Jefferson County Democrats

1A on NPR – interview of the DNC Chair Tom Perez – https://the1a.org/shows/2018-03-21/dnc-chair-tom-perez-takes-your-questions

• Changes to Standing Rules of Resolution Committee
  • Pass/Do Not Pass
  • Return to Sender
• Bylaws:
  • Proposed Bylaw Amendments: First Reading of Changes Proposed by Members
  • Changes by Central Committee: Discussion of Changes for Compliance with State
• Discussion of State Delegate Selection Plan for State Convention 2018.
  • Click here to read the State’s proposed plan.
• Reading of Resolutions.
  • Click here to visit our Resolutions page. Scroll to the August 29th meeting for links to resolutions that will be read at this meeting.

Click to read: May 15, 2017 Newsletter: Rhody Parade and May 22nd Meeting Agenda 

Our board voted to move E-Board meetings to the 2nd Monday of each month. Meetings typically are held from 6pm to 8pm.

Our default location is the Humphries Room at Jefferson County Library at 620 Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock, though the location may vary. Check the calendar on our home page to be certain.

Meetings have been booked at the Jefferson County Library for June 20th, July 10th, and August 14th, 2017.

THIS SATURDAY, MAY 20TH

Be a party of Jefferson County history! It’s a fun and long-lasting tradition to march in this parade celebrating sunshine and beauty. This year’s festival theme is Enchanted Rhody. Some members with children are coming costumed with fairy wings, a great enchanted touch! Others are having sign painting parties to focus on issues such as Single Payer Healthcare, and Amend to End Citizens United (positions our membership has supported via the resolutions process).

The staging area is in upper Port Townsend, in the area along Lawrence Street between Calhoun and Harrison. Come and find us! We are Entry #74. 

John Hamilton will arrive at 9:00 a.m. with his truck and a trailer, for decorating. Bring rhododendrons! The parade starts at 1:00 PM. About 8 people will be able to ride aboard the float, rather than walk.

If you have not RSVPd, please drop us a line at info@jeffcodemocrats.com to do so, and let us know how many friends, or precinct members, you are bringing.

We need banner carriers. We have a banner on two poles, and need pairs to carry the banner.  Multiple pairs will mean no one has to carry it the whole way!

On April 22nd (Earth Day, 2017) over 100 people came out for our first silent auction, honoring retired County Commissioner Phil Johnson and his legacy of work on behalf of the environment in Jefferson County. Thanks to everyone who participated! We cleared over $5,000 to support scholarships.

Click here to read more about the Phil Johnson Scholarship Announcement. 

*Deadline for comments: 5PM on Thursday, March 9th.  Below are two links to download template language, with instructions on where to e-mail your comments.

Sustainable Harvest Calculation DIES Comment Draft Individual Letter

 Individual Support Letter for Conservation Alternative for Marbled Murrelet

A coalition of Peninsula and WA state conservation groups has been working on marbled murrelet conservation for 3 decades – and it has come down to the next few days on two important policies. The State has finally released its Long Term Conservation Strategy and its DEIS analysis. Related and paired to this strategy is the Sustainable Harvest Calculation, a decadal limit for cutting timber on state public lands, and its DEIS. Both will likely significantly contribute to the extirpation of the species.

The two “asks”, which must be submitted separately to DNR:

1. Marbled Murrelet Long Term Conservation Strategy DEIS comment instructions are specific and found about a third of the way down on this page: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/mmltcsThe Ask: Issue a revised / supplemental DEIS on the Long Term Conservation Strategy considering “The Conservation Alternative” that we are proposing; ask the Commissioner of Public Lands to convene a Task Force that will study and make recommendations on alternative, sustainable, sources of funding for timber counties (trustees) and communities for essential services (school, fire, emergency, health/hospital funding);
2. Sustainable Harvest Calculation DEIS comment instructions are specific and also are found about a third of the way down on this page: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/shc.The Ask: Issue a revised / supplemental DEIS on the Sustainable Harvest Calculation that implements the “The Conservation Alternative”; and ask the Commissioner of Public Lands to convene a Task Force that will study and make recommendations on alternative, sustainable, sources of funding for timber counties (trustees) and communities or essential services (school, fire, emergency, health/hospital funding).

RESOURCES:

• Dr Kara Whitaker gave a webinar on The Conservation Alternative if you would like to see it here.
• SHC Talking Points for public meetings 1_11_2017 (1) (1)
• 1-24-17 Conservation Alternatives Summary (1)
• Murrelet-Resolution-as-passed
• http://olympicforest.org/