When does the effort begin to recall our County Commissioners and get fiscally minded leaders in there who can begin to right this sinking ship? I think it’s past time that we start considering this. Nothing will change in our current economic situation until that happens. Ozias doesn’t represent the people, only the ones that line his billfold.
Honestly, I will never complain about less government bureaucrats available to assess, collect, and count my taxes. I will complain about still having any government bureaucrats that want to spend my tax dollars.
It sounds to me like it's time to clean house when you have commissioners willing to spend the money on a poet for tattoo parlors and promise someone an electric gate and close a public road
for putting up a sign that's in a way padding his own interests. Meanwhile you have seniors losing their homes that they have worked so hard for because they are unable to pay their taxes. Sounds to me that someone needs to cut off the head of the snake and start working on the problem to solve it instead of putting it on the backburner. Nothing against the tribes but they also need to start paying their fair share and become the solvent nation that they claim to be. They have more funding than the county will ever have so instead of the county paying for them to continue to get richer we should stop allowing them to take property off the tax rolls and have them paying just like the rest of us have too. It sounds to me that they might be a commissioner in their back pocket that has no interest in how the county is functioning but how to help make more profit for the other things instead of keeping the county functioning.
Politicians often pursue advisory, or executive positions with the entities they helped during their political "careers". Derek Kilmer is a prime example of being a climber, handing out taxpayer money to "economically distressed" counties such as Clallam under the guise of creating living wage jobs, when in reality, represents special interest groups and "sovereign" Tribal entities,, not the People who finance his delusional capers.
M ozias thinks assessor office has 'a mismatch of skill set and work load,i wish pam had some history of marks past spending and affiliation with certain tribes and his bogus trip to WA DC to remind him of his skill set.Pam probably knows about ignorant commissioners reckless issues just does not want to agitate radical incompetents.Ozias-French-Johnson i think will stay on reckless course of spending and then try and convince taxpayers that c.c. needs more $$$ in order to function properly, so against their will they need to jack up property taxes so clallam county does not suffer.Hopefully not but my intuition tells me these jackass incompetents have intentions of possibly help fund the 40 home project on carlsborg rd that jamestown tribe is involved with.Habitat for humanity appears to be managing the project but questions are not being answered 'who are the homes for? project report said 40 homes but project figure said around 2.7 million $$$ which must be for just the excavation work because you cannot complete total project of 40 homes for 2.7 million$$$. The project was awarded to jamestown excavation without a bidding process, so to be legal who is financing this project? and how much is total project cost estimated at? is all the financing secured?
Habitat for Humanity said they wanted to meet with a month and a half ago. I said I'm available and eager to meet... but they haven't been able to schedule anything yet.
You drilled that one, Jeff. Pam is a lifelong resident and taxpayer as well, and will fight for us. She is very knowledgeable in her field, and is also saavy to the opposition she faces in the current political coup of our County. Ozias began building his base with children, Boys and Girls Club, and pushing his Socialist agenda back then; look at the fundamental transformation of the club(s) since his involvement with non-profits and NGOs.
M ozias tried to insult her about her office employees not being up for the task.He is the one that is not up for the task and has proven it with his ignorant wasteful decisions and needs to be recalled with M french as well asap.
He is committed to helping the Jamestown S'Klallam retake their ancestral lands that their then leaders released when they signed the treaty. The modern day people's don't like that treaty so they are using loopholes and some people's greed to buy back land lost in the treaty. Their boy Osias is helping them.
Yes there is evidence of ozias getting on his knees when tribe orders him to do so.I expect knee enabler will need knee pads shortly because he will keep it up until knees give out so he must be recalled or voted out to save his knees of course.
John, with all due respect, I cannot see Pam Rushton holding up a stop watch during any exchange. Pam is very forthright and honorable with her actions in my experiences. Like another positor here, I have known her family most of my 72 years as a citizen of Clallam County.
Subject: Re: Hint hint.. time jello sheriff...while I was speaking.
I think that may have been Assessor Pam Rushton. I remember the blue travel cup because she was coughing and stepping out at moments... I thought it might be to get hot water for tea (she sounded really sick). She was there because her office is reducing hours to budget cuts. Does that help at all?
Robert, It was not my intent to delve deeply into The Club(s), or Ozias' involvement, other than to illustrate a tactic of utilizing children to influence political agendas such as was done in 1930's Germany. "It's for the children..."
