Month: January 2021

The Port Ludlow Art League (PLAL) Gallery will be open for Valentine’s Day shopping on the first two Thursdays and Fridays in February from noon to 4:00 p.m. in accordance with Governor Inslee’s Healthy Washington guidelines. The gallery offers unique gifts, including jewelry, photographs, ceramics, paintings, baskets, cards, books, and woodworking pieces.

To continue providing college scholarships to local high school graduating seniors, PLAL artists have created original works of art on 6″ x 6″ plaques, selling for $20. All proceeds go directly into the PLAL Scholarship Fund. These plaques can be purchased online at portludlowart.org and at the gallery, which is next to the Sound Community Bank, at the corner of Oak Bay Road and Osprey Ridge Drive in Port Ludlow. For more information, please email info@portludlowart.org.

Alarm Statistics December 2020

Alarms

Fires                                                                    2

Rescue/Emergency Medical                 45

Service Call/Good Intent                          15

False Alarm                                                     4

Total Alarms                                                    66

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The Port Ludlow Drainage District (PLDD) Board of Commissioners approved a 2021 operating budget of $85,160 with a $60,000 assessment at its November 12 meeting. The 2021 budget is $30,000 less than approved for 2020, and the assessment is $20,000 less than the assessment collected in 2020. If there is a shortfall between budgeted expenses and 2021 revenue, the district will tap its reserve account. Each landowner within the drainage district boundary supports the operation through the assessment amount collected by Jefferson County Assessor’s Office as part of county property taxes. 

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by Brad Martin, Port Ludlow Fire Chief

We are one month into the new year and well into the winter season here on the Olympic Peninsula. Weatherwise, we have already seen heavy rain and wind, and we’re told La Niña will likely be showing up as the winter moves forward.

While there are multiple choices for information about weather, emergency alerts, power outages, and road closures, see below for a list of local resources residents can use to get needed information at no charge.

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