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Port Townsend-Jefferson County’s Daily Newspaper
Glamping work bond OK’d at fort
Big volunteer effort
Construction sparked by $2 million in funds BY ZACH JABLONSKI
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Volunteers Christine Satterlee and Brian Cullen discuss the next steps of the interior restoration of the 1892 Worthington Mansion, a project that has been funded by private donors, charitable organizations, and state and federal funds. Below, the mansion restoration includes 9,000 cedar shingles that were hand-dipped by volunteers two years ago.
Worthington Mansion hoped ready for fall
BY JEANNIE MCMACKEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
QUILCENE — The ambitious project to convert the 1892 Worthington Mansion from a single-family residence to an events center with overnight lodging is a step closer to completion. The project on East Columbia Street was granted a conditional use permit earlier this month by Jefferson County Hearing Examiner Stephen Causseaux Jr. Also approved was a conditional use permit for temporary outdoor uses for the Linger Longer Stage and the grounds of Worthington Park for events such as weddings, music concerts, wine tasting and festivals along with meadow parking. TURN
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PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board unanimously approved Wednesday a $2 million bond through Kitsap Bank to build glamping facilities. The glamping project — creating luxury camping sites at Fort Worden — has been in development since 2015. It has been slowed by funding, snowstorms and spring holidays in 2019. The bond approved Wednesday will mark the beginning of construction in earnest. Nordland Construction won the bid to build the camps. After construction starts, the project should take about 128 days to complete, said David Beckman, director of capitol projects. Beckman said the plan was
to begin construction in earnest in September. He expects a March 15 soft opening. The funds used to pay the bond back after construction will come from the revenue from the glamping sites, said Diane Moody, chief financial officer.
Additional money The PDA already has a $1.5 million bond through Kitsap Bank; the new bond will be in addition to the current account. The PDA will begin paying interest on the bonds when they are receiving 25 percent more in revenue over the $3.5 million total debt and will not be charged the payments until 11 months after the money is spent, Moody said. TURN
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The Fort Worden Public Development Authority approved the $2 million bond needed to start construction on their glamping campsites, with construction to begin this summer.
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Many caring for dogs from Agnew rescue Canines adjusting to surroundings BY MICHAEL DASHIELL
rounding up about two dozen more canines at the Agnew residence after its owner died.
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AGNEW — Five weeks after being rescued from what pet advocates said were unhealthy and dangerous conditions at an Agnew home, most of the more than two-dozen Australian shepherd-border collies are still adjusting to their new, cleaner surroundings. In mid-May, after Clallam County animal control officer Tracy Kellas and staff initially rounded up eight dogs, volunteers with Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) spent the next 10 days
Many problems The majority of the dogs had skin issues, fleas and broken teeth, WAG volunteers said. The dogs were not spayed/ neutered, none were housebroken and most had serious trust, emotional and psychological issues, they said. Though none were aggressive, WAG members said, the dogs struggled during the initial trapping and then were reclusive in
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new surroundings. After the dogs went to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society for initial shots and evaluation, four of the least healthy canines went to Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene while the remaining dogs have found temporary homes at the Humane Society and WAG. “We were already operating at pretty close to maximum capacity when this situation arose,” said Mel Marshall, WAG Half Way Home Ranch manager. “We had to scramble to shift dogs into foster homes and out to OLYMPIC PENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY our prison program to accommo- Pando came to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society date these rescues.” as “a very calm and gentle soul with a badly broken
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