Kilmer Community Project Funding grants may be limited Peninsula Daily News

PORT TOWNSEND — U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has warned that action on community project funding requests could be slowed in the present House of Representatives. Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, was in Jefferson County on Friday visiting agencies that hope to receive federal funding, but the appropriations process in Washington, D.C., is far from finished, he added. Kilmer, who represents the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula, met with representatives from Jefferson Healthcare, the Port of Port Townsend and the Public Utility District, all of which are seeking federal dollars to help complete ongoing projects. Federal requests Both Jefferson…