Every Tuesday, we who are sitting in the gallery and attending by Zoom speak up and pinpoint what the Comms need to do to save CC from insolvency. EVERY week. At last Tuesday's BoCC meeting, the Comms got a real lashing from many attendees who are fed up with their reckless spending. The Board knows they're failing, and that they can no longer hide it. They look down on us, but I have never looked up to them. Keep voicing and sending your comments and suggestions! It will take all of us to make CC solvent again. Thank you, Jeff, for highlighting this troubling issue. We need the to know the truth.
Prioritizing expenditures, by placing essential services first, would seem like a no-brainer. I prioritize my budget that way and one would assume our county would do the same. Sometimes it's uncomfortable to make the tough decisions. Isn't that why we hired (elected) commissioners?
The difference is, you are managing your money, not someone else’s. I think their concept is “other people’s money”. When infact it is their money they are managing. The Commissioners are doing a horrible job as science (proof) shows. They have failed!
NAY NAY anyone seen or heard? Anyone? I did hear many “Nays” at the Charter Review Commission meeting last Monday night. CONGRATULATIONS CommissionerJeff “No one is trying to silence you”……YOU JUST DID!
The Commissioners Nay when the issue is law enforcement. The only two times I can recall them not increasing funds for necessary taxpayer services, all three Comms voted Nay.
Thanks for this timely article, Jeff. The first installment of property taxes is due by April 30. Is there any enthusiasm for a tax revolt out there in the tax paying public? How about a recall campaign for Ozias?
It's not even reckless...it's INTENTIONAL! 'Nozias' chuckling 'remotely' about critical issues should tell us all we need to know.
"The Plan" is destruction of the middle class as per Marxism!
These 'swamp creatures know exactly what they are doing.
Now they 'need' 'airport' type security screening at the courthouse...that should also tell us the political climate these monsters are creating...it's obvious they are crashing gov't intentionally and fear citizens potential power.😱
Do all 450+ computers need to pay $300+ for a one year subscription fot MS 365? Most of us can obtain that for 1/3 that price for 2 years...... and many opt for free version of similar programs. Typical government waste! Just another good reason for term-limitations for these idiots.
Where is road protection at the intersection of MaCleay & Cays? There has been NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, and REQUESTS for a long long time for more safety at this intersection. Towne Road speed limit reduces 10 mph & a solar speed checker placed in a matter of days of a request…NO ACCIDENTS on Towne Road, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONE REQUEST. The work on Towne Road takes money, no one is going out there for FREE and installing FREE signs & FREE solar equipment. It all costs money & it all adds up. Why did one take priority over another? THE ANSWER IS MISMANAGEMENT. NAY anyone found that NAY I’ve been looking for?
Obviously, the current commissioners either don't know what they are doing or are more interested in pet projects than fiscal responsibility. At the next election they need to go....the tribe be dammed!
As Bill Engvall so eloquently puts it in his comedy routines, "Here's your sign"! He uses it to point out blatantly obvious idiocy, happening in plain site! I think that is the point we are at! These commissioners need to be fired, recalled, un-elected or whatever it takes! Commissioner Ozias, deserves special treatment. He needs to be tossed out the door to land on his ass!
Ozias' quip about a 'skill gap' is an underhanded insult to the efforts at continued operations. It's also a clear example of our 'leaderships' disdain for reality in pursuit of THEIR own personal and financial agendas. Replace them all.
I agree that priorities need to be debated and changed. A top priority is eliminating any expenditures associated with MWBE, DEI, LGBTQ+ or similar futile efforts that use discrimination to cure discrimination. Next is eliminating any Government expenditures associated with charity. Changing or improving minority-ism or poverty in their infinite forms are a laudable effort, but it is not the business of Government. Infrastructure like transportation, sanitation, safety, policing and law enforcement are the business of Government and where taxes must be invested. I do not want my charitable efforts involuntarily taken from me and redirected at another's discretion. Government does Government. Society, ( AKA NGOs ), in the form of churches, charitable organizations, change oriented organizations and philanthropists address inequities and charity.
When does the effort begin to recall our County Commissioners and get fiscally minded leaders in there who can begin to right this sinking ship? I think it’s past time that we start considering this. Nothing will change in our current economic situation until that happens. Ozias doesn’t represent the people, only the ones that line his billfold.
Honestly, I will never complain about less government bureaucrats available to assess, collect, and count my taxes. I will complain about still having any government bureaucrats that want to spend my tax dollars.
