Commissioner Mike French did not reply to an email requesting clarification on funding for the $118,000 safe parking program managed by OlyCAP, the NGO whose board he serves. Here is an email sent today to all three commissioners and DCD Director Bruce Emery:
Dear Commissioners and Director Emery,
The County’s draft Comprehensive Plan raises a serious concern regarding the future of Three Crabs Road and the residents who live there.
The Marine Resources Committee previously recommended consideration of the removal of Three Crabs Road and the retreat of residents from the shoreline. The commissioners never responded to that recommendation. That was an opportunity for elected officials to stand up and clearly represent the constituents who could be directly affected by such a consequential policy.
Instead, the County remained silent and took a passive approach. Now, retreat and removal language has been incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan, bringing those concepts one step closer to becoming established County policy.
Residents deserve to know where their elected representatives stand. Do the commissioners support the inclusion of this language, and do they support the eventual removal of Three Crabs Road and retreat of residents from the area?
This issue deserved a clear response when the MRC made its recommendation. It deserves one now.
HEY YOU BEACH OWNERS! You worked your whole lives to buy your house. A dream of a house on the beach. Well, poo on you MF. Your priveldge is being revoked. You have NO right to live there. Take the 10% they demand you take and tuck tail and go away. The Landback Folks are coming for the rest of you. Starting with the beach, prime property then off the rest of you go. Can't believe anyone would think saving and working their whole lives should buy them what they want. Not in this DSA nation. Get with it. Get out. You didn't earn your property or house. Someone else suffered so you could get rich and comfortable.
How dare us live in an area that a tribe has decided decades later, that now they want. We are being completely unfair to the last 1/8 blood lines of the Jamestown Skallam Tribe. Maybe the good folks at Diamond Point could sell off the parcels around that Petri dish, science project of a brackish, bacteria filled, slime of water. So glad the Geese don’t fly south. E. coli oozes from that fun lake/pond. Yes I had to take slides and look with a microscope at what any 5th grader could have ascertained in one quick drive by. See the answers are easy. It’s the acceptance that hits the log boom. Perhaps the Tribe needs to look at the situation from a new perspective? The one that says we( nontribal homeowners)are here, you had a ten thousand year head start!
The C.C. Marine Resources Committee recommendations may possibly be biased IMO. Chair ,Suggs is tribal, two others are either tribal or employed by a tribe. Slightly over 23 percent of committee. If the waterway at three crabs was altered without raising the access road it should be addressed as I believe was originally intended. It seems the road always flooded previously.Residents knew this and apparently accepted the risk. Any new purchaser had to know the risks associated with water on both sides of your potential purchase. Not my problem. What potentially could be my problem along with other taxpayers who do not have their head where the sun does not shine, is if they disappear my taxes are going up to cover the lost property taxes. In closing I am certainly glad Ediz Hook was riprapped. Not so pleased with our water reservoir removed on Elwah . It’s all related. All those who want to go back use all modern conveniences to get there. Incoherent,maybe. I do not think I am alone.
What you have a problem with 600 Skallam Tribe members taking all the properties in CC? You think the bulldozers will demolish all the homes or do you think tribal members will lottery off who moves in? And take your 4th amendment and pound sand...
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.”
Maybe Jake Seegers will protect your rights unless the vicious left drowns him out. Go French, go get those horrible people paying all those taxes. Don't need 'em.
Indigent humans do not create a desirable tax base. They don't contribute to the tax base. The only reason they contribute to the consumer economy is because of government checks.
Jeff, I can't find the article you wrote about the Questionnaire sent to homeowners who had property next to the shoreline. I know the questionnaire included property owners in several counties, including Clallam and Jefferson. It was detailed and supposedly anonymous except that the property location was hidden in the QR code in the questionnaire. I'd like to read it again.
Exactly! It is well worth a reread. Jamestown Tribe is in Clallam County and the Port Gamble Tribe is in Jefferson County. I know that this questionnaire went to the homeowners in Port Ludlow (down the road from Port Gamble) which is also rapidly expanding the Land Back movement, and frequently gives 'free' lectures on the history of both tribes.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is one of three S'Klallam bands; the others are the Lower Elwha Klallam and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes.
Spot on, @JeffTozzer. This article is the absolute "canary in the coal mine" for every single property owner in Clallam County.
