NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Jefferson County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Click on the link below to view the special meeti...

JEFFERSON COUNTY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners are seeking individuals
from each County Commissioner District to fill three at large positionson the Jefferson County Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) Board. This Board is
respons...

Jefferson County 2018 Adopted Budget

Jefferson County 2018 Adopted Budget

The Board of County Commissioners adopted a 2018 Budget at their regular meeting Monday, December 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. 

 The Adopted 2018 Jefferson County Budget is $ 55,978,490 for all funds...

2018 Updated Draft Comprehensive Plan Available for Public Review

The Jefferson County Planning Commission will hold two public hearings for the purposes of taking testimony on the draft 2018-2038 County Comprehensive Plan. The updated Plan contains goals and policies that will guide development, capital investments and...

Marrowstone Cannabis

Latest Updates

Hearing Scheduled 3-29-18 Regarding Marijuana Production Conditional Use Permit

The proposal is for a conditional use permit for Olympus Gardens, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board License #412943 Tier 3, 10,000 square foot of canopy ...

Brinnon- Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort

In 2008, when the County originally designated a master planned resort at this location in Brinnon, it passed Ordinance 01-0128-08, which has thirty specific conditions that development of the Pleasant Harbor MPR must meet. The proposed Pleasant Harbor Ma...

Recreational Marijuana

Information regarding recreational marijuana may be found by clicking on the links below.

• Jefferson County Code 18.20.295 - Recreational marijuana/cannabis
• DCD comments to WSLCB on Marijuana Producing, Processing and Retail Licenses

FEMA Floodplain Maps

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued preliminary maps showing revisions to the 100-year floodplain, which has a 1% chance of flooding in any year. FEMA has released preliminary maps for flood areas along coastal, marine waters and fre...

2018 Updated Draft Comprehensive Plan Available for Public Review

The Jefferson County Planning Commission will hold two separate public hearings for the purposes of taking testimony on the draft 2018-2038 County Comprehensive Plan. The updated Plan contains goals and policies that will guide development, capital invest...

Hearing Scheduled 3-29-18 Regarding Marijuana Production Conditional Use Permit

The proposal is for a conditional use permit for Olympus Gardens, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board License #412943 Tier 3, 10,000 square foot of canopy to permit the production of recreational marijuana only, including the drying, trimming and b...

Reconsideration of Marrowstone Decision MLA17-00019

Pursuant to UDC 18.40.310 (found here: http://www.codepublishing.com/WA/JeffersonCounty/?JeffersonCounty18/JeffersonCounty18.html), the applicant had 5 business days from the date of the hearing examiner's decision (October 31, 2017) to submit a reconside...

Report and Decision Issued for Marrowstone Cannabis Case

Decision

The request for a cottage industry permit and conditional use permit to allow marijuana processing and production on a site located at 9272 Flagler Road, Nordland, is hereby denied with prejudice.

The decision details for MLA17-00019 has been issue...

Applicant's Response Uploaded to County Website

The applicant's response for the MLA case # MLA17-00019 has been posted to the county website. The response and all supporting documentation (comments made during the hearing and the open comment period after the hearing) were forwarded to the hearing exa...

Post-Hearing Comment Period Now Open

Post-Hearing Open Comment Period

An open record public hearing was held by the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017, regarding the land use permit MLA17-00019 (ZON17-00002 and ZON17-00003) for the production and processing of recre...

Post-Hearing Comment Period Closed | Comments Now Available to View

Post-hearing comments for MLA17-00019, Marrowstone Cannabis, are now available on our website. All submitted comments may be found here. The folder contains a log file, each individual comment and a document that combines all of the comments into one docu...

Safe Disposal of Prescription Meds - Saturday, 4/28

Apr 10, 2018

For Immediate Release 

Jefferson County Community Health

Dr. Denise Banker, PhD

360.385.9400

Dispose Unused or Expired Medicationsat Safeway's Parking LotSaturday, April 28, 2018

Port Townsend – The Chimacum drug and alc...

Kindergarten Immunizations Available

April 5, 2018

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Marjorie BoydJefferson County PublicHealth(360) 385-9400Tina HerschelmanJefferson Healthcare(360) 385-2200 extension 2005 

Port Townsend - Jefferson County – It&...

Lunch & Learn About Reducing Plastics, 4/18 @ 12-1:30pm

April 5, 2018

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Laura TuckerJefferson County PublicHealth(360) 379-9400

 Lunch & Learn About Reducing PlasticsApril 18th, 12-1:30pm

Located at:The Food Co-op Annex1220 Lawrence StreetPort Townsend,...

Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Kratom Widens - 10 cases in WA

UPDATE:  Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Kratom Widens - 10 cases in WA

OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health announced today that the Salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, a plant used for its stimulant effects and as an...

Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Live Poultry

Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Live Poultry

OLYMPIA -- Nationally, 2017 had more Salmonella cases linked to backyard poultry than ever recorded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal health officials tracked 1,120 c...

East Jefferson County Water Quality News, Winter 2018 Newsletter

See the East Jefferson County Water Quality News Winter 2018 newsletter, our bi-yearly status update on Water Quality projects in East Jefferson County, as well as other important water quality activities and opportunities.

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Always Working for a Safer &a...

County Completes Chimacum and Ludlow Creeks Water Quality Projects

February 6, 2017

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anna BachmannJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9444 

County Completes Chimacum and Ludlow Creeks Water Quality Projects

Port Townsend – Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) Water Quality division...

