NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles City Council hosts special meeting today … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles City Council members will meet today to consider authorizing the city manager to file suit in federal court if necessary over the Elwha River dam removal project.

The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., at 4:30 p.m.

The motion is being considered in case it is necessary to protect the city’s claims against the United States arising from the project that removed two dams from the Elwha River.

Members will first gather at 4 p.m. for an executive session to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel.

At 5 p.m., the council will then conduct a priority setting work session.

EWU dean’s list

CHENEY — Several former Olympic Peninsula students were named to Eastern Washington

University’s spring dean’s list.

Undergraduate students who earn 12 quality hours and receive a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher are placed on the dean’s list for the quarter.

The former Peninsula students were:

Forks: Kaitlin Rowley, Sarah Adams and Tabetha Brock.

Joyce: Martin Waldrip.

Neah Bay: Bonnie Alonzo.

Port Angeles: Jordan Johnson.

Port Townsend: Grayson Pennell, Allegra Coggins, Ezra Easley and Gerard Coker.

Sequim: Alexis Serrano, Stefan Dewey, Aaron Hope, Shannon Robbins, Omar Flores, Rosalind Erickson and Jamie Miller.

Chain gang busy

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Chain Gang checked out Carrie Blake Park for Lavender Festival set-up during the week of July 9-13.

Crew members also dug culverts and ditches to help with water flow along Stuart Drive.

The chain gang has so far this year cleaned 64.25 miles of roadway, picked up 45,780 pounds of dumpsite litter, picked up 3,990 pounds of roadside litter, recycled 272 pounds of aluminum, removed or sprayed 22,835 Scotch broom plants, trimmed 19,104 feet of guardrail and brushed 8.75 miles of county rights of way.

For the Forest Service, the chain gang has so far this year cleaned two miles of forest roads or trails; removed 12,610 pounds of dumpsite litter; and removed 15 hazard trees.

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