More than 50 Jefferson County residents turned out on Thursday night (May 7) in Quilcene for a DNR-conducted public hearing. The hearing concerned a swap of proposed trust land designations between the Common School Trust (construction) and the State Forest Transfer Trust (county revenue) in Jefferson County. The proposal would position state trust lands near Dabob Bay for a future transfer to the state’s Natural Areas Program. Protecting more land around the bay in eastern Jefferson County drew commentary, both pro and con, at the evening meeting. Covering the event was the Peninsula Daily News. A hearing last year about the proposed boundary expansion drew more than 200 people.