It sounds to me like it's time to clean house when you have commissioners willing to spend the money on a poet for tattoo parlors and promise someone an electric gate and close a public road
for putting up a sign that's in a way padding his own interests. Meanwhile you have seniors losing their homes that they have worked so hard for because they are unable to pay their taxes. Sounds to me that someone needs to cut off the head of the snake and start working on the problem to solve it instead of putting it on the backburner. Nothing against the tribes but they also need to start paying their fair share and become the solvent nation that they claim to be. They have more funding than the county will ever have so instead of the county paying for them to continue to get richer we should stop allowing them to take property off the tax rolls and have them paying just like the rest of us have too. It sounds to me that they might be a commissioner in their back pocket that has no interest in how the county is functioning but how to help make more profit for the other things instead of keeping the county functioning.
Politicians often pursue advisory, or executive positions with the entities they helped during their political "careers". Derek Kilmer is a prime example of being a climber, handing out taxpayer money to "economically distressed" counties such as Clallam under the guise of creating living wage jobs, when in reality, represents special interest groups and "sovereign" Tribal entities,, not the People who finance his delusional capers.
And then Kilmer left politics and works for the Rockefeller foundation. Funny how that works.
Yep! One and the same, Jeff. Derek is one of the big boys now, heck he'll be attending the meetings at Davos! Lol
M ozias thinks assessor office has 'a mismatch of skill set and work load,i wish pam had some history of marks past spending and affiliation with certain tribes and his bogus trip to WA DC to remind him of his skill set.Pam probably knows about ignorant commissioners reckless issues just does not want to agitate radical incompetents.Ozias-French-Johnson i think will stay on reckless course of spending and then try and convince taxpayers that c.c. needs more $$$ in order to function properly, so against their will they need to jack up property taxes so clallam county does not suffer.Hopefully not but my intuition tells me these jackass incompetents have intentions of possibly help fund the 40 home project on carlsborg rd that jamestown tribe is involved with.Habitat for humanity appears to be managing the project but questions are not being answered 'who are the homes for? project report said 40 homes but project figure said around 2.7 million $$$ which must be for just the excavation work because you cannot complete total project of 40 homes for 2.7 million$$$. The project was awarded to jamestown excavation without a bidding process, so to be legal who is financing this project? and how much is total project cost estimated at? is all the financing secured?
Habitat for Humanity said they wanted to meet with a month and a half ago. I said I'm available and eager to meet... but they haven't been able to schedule anything yet.
Culprits stall when they do not have good news.
You drilled that one, Jeff. Pam is a lifelong resident and taxpayer as well, and will fight for us. She is very knowledgeable in her field, and is also saavy to the opposition she faces in the current political coup of our County. Ozias began building his base with children, Boys and Girls Club, and pushing his Socialist agenda back then; look at the fundamental transformation of the club(s) since his involvement with non-profits and NGOs.
I liked how she is fighting for her employees and the taxpayers.
I have known her family since school days.
M ozias tried to insult her about her office employees not being up for the task.He is the one that is not up for the task and has proven it with his ignorant wasteful decisions and needs to be recalled with M french as well asap.
He is committed to helping the Jamestown S'Klallam retake their ancestral lands that their then leaders released when they signed the treaty. The modern day people's don't like that treaty so they are using loopholes and some people's greed to buy back land lost in the treaty. Their boy Osias is helping them.
Yes there is evidence of ozias getting on his knees when tribe orders him to do so.I expect knee enabler will need knee pads shortly because he will keep it up until knees give out so he must be recalled or voted out to save his knees of course.
She holds up her watch to limit my testimony to three minutes.
John, with all due respect, I cannot see Pam Rushton holding up a stop watch during any exchange. Pam is very forthright and honorable with her actions in my experiences. Like another positor here, I have known her family most of my 72 years as a citizen of Clallam County.
Send me a Facebook page or an email and I will send you a picture.
john worthington
Jeff Tozzer
Jeff,
Who is the lady in the front holding the blue cup?
She kept showing her wrist to the commissioners..
From: Jeff Tozzer <jeff.tozzer@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2025 4:12 PM
To: john worthington <worthingtonjw2u@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Hint hint.. time jello sheriff...while I was speaking.
I think that may have been Assessor Pam Rushton. I remember the blue travel cup because she was coughing and stepping out at moments... I thought it might be to get hot water for tea (she sounded really sick). She was there because her office is reducing hours to budget cuts. Does that help at all?
Can you say more about the changes in 'the clubs'?
I noticed the one in P.A. on Lauridsen has changed its name to just "The Club"...ominous to those of us who know about human trafficking issues.😱
Robert, It was not my intent to delve deeply into The Club(s), or Ozias' involvement, other than to illustrate a tactic of utilizing children to influence political agendas such as was done in 1930's Germany. "It's for the children..."
That is one GIANT stretch and doesn’t help the discussion.
John Morton, you made the assertion, the burder of proof lies with you. No other complaints have been lodged.
