Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Police Chief Thomas Olson about what’s going on with the Port Townsend police department, including some interesting statistics from Chief Olson’s presentation to City Council. It turns out the crime is down! We also talked about staffing, community policing, traffic enforcement, and accident hot spots.

Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro were joined by Melody Sky-Weaver, Director of the Port Townsend Public Library, and we welcomed Adrianne Harun, author of On The Way to the End of the World, which is the Port Townsend Community Read this year. Get a copy and join in! Also have a listen to Cris WIlson’s interview with Adrianne on Booklovers’ Cafe, which aired last week and can be found here.

Taylor Clark welcomed a special co-host: Shelly Leavens, Director of Communications and Marketing for the city of Port Townsend. We talked with Michael Todd, Parks & Facilities Manager about a grant the city has received to plant trees and remove invasive plants from city parks. We also talked about the skate park, which is being renamed in honor of Seamus Sims. Shelly also invited Taylor to come to the State of the City presentation by Mayor Faber and John Mauro, which will be Monday, March 4, doors open at 9:30 at the Point Hudson Pavilion.

Taylor welcomed Steve King, Director of Public Works for the City of Port Townsend as his co-host today; They were joined by Naomi Stern, Finance Specialist for the City of Port Townsend, and we talked about the utility rate increases and also changes that have been made in the program to assist households who might need a hand. The old program helps only about 4% of households, but he new program should help many more. Listen in to learn more.

Taylor Clark and John Mauro welcomed Kris Nelson, President of the Creative District Board to talk about the progress and planning around implementing the new Port Townsend Creative District. To learn more, Kris invited interested artists (and arts adjacent people) to a meeting on March 28 at 5:30pm at the Old Whiskey Mill.

Taylor Clark and his co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Shelly Levens (Director of Communications and Marketing) and Steve King (Director of Public Works) as we discussed proposed rate changes for city sewer services, as well as a proposed expansion of the program to help defray these costs for low income residents. For a deeper dive into this information, John directed interested listeners to two documents which were part of last Monday’s City Council meetings packet: Link 1 and Link 2.

Taylor Clark and John Mauro talked about the Nest, the Creative District, utilities rates, and grants available for artists. John fielded a listener question about whether a building moritorium or newcomers fees might help fund infrustructure maintenance.

Taylor Clark and his co-host John Mauro discussed the special city council meeting that happened Monday, January 2, 2024 to consider a resolution calling for a cease fire in the Gaza Strip. We also talked about upcoming grants opportunities through the Port Townsend Arts Commission and the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Check cityofpt.us Latest News for more information.

Taylor Clark and city manager John Mauro hosted Port Townsend Mayor David Faber and they talked about what is involved in being the mayor and why it was important to David to take on this role in our city.

Taylor and John talked about the upcoming cold weather, snow plowing plans, the winter warming center and their new extended hours). We talked about last week’s City Council meeting, and a recommended short video about our sewer system that you can watch on youtube. John also previewed the upcoming City Council meeting, which will include the swearing in of three new police officers.