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Sequim resident survives plane crash in Alaska David Price thankful for community support, first responders’ actions BY MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
A Sequim man is one of 11 survivors of a plane crash on an Alaskan mountain last week. David Price, owner of Price Ford in Port Angeles and a Sequim resident, was on a charter flight about
40 miles from Ketchikan, Alaska, when the float plane crashed on Mount Jumbo on Prince Wales Island, reports the U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska. Andra Smith, a familyfriend speaking on Price’s behalf, said he wasn’t ready
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My lavender marathon Alex and Sara Lehmann of California visit Washington Lavender Farm for the first time and take a look out at the Straits of Juan de Fuca on July 12. Sequim Gazette photo by Erin Hawkins Right, Sequim Gazette reporter Erin Hawkins visits Meli’s Lavender Farm during her lavender marathon where she visited 16 farms in one day. Photo by Julia Mader
Reporter visits 16 Sequim area farms in one day BY ERIN HAWKINS Sequim Gazette Eleven people were rescued including a Sequim man and his brother 39 miles southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska on July 10, after their plane crashed. Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews took survivors to a staging area nearby for further transfer to Ketchikan. Photo by U.S. Coast Guard
After 22 years, Sequim remains a destination for lavender lovers. Thousands, probably millions of people have walked the beautiful pink and purple rows each year but this year I wanted to try something that may not
have been done before: visit as many of the 16 free admission lavender farms in one day as possible. Why? My coworkers and I thought about the reality of just how much someone could actually see in three days. Some of that time would be spent traveling to Sequim, scheduling ferries, finding places to stay, etc. We also
thought some tourists are on a budget, which drew us to this idea, what I’m calling the Lavender Marathon. Disclaimer: this challenge was done the week prior to the Sequim Lavender Weekend set for July 20-22 so experiences may differ with traffic flow and
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Homeowners settle lawsuit over Dungeness cell tower BY MATTHEW NASH Sequim Gazette
A legal dispute between Dungeness homeowners and owners/operators of a 150-foot cell tower is over. Dungeness Heights Homeowners agreed to settle on July 12 with Radio Pacific, Inc., property owner Shirley Tjemsland, Clallam County, Bryon Gunnerson,Verizon Wireless and Clallam County Fire District 3 after two-plus years in courts. The homeowners’ original intent was to prevent the wireless communication facility at 766 Brigadoon Blvd. from go-
“It’s taken a lot of energy from members of Dungeness Heights Homeowners over the last three years.” Gerald Steel, Attorney
ing up in their neighborhood. However, Attorney Gerald Steel for the homeowners said the parties signed a settlement agreement last week to go their own ways with all challenges against the tower withdrawn. “(Homeowners) are ready to move on,” Steel said. “This is the best way to address it. It’s taken a lot of energy from members of Dungeness
Heights Homeowners over the last three years.” According to court documents from the Court of Appeals Division 2, the homeowners voluntarily withdrew their suits and that all parties are responsible for paying their own legal fees and costs. Homeowners also agreed not to file any further challenges to the tower or things
put on the tower consistent with original zoning permit, Steel said Their first case in 2016 fought zoning permits for Radio Pacific, followed by a second case challenging the building permit of the tower and lastly a challenge of the use permit for the tower after construction. All three were consolidated into one case and brought before the Court of Appeals. Prior to construction, the tower was set to be 100 feet tall at Clallam County’s set maximum, but developers
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A cell tower in Dungeness will continue to operate broadcasting Radio Pacific, Inc. radio stations and as a hub for cell phone service providers following a settlement between Dungeness Heights Homeowners and owners of the cell tower and its property, and multiple other parties. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Port officials limit choices for marina Sale to private developer, levy off the table BY PAUL GOTTLIEB Olympic Peninsula News Group
Selling John Wayne Marina to a for-profit company or private developer is off the table. The same is true for a Port of Port Angeles property tax increase that had been considered for the Nov. Boats sit moored at John Wayne Marina near Sequim earlier this year. 6 election. It was suggested as a Peninsula News Group Photo by Keith Thorpe way to pay for breakwater and float
improvements at the port-owned, public Sequim Bay facility. Port commissioners also decided at their two-hour special meeting on July 12 to solicit the interest of local governments — the marina is in the Sequim city limits — as well as tribes and nonprofit entities in acquiring the marina. The special meeting was held to review comments from July 2 port
commissioner meetings in Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim in which residents were mostly opposed to selling to a private developer and to putting a levy on the ballot to fund marina improvements. “It’s not just about public access, it’s about the sense of community that’s created there,” Crossroads Consulting owner Holly O’Neil told commissioners.
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