Kilmer sets telephone town hall

In order to hear from constituents about the issues that matter to them, Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) will hold a series of town halls throughout the region, as well as a telephone town hall for folks who cannot attend an in-person town hall.

Kilmer will be in Kingston on Aug. 29, Gig Harbor on Sept. 3 and Forks on Sept. 4.

Residents of the Sixth Legislative District who would like to join in on a telephone town hall set for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, are asked to send an email to kilmer.teletownhall@mail.house.gov with their name, address, and phone number by Sunday, Sept. 8.

Residents who sign up before the deadline will receive a phone call on Sept. 9, inviting them to the telephone town hall.

See kilmer.house.gov.

County seeks rep for disability board

The term of appointment for the public at-large position on the Clallam County Disability Board expired on July 31, and the board is accepting applications for the public at-large representative position, a two-year term.

The public at-large representative must reside within Clallam County.

Meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every quarter (January, April, July and October) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

State law establishes disability boards, the members of which review of medical claims and requests for disability leave and retirement by LEOFF 1 members (law enforcement officers and firefighters who entered service before Oct. 1, 1977).

Interested parties may pick up an application at the Clallam County Human Resources Department in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse. Applications should be submitted to the Human Resources Office by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16.

For more information, call 360-417-2402.

Salal permit season set

Permit sales for salal on the Olympic National Forest will begin in September.

Permits for the understory shrub commonly used in the floral industry will be issued from the Forks, Quinault and Quilcene offices during business hours on Sept. 4, Nov. 13, Jam. 8 and March 11.

A total of 100 permits will be issued with a maximum of 15 permits for each harvest unit. Sixty permits will be offered from the Quilcene office for harvest areas located within Mason County and the east side of Clallam and Jefferson Counties; 25 permits will be offered from Forks for the west side of Clallam County, and 15 permits will be offered from Lake Quinault for harvest areas within Grays Harbor

County and the west side of Jefferson County.

A lottery system will be used if the demand for permits exceeds the supply. Each permit will cost $150 and can be used for up to two months.

For more information, call Mark LaGioia at 360-765-2215.