Every Tuesday, we who are sitting in the gallery and attending by Zoom speak up and pinpoint what the Comms need to do to save CC from insolvency. EVERY week. At last Tuesday's BoCC meeting, the Comms got a real lashing from many attendees who are fed up with their reckless spending. The Board knows they're failing, and that they can no longer hide it. They look down on us, but I have never looked up to them. Keep voicing and sending your comments and suggestions! It will take all of us to make CC solvent again. Thank you, Jeff, for highlighting this troubling issue. We need the to know the truth.
You're welcome. It's taking all of us, we're doing good.
Prioritizing expenditures, by placing essential services first, would seem like a no-brainer. I prioritize my budget that way and one would assume our county would do the same. Sometimes it's uncomfortable to make the tough decisions. Isn't that why we hired (elected) commissioners?
The difference is, you are managing your money, not someone else’s. I think their concept is “other people’s money”. When infact it is their money they are managing. The Commissioners are doing a horrible job as science (proof) shows. They have failed!
NAY NAY anyone seen or heard? Anyone? I did hear many “Nays” at the Charter Review Commission meeting last Monday night. CONGRATULATIONS CommissionerJeff “No one is trying to silence you”……YOU JUST DID!
The Commissioners Nay when the issue is law enforcement. The only two times I can recall them not increasing funds for necessary taxpayer services, all three Comms voted Nay.
Thanks for this timely article, Jeff. The first installment of property taxes is due by April 30. Is there any enthusiasm for a tax revolt out there in the tax paying public? How about a recall campaign for Ozias?
You're welcome, Jim :)
It's not even reckless...it's INTENTIONAL! 'Nozias' chuckling 'remotely' about critical issues should tell us all we need to know.
"The Plan" is destruction of the middle class as per Marxism!
These 'swamp creatures know exactly what they are doing.
Now they 'need' 'airport' type security screening at the courthouse...that should also tell us the political climate these monsters are creating...it's obvious they are crashing gov't intentionally and fear citizens potential power.😱
He chuckles and sneers when people mention real issues.
Do all 450+ computers need to pay $300+ for a one year subscription fot MS 365? Most of us can obtain that for 1/3 that price for 2 years...... and many opt for free version of similar programs. Typical government waste! Just another good reason for term-limitations for these idiots.
Where is road protection at the intersection of MaCleay & Cays? There has been NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, and REQUESTS for a long long time for more safety at this intersection. Towne Road speed limit reduces 10 mph & a solar speed checker placed in a matter of days of a request…NO ACCIDENTS on Towne Road, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONE REQUEST. The work on Towne Road takes money, no one is going out there for FREE and installing FREE signs & FREE solar equipment. It all costs money & it all adds up. Why did one take priority over another? THE ANSWER IS MISMANAGEMENT. NAY anyone found that NAY I’ve been looking for?
Maybe the "Art & Science Tax can pay for safety improvements at the intersection. Maybe a clown there to draw attention.
Obviously, the current commissioners either don't know what they are doing or are more interested in pet projects than fiscal responsibility. At the next election they need to go....the tribe be dammed!
Two are commies...One incompetent.😱
The arrogance of one commissioner sets the tone for how our tax dollars are misspent.
As Bill Engvall so eloquently puts it in his comedy routines, "Here's your sign"! He uses it to point out blatantly obvious idiocy, happening in plain site! I think that is the point we are at! These commissioners need to be fired, recalled, un-elected or whatever it takes! Commissioner Ozias, deserves special treatment. He needs to be tossed out the door to land on his ass!
Ozias' quip about a 'skill gap' is an underhanded insult to the efforts at continued operations. It's also a clear example of our 'leaderships' disdain for reality in pursuit of THEIR own personal and financial agendas. Replace them all.
It's common knowledge that when someone quips "skill gap" they're projecting.
I agree that priorities need to be debated and changed. A top priority is eliminating any expenditures associated with MWBE, DEI, LGBTQ+ or similar futile efforts that use discrimination to cure discrimination. Next is eliminating any Government expenditures associated with charity. Changing or improving minority-ism or poverty in their infinite forms are a laudable effort, but it is not the business of Government. Infrastructure like transportation, sanitation, safety, policing and law enforcement are the business of Government and where taxes must be invested. I do not want my charitable efforts involuntarily taken from me and redirected at another's discretion. Government does Government. Society, ( AKA NGOs ), in the form of churches, charitable organizations, change oriented organizations and philanthropists address inequities and charity.
Infrastructure management ONLY...NO socialistic activities AT ALL!
Bring down the clowns!🤡
We must all engage for change.