Bluegreen Algae Blooms Continue But Toxins Decline

January 26, 2018

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Michael Dawson

Jefferson County Community Health

(360) 385-9444 x301

Bluegreen Algae Blooms Continue But Toxins Decline

Port Townsend, WA – A bloom of bluegreen algae was found by Jefferson County Publi...

WA DOH: Across Washington, flu taking a toll on people and medical facilities

January 19, 2018

For Immediate Release

Contact:Julie Graham, Strategic Communications Office, 360-810-1628

Across Washington, flu taking a toll on people and medical facilities

What: State health officials issue recommendations for when and where to...

WA Healthplanfinder's Open Enrollment

October 5, 2017

For Immediate Release 

Jefferson County Community Health

360.385.9400

Need Health Insurance? Open EnrollmentRuns November 1, 2017 through January 15, 2018

Port Townsend – Jefferson County Public Health is reminding e...

Oak Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins; Other Areas Open

October 13, 2017

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301

Oak Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins; Other Areas Open

Port Townsend – Shellfish from Oak Bay have been found to have high l...

Funding Opportunity for Marine Stewardship, Restoration & Engagement

October 2, 2017

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Tami Pokorny, 360.379.4498

Jefferson County Community Health

Funding Opportunity for Marine Stewardship, Restoration & Engagementin Western Jefferson and Clallam Counties

Port Townsend&...

The Power of Preparedness

September 10, 2017For Immediate Release Contact:Julia DanskinJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9420

Port Townsend – September is National Preparedness Month. Join us as we support emergency preparedness efforts around the ...

Dept. of Health Urges Recreational Shellfish Harvesters to Follow ‘Three Cs’

August 31, 2017

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301

Dept. of Health Urges Recreational Shellfish Harvesters to Follow ‘Three Cs’

Port Townsend - The Washington State Dep...

Lethal Levels of Shellfish Biotoxin Found at Fort Flagler; Port Townsend Bay Closes

August 30, 2017

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301

Lethal Levels of Shellfish Biotoxin Found at Fort Flagler; Port Townsend Bay Closes

Port Townsend – Marine biotoxins that cause...

26 Local Eateries Receive the 2016 Award for Safe Food Handling

August 30th, 2017For Immediate ReleaseContact:  Stuart Whitford, DirectorJefferson County Environmental Health & Water Quality (360) 385-9444 x411

26 Local Eateries Receive the 2016 Award for Safe Food Handling

Representatives from 10 ...

Back to School Immunization Clinics Available

August 21, 2017

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Margi Boyd

Jefferson County Community Health

(360) 385-9400 

Jefferson County – It’s time for back-to-school immunizations and numerous Jefferson County cl...

Port Ludlow including Mats Mats Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

August 24th, 2017For Immediate ReleaseContact: Mike DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301

Port Ludlow including Mats Mats Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

Port Townsend – Shellfish samples from Port Ludlow have been ...

Admiralty Inlet South to Kinney Point on Marrowstone Island Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

August 23, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Stuart Whitford, DirectorJefferson County Environmental Health & Water Quality360.385.9411info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Admiralty Inlet South to Kinney Point on Marrowstone Island Closed Du...

Gibbs Lake Closed Due to Toxin

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Michael Dawson

Jefferson County Environmental Health

(360) 385-9444 x301

Port Townsend – High levels of the toxin microcystin were detected in a water sample taken from Gibbs Lake on Monday, August 14. The toxin level is 9.5 micr...

Hot Weather Safety for the Summer Months

August 14, 2017

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Kathy Anderson

Jefferson County Community Health

(360) 385-9400 – Clinic

Port Townsend – A reminder we still have quite a bit of summer left, and the warmer weather gives us an opportu...

Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay Shellfish Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

July 19, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health360.385.9444 x301info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay Shellfish Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

Port To...

Sports Physicals Available for Student Athletes

For Immediate Release Contact: Department of Public Health360.385.9400info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Sports Physicals Available for Student AthletesThe Jefferson County School Based Health Centers (SBHC) is offering sports physicals. Any in...

Discovery Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Michael Dawson

Jefferson County Environmental Health

(360) 385-9444 x301

Discovery Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

Port Townsend – Shellfish samples from Discovery Bay have been found to contain e...

Anderson Lake Closed Due to Toxins

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Michael Dawson

Jefferson County Environmental Health

(360) 385-9444 x301

Port Townsend –High levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in a water sample taken from Anderson Lake on Monday, May 22. &n...

Call for Bids - Pavement Marking 2018

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, will receive SEALED BIDS for:

PAVEMENT MARKING ON JEFFERSON COUNTY ROADS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 - County P...

East Jefferson County Water Quality News, Winter 2018 Newsletter

See the East Jefferson County Water Quality News Winter 2018 newsletter, our bi-yearly status update on Water Quality projects in East Jefferson County, as well as other important water quality activities and opportunities.

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Always Working for a Safer &a...

Bluegreen Algae Blooms Continue But Toxins Decline

January 26, 2018

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Michael Dawson

Jefferson County Community Health

(360) 385-9444 x301

Bluegreen Algae Blooms Continue But Toxins Decline

Port Townsend, WA – A bloom of bluegreen algae was found by Jefferson County Publi...

County Completes Chimacum and Ludlow Creeks Water Quality Projects

February 6, 2017

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anna BachmannJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9444 

County Completes Chimacum and Ludlow Creeks Water Quality Projects

Port Townsend – Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) Water Quality division...