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Port Ludlow volunteers push trail stewardship and emergency shakeout participation
Summary
Trail volunteers reported more than 1,000 steward hours and asked for better map tools; emergency committee members urged participation in the Great Washington Shakeout (Oct. 16) and recruitment of block captains.
Trails and emergency-preparedness volunteers told the village meeting that volunteers have contributed 1,072 steward hours maintaining more than 30 miles of trails. A trails representative said the lodging-tax advisory's funding decision will determine whether new maps get produced and that the committee will seek alternate funding if the advisory does not approve a budget.
Community members urged better communication about trail work so neighbors know when crews are working and suggested technical improvements, including QR-code overlays and putting trail maps on Google Maps for live navigation. "I would like to see them explore the possibility of overlaying our trail map on Google Maps so that you can look at it live," a resident said.
The emergency committee promoted the Great Washington Shakeout (the third Thursday in October; Oct. 16 this year) and described block-captain roles for the simulated drill. Jay Vax, a committee coordinator, encouraged residents to sign up and explained the exercise's two parts: household drills and block-level reporting to watch captains and a central communications point. He urged volunteers to be block captains and noted outreach will ask residents to display test signs during the exercise.
The board asked staff to produce clearer guidance on block-captain contact information and privacy protections; more recruitment will be targeted to North Bay and other neighborhoods with gaps in coverage.