If you think this is just a localized issue for the folks on Three Crabs Road, think again. The language being slipped into this 2025 Comprehensive Plan draft establishes a dangerous, county-wide blueprint that will eventually impact anyone living near water—whether you are on the saltwater in Sekiu and Clallam Bay, or along the riverbanks of the Sol Duc, Calawah, and Elwha.
When you look at the actual master draft, the strategy becomes incredibly clear, and it is devastating for private property rights:
Step 1: The "High-Risk" Brand (Section 31.03.465, Policy 5): The county legally brands these low-bank neighborhoods as "high-risk." The second that language becomes official, local property values will plummet, flood insurance rates will skyrocket, and banks will stop writing mortgages.
Step 2: Strip Your Right to Defend Your Land: By writing "managed retreat" and restrictions on shoreline stabilization into county policy, the county effectively blocks you from permitting systems to protect your home from erosion.
Step 3: The Cheap Buyout (Section 31.03.195, Policy 1c): Here is the kicker. Another buried policy explicitly directs the county to "encourage public acquisition" of private lands threatened by development or hazards. By artificially devaluing your land and blocking you from protecting it, the county creates a perfect pipeline for cheap, below-market acquisitions by public agencies, tribes, or allied land-trust NGOs.
What makes this even more frustrating is that the county is actively ignoring its own scientific data.
The county’s own Critical Areas Best Available Science (BAS) Report explicitly recommends using "soft shore protection strategies" (like gravel berms, log placement, and vegetation). These methods are scientifically proven to stabilize shorelines and protect private homes while actively enhancing the marine habitat.
But instead of a common-sense, science-backed approach that partners with landowners, our current commissioners are pushing a heavy-handed, top-down mandate: retreat or get out.
We need to reject this "managed retreat" overreach and demand a Performance-Based Stewardship model. If a landowner can use soft-armoring techniques to safely defend their property in a way that respects the ecosystem, the county should be helping them do it, not helping to devalue their life's investment.
Copy the text below, fill in the bracketed fields [like this], and email it to the Clerk of the Board, Loni Gores, at loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov and the Director of the Department of Community Development, Bruce Emery, at bruce.emery@clallamcountywa.gov.
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Public Comment: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update – Protect Rural Clallam County
Citizen Feedback: Stop Overregulation in the 2025 Comp Plan
My Story & Concerns: Public Hearing on the Clallam County Comp Plan
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Dear Commissioners and Director Emery,
My name is [Your Name], and I am a resident and property owner in [your neighborhood/town, e.g., Forks, Joyce, Sekiu, Clallam Bay, Sequim]. I am writing to submit my formal public comments regarding the draft of the 2025 Clallam County Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and its associated zoning amendments.
While I appreciate the hard work of county staff, the current draft includes several rigid, "top-down" regulations that do not reflect the reality of living in rural Clallam County. Instead of helping our communities grow, these prescriptive rules will actively hurt property values, restrict affordable housing, and strip away our self-sufficiency.
I am specifically asking the Board of County Commissioners to make the following changes to the draft before it is adopted:
[Keep the sections below that apply to you, customize them with your story, and delete the rest]
1. Oppose the 90-Day RV & Tiny Home Occupancy Ban (Title 33, Section 33.50.030)
The Issue: The draft zoning code bans the use of travel trailers, recreational vehicles, and Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOWs) as accessory dwellings for more than 90 consecutive days.
Why it hurts: Many families and seasonal workers on the West End rely on these flexible, low-cost options because traditional housing is unaffordable or unavailable.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "My adult child/elderly parent lives in an RV on my land because rent is too high," or "I am a local business owner who needs to house seasonal staff, and this ban will hurt my business."]
The Solution: Transition to a performance-based zoning standard. Legally allow RVs, THOWs, and alternative structures for long-term residency if the landowner can prove they meet objective health and safety standards, such as a safe septic hookup under Title 41 CCC.
2. Allow Independent Water Sources & Rainwater Catchment (Title 33, Section 33.50.030 & Title 31, Goal 12)
The Issue: The draft forces Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to share the exact same water source as the primary home, while state and county rules continue to make permitting residential rainwater catchment for drinking water nearly impossible.
Why it hurts: On the West End, finding a reliable, well aquifer is geologically very difficult, even though we receive over 120 inches of rain a year. Forcing shared water sources makes building an ADU mathematically or financially impossible for properties with low-yield wells.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "I have tried to drill a well on my property and hit dry holes," or "I have abundant rain on my roof but am legally blocked from using it to feed an accessory home on my property."]
