Sequim Gazette, October 08, 2014

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School board focuses Commissioners agree on temporary marijuana controls in on bond proposal Directors eye new elementary school, land purchase

‘Something in place is better than nothing’

voted somewhat reluctantly, commissioner Jim McEntire was the first to confidently vote for the by ALANA LINDEROTH interim ordinance that establishes temporary controls. Sequim Gazette local controls for I-502 (legalized “It is not my first choice, but I recreational marijuana )on Oct. 7. think getting something in place Although commissioners Mike County commissioners voted See MARIJUANA, A-7 unanimously to approve the revised Chapman and Mike Doherty

City looks to change water fee structure

by MICHAEL DASHIELL

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Randy Marihugh, maintenance worker for Sequim School District, sands down a product that fills cracks in tennis courts. Two courts at Sequim High School have been shut down due to unsafe conditions. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Cracked SHS tennis courts to reopen soon

by MATTHEW NASH Officials with the City of Sequim are looking to restructure residents’ water utility rates by volume. A proposed ordinance would switch the city from charging different amounts for rate-payers such as single-family and multifamily residences and commercial locations, to three levels based on water volume for all users. By doing so, certain rate-payers’ water bills could go up to 4 percent depending on if they switch classifications by usage. The new usage rates, or tiers, would be 0-600 cubic feet for tier 1, 601-1,599 for tier 2, and 1,600-plus for tier 3. Currently, Sequim residents pay base rates on two tiers — below and above 800 cubic feet. In the proposal, 190 customers would move up to tier 2 and pay up to $5 more per month for water and sewer. Sequim Public Work s Director Paul Haines said one part of their reasoning in the orhaines dinance is to inspire conservation. “We have to have some way for people to think about the water they are using,” he said. “The more they control what their bill is, the better chance they have of making it effective.” He said the current structure didn’t provide incentive for residents to put in low flow devices because the City didn’t use a consumptive rate. “It pays them back to do reduced rate fixtures,” Haines said.

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A Bright Future in Sales

Public hearing with city councilors slated for Oct. 13

Sequim School District’s next construction bond proposal is taking shape. School board members Monday night affirmed they want to see four major items that superintendent Kelly Shea proposed on Sept. 22,

by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette

council to help pay for camps and services. Craig, as a Bear rank Cub Scout, sold just over $1,000 worth his first year. He set a goal to double it from then on going to about $2,000 the next year and then $4,000 the following year. That year, Craig said he just missed out on a trip to Disneyland for his family by selling a little over $50 so he set the goal to be the

Two closed tennis courts at Sequim High School are set to reopen soon. In September, a plywood board blocked off the entrance to the courts after large cracks across the courts were deemed unsafe to play on. Rather than pay for an overhaul that could cost tens of thousands of dollars, staff at the Sequim School District are opting to use a product made for tennis courts to patch long and deep cracks in the courts. John McAndie, maintenance and operations supervisor, said the product expands in the cracks and takes time to cure. Maintenance staff began working on the courts two weeks ago applying the green and red product. They’ve used a floor machine and sanding discs typically used on gym floors to even out the product. McAndie said they’ve placed about $1,000 worth of product in the cracks, but some cracks are so large they’ll have to reapply materials and sand those spots again. mcandie “We want to get them back in use and this is how we’re going to try,” he said. The Sequim-Dungeness area hosts three public accessible courts at the school and two at Sunland Country Club & Golf Course. The school district allows the public to use their tennis and pickleball courts during school hours if students are not using the courts. Because of a lack of space and daylight hours, Justine Wagner, Sequim High tennis team head coach, said she’s had to alter practices and home matches. At home matches, junior varsity players haven’t been able to play either, Wagner said,

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Mathew Craig’s “Salesmanship” merit badge has been well-earned in recent years as he’s been the top popcorn Scout salesman the past three years in the Chief Seattle Council. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Teen looks to inspire fellow Scouts with salesmanship by MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette

Caramel corn. Kettle corn. Buffalo cheddar cheese corn. Chocolatey caramel crunch. If it’s got a kernel, Mathew Craig, 14, can sell it. The Life-rank Boy Scout with Sequim Troop 1498 has been the top popcorn seller in the Chief Seattle Council three years in a row now. On top of that, he’s been one of the top 10 Scouts selling in

the nation those three years, too. Craig said people’s reactions are either “Wow” or “That’s incredible!” when they hear the news. “It is a lot of time,” he says. “If anyone puts their mind to it, they could do it.” For Sequim Cub and Boy Scouts, every bag of popcorn they sell, they’ll receive 35 percent of the sale while another 35 percent of the total sale goes to the local Scout

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