventure begins at your library. We talked about the Magical Adventures Ferry House workshop, the Backyard Adventures Raising Chickens program, as well Yoga Storytime and a bunch of other events. More information can be found here: https://ptpubliclibrary.org/library/page/summer-reading-program-2024.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Laura Parsons, Civil Engineer with the City of Port Townsend along with Danny Milholland from the Production Alliance. Laura is the Project Manager for the Discovery Road project and Danny has been planning a big ribbon cutting event to celebrate the project. The event starts at 2pm this Saturday, June 15 and the ribbon will be cut just after 2:30. Ride your bike up and join in!

Taylor Clark and John Mauro were joined by Jake Beattie, Executive Director of Northwest Maritime Center. We talked, of course, about the upcoming Race to Alaska which kicks off this week, and also about a lot of other interesting things you may not be aware that Northwest Maritime does to help connect people to the water.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Mary Irwin, Program Director / Senior Mediator with Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. We talked about how we can improve communications and through that resolve issues where there are different viewpoints. For more information about the variety of services the Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center offers check their website. https://pdrc.org/