The Solution: Since the draft Comprehensive Plan explicitly calls for "man-made structures" to "capture and store water" for drought resilience (Goal 12.4), the county must update Title 33 to legally permit engineered residential rainwater-harvesting systems to satisfy building-permit water-adequacy requirements.
The Issue: The draft officially designates low-bank shoreline neighborhoods as "high-risk" zones, restricts property owners from defending their homes, and adopts "managed retreat" (forced relocation) and below-market public acquisition of private lands as county goals.
Why it hurts: Legally branding neighborhoods as "high-risk" devalues private land, drives up insurance costs, and makes it impossible to secure mortgages. This is a dangerous precedent that will eventually be applied to all saltwater and riverfront properties across the county.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "I own waterfront/riverfront property and worry that if I cannot protect my land from natural erosion, the county will eventually try to buy me out below market value."]
The Solution: Delete "managed retreat" language. Align the code with the county's own Critical Areas Best Available Science (BAS) Report, which explicitly recommends "utilizing soft shore protection strategies" (like gravel berms, log placement, and vegetation) to protect private homes while actively preserving natural habitats.
4. Reject the "Single Potential Tree Height" Riparian Buffer Expansion
The Issue: The county's draft Gap Analysis recommends measuring fish and wildlife habitat protection buffers using WDFW's theoretical "Single Potential Tree Height" (SPTH) for a mature forest.
Why it hurts: In our heavily forested West End, measuring setbacks by the height of a mature tree will significantly expand stream and wetland buffers. This will eat up the entire buildable footprint of smaller rural lots, rendering them completely useless.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "My property has a small stream on or near it, and if buffers are expanded based on mature tree heights, I will lose the right to build a barn, home, or shop on my own land."]
The Solution: Retain localized, fixed-width buffer standards that rely on actual site-specific ecological performance, rather than imposing a theoretical maximum that penalizes rural landowners.
Our local government should regulate outcomes like clean drinking water, safe building structures, and functional septic systems rather than dictating exact, expensive building methods that squeeze out working-class families.
Please adjust the 2025 Comprehensive Plan and Title 33 updates to reflect a Performance-Based Governance framework that protects both public safety and our fundamental private property rights.
Thank you for your time and for considering my feedback.
Or you may have a basalt rockery that has been in place 20+ years after the last huge storm coincided with a high tide. Given permission by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect from further flooding/erosion events. People toward Discovery Bay have used logs because they don’t get the tidal surges that sweep them to sea. Large semi-floating logs are a huge hazard to navigation. I don’t think neighbors are going to pay to have permitted bulk heads excavated from their property. It’s that dam removal=consequences that no one predicted!
The Tribe is using bully tactics. I really dislike bullies!
He wants to inventory all water systems for recommendations to consolidate them and already has his hand on the grant offered by odw for co to consolidate private and small systems into highly regulated systems with the purpose of obtaining CO management of them. This is the Almighty Water Steward he and his affiliated NGOs and Charter Review Water Committee are rooting for the BOCC to approve.
It is really high time for the federal department of justice to get involved in the incestuous relationships between the County Commissioners and the local NGOs and the tribe. Examples of conflicts of interest among the Commissioners and the NGOs and the tribes, particularly Commissioners Ozais and French, wherein these Commissioners routinely vote to hand out County money to NGOs they also represent as their board members, plus routinely voting money and/or favorable policy decisions to the tribes after receiving campaign contributions from the tribes, smacks of corruption. Are there no County or State prosecutors who are supposed to stop this kind of corruption? The Federal DOJ will if they are made aware of this
Maybe the actions of these commissions are above board, but the whole cozy arrangement stinks to me!
Well said and I agree. I have long advocated for a public integrity unit. I retired from another state and county which had such a unit and that included sworn investigators and prosecutors. It does not exist in this state in such a form. Time for this county to do such. Prosecutor Nichols has stated in a public powerpoint that in areas of conflict of interest he can and does have the power to "wall off" an attorney separate from him to prosecute cases that he considers conflict of interest. But he does not go that route. Since Nichols is the legal counsel for the commissioners just about everything passing through with regards to NGO's, boards, etc, he recuses himself because of that conflict. As an example, the Shore Pool fraud case, he recused himself as French and Johnson sit on the board. The state did the investigation with the audit and found the fraud and it now sits and sits with the state AG. With 60K in fraud, does that rise to a level that the state will prosecute? I have my doubts. To this county that is a lot and where is the justice for this county? Those with ill intentions know that more than likely they will not be prosecuted in this county. There are many more cases that have been passed on and as times marches forward they are forgotten.
