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From health care to pot, AG weighs in on local impact Ferguson talks about number of evolving topics on Olympic Peninsula by ALANA LINDEROTH
and given his passion for outdoor recreation he often returns to the Dungeness Spit, which also marks As a fourth-generation Wash- the place he proposed to his wife. ingtonian, Attorney General Bob “It’s one of my favorite places,” Ferguson is no stranger to Sequim he said. Sequim Gazette
Schools will keep late-start Mondays
Fe r g u s o n , a c companied by Mike Webb, legislative affairs director with the Attorney General’s Office, recently toured the Olympic FERGUSON Peninsula — including his 56th Rotary Club appearance in the past two years, visiting
clubs in Sequim and Port Angeles — on July 15 and 16. Before journeying back to the Seattle area, Ferguson and Webb highlighted a number of topics including local jurisdiction’s control of the sale of marijuana, upholding senior health care, predictions of fully funded basic education and Washingtonians’ role
in enforcing marriage equality. Ferguson explained his “job is to enforce Washington state law,” but issues centered on health care, marijuana, basic education and marriage equality are challenged at a state level and often set the scene locally.
See FERGUSON, A-5
Purple powers through the heat
District plans to study an alternative during the year by ALANA LINDEROTH Sequim Gazette
Students can continue to sleep in an extra hour every Monday. The Sequim School District board of directors unanimously approved to keep the 2015-2016 academic schedule the same as previous years on July 20.
See SCHOOLS, A-6
Garlington promoted to lead public works dept. City of Sequim Interim City Manager Craig Ritchie announced the appointment of David Garlington as public works director effective July 20. The decision was made in collaboration GARLINGTON with Charlie Bush, who will begin his position as Sequim city manager on Aug. 17. “I am excited to work with David in this very important position for the city,” said Bush. “David interviewed with several highly qualified candidates and prevailed as the best person for the job. His four years of experience
See GARLINGTON, A-2
Evie, 4, mom Julie, and Madeline Keating, 7, of Mountlake Terrace cut lavender bundles at Martha Lane Lavender on July 18. Julie loves all things lavender said her husband Stephen. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Sequim Lavender Weekend remains a hit among many
Locals and visitors alike took in the sights and sites of Sequim’s biggest event snapping countless photos in the lavender, musing over the merchants’ wares and admiring the colorful by MATTHEW NASH quilts and delicately designed driftwood. Options Sequim Gazette abounded with 12 free-to-visit farms, four farms The beating sun didn’t seem to deter the with admission and the annual Sequim Lavender masses for too much of Sequim Lavender Week- Festival Street Fair. end on July 17-19. Colleen Robinson, executive director of opera-
tions for the Sequim Lavender Festival, said the street fair hosted 202 vendors along Fir Street including an expanded space into the nearby softball fields with 25 percent of their vendors new. “A couple of vendors closed down on Saturday night because they sold out of product,” she said. The festival’s first street dance on Saturday was
See LAVENDER, A-11
City of Sequim annexes nearly 15 acres Councilors, residents debate esthetics, legality of properties
Cameron Farm Drive sits in within the Sequim city limits now after city councilors approved its annexation on July 13. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash
tion request filed in November 2013 from Dave Cameron to bring the properties between Hendrickson Road and Fir Street into the city. It’s the first area to come into the city limits from annexation since 2008. by MATTHEW NASH Cameron told the Gazette in 2014 Sequim Gazette his intent was to look to develop his portion of the property and that anThe City of Sequim is now 14.66 acres nexing it into the city makes it easier bigger. See ANNEXATION, A-2 City councilors approved an annexa-
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