KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Katy Goodman, Arts & Culture Coordinator for the Port Townsend Creative District, who let us know about the nomination process Port Townsend Arts Awards. Information on how to nominate someone is available at https://ptcreativedistrict.org/art-awards/. We were also joined by Eron Berg, the Executive Director of the Port of Port Townsend, who made an impassioned case for open-hearted participation in the process of finding community based solutions to the problems faced by local government. This is a poor paraphrase of what he was saying, listen in to hear what he actually said… its good.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by PT Mayor David Faber as well as Washington State Parks’ Chris Holm, Campus Business Manager for Fort Worden. Chris brought us up-to-date with changes at the Fort, including possibility of overnight accommodations which are re-starting this week. Reservation information is available here.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked about the city budget, which is currently under consideration by City Council. To learn more about the ins and outs of the city budget, check out this short video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9adTlpore_I

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by three Port Townsend department heads: Police Chief Tom Olson, Planning Director Emma Bolin, and Director of Public Works Steve King. We explored what is happening with respect to the proposed closing of the homeless encampment on the Evans Vista property. We talked about the city’s partnership with assistance organizations, and the city council’s action to streamline the permitting process for help these organizations respond to homelessness.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Jefferson County PUD General Manager Joe Wilson.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Port Townsend Mayor David Faber, as we reflected on his past four years as mayor, as his term ends at the close of the year.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Coucil member Neil Nelson. They discussed the situation with encampment behind DHS and importance of helping unhoused city residents. The original unedited version of an opinion piece Neil wrote for the Leader is now available on their website here.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Jefferson Historical Society Executive Director Tara McCauley to talk about changes at the museum. We talked about how history can shed light on current events and help us better understand our world. Tune in to hear about Tara’s favorite item from the collection. Also, each first Saturday is a free day at the museum, located in our historic City Hall. Plus, on Saturday, October 11, the museum is offering a once-a-year opportunity to go behind the scenes for a tour of their research collection which houses over half a million items. More information at https://www.jchsmuseum.org/post/behind-the-scenes-at-the-jchs-research-collections-center.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark co-hosted this week with Melody Sky Weaver, Community Services Director for the City of Port Townsend. We were joined by Jefferson County Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette and artist/muscian Alexandra Anagnostopoulos to talk about the Outsiders Street Art Project at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. More info is available at: https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/all-news/artist-takes-on-bureaucracy-for-passion-project