Not paying full value of property they have ruined is criminal. I am not affected by this as I live inland. That said why would they think this is fair. The political mafia we have in this county is alive and well. The corruption has got to stop. From taxation , crime, homeless money, church parking lots, and needless salaries in public jobs it is important we get a voice to counterattack this corruption. Jeff we are glad we can find this info out from CCWD because nobody else tells us. Go JAKE!
jedjennings50, I live inland also but am not immune to the creeping hand of tyranny. I don't want a government that resents me to gain any type of power through land confiscation or any other means.
If the comprehensive plan doesn't shed a bright light on the corrupt so called tribe, nothing will.
Even considering information from an NGO that's in their pocket is ridiculous. Same goes with Mark Ozias. He should recuse himself from voting for such a bent plan!
Thanks for all you do and have a wonderful day all!
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That is a beautiful area. If "the tribe" acquires the beach front property I guarantee that a waste treatment plant will be immediately under construction in the area.
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Great information Jeff, thanks. Policy 13.2 above states, "land-first approach to development to prioritize healthy ecological functions while still permitting rural development in appropriate locations". I would ask where are "appropriate locations" and who is determining the locations? That should cause a major red flag.!! Does that mean restriction on where we can build and live? Certainly sounds like that to me! Yes, many of us here came as you stated for a more rural lifestyle and the above statement sounds like we will be told where we can live.
The elevation of our highway at Discovery Bay and through Blyn should be a FAR GREATER concern than the 3 Crabs neighborhood, as it would adversely affect ALL land traffic here.
Sea level is just that: LEVEL wherever the sea reaches!
These concern projections of inevitable rising are not evenly applied, perhaps testing to see if the tide of public opinion can be pulled if they moon us enough!!
Edward, there was an CCWD article on that subject. I know John Worthington is more than an expert. As I remember, there was a flood map. Somehow Discovery Bay thru Blyn magically wouldn't be affected by flooding, I'm sure it's part of the science since time immemorial.
That's the one! So many of your articles come/or are coming together to show the big picture of land grabbing. It's a "little sneaky" here, and "little sneaky" there. Some started sneaking in years ago in a game of musical chairs. I hope it stops before we are down to just the one chair. Thank you Jeff
Historical and current vertical land uplift (driven by a combination of post-glacial adjustment and tectonic plate locking/crustal deformation) has kept pace with or slightly outpaced the historical rate of relative sea level rise.
The northwest Olympic Peninsula and Sequim Bay areas experience land elevation increases of roughly 2 to 3 millimeters per year (~0.7 to 0.9 feet per century).
When, exactly, do the climate scientists predict the rising sea level will overtake 3 Crabs given the rising land level data?
John Campbell, during the last part of the 1970 decade I remember reading articles published by scientists warning about "global cooling". Have the two crowds merged yet?
🤯🤯🤯 I know what your next career path should be! Package up your blogs, along with supporting emails, etc… and do a political science course at Peninsula College. Actually, it should be a master class. There is so much to absorb, my little brain is about to explode. I could re-listen (apparently not a word) to your podcasts and still not absorb all of the valuable information you impart.
It’s probably good that the leftist have such JTDS (Jeff Tozzer Derangement Syndrome) that they can’t bring themselves to read/listen to your blogs.
When we say that one person is in bed with another, it means that the two are much like a married couple: they share information and they support each other. The sense is always pejorative; someone who’s in bed with another often can’t be trusted, and people in bed together generally have some scheme or operation for mutual gain, often to the detriment of others.
When two or more parties are described as, in bed together, it seldom means that they EVER had a legitimate reason for sharing that private place with covers.
The lights are low, if on at all, and what's done in the dark is meant to remain undisclosed.
When sworn representatives of a sovereign nation hide their agenda by meeting with representatives of another sovereign nation behind closed doors; and then openly favors them in every possible way: it's impossible to believe that their oath of office was EVER more than a flirtatious campaign promise!
Edward, in the middle ages it was an accepted political act for two kings to sleep in the same bed as a symbol of unity between their two countries. Are we now back to the middle ages?
LOL Jennifer, the married couple shares false information in order to gain a political advantage. The sense is always pejorative because these situations are often biological.
Jeff, you have been on top of this serious issue since you attended a BoCC work session and heard the discussion and language used to justify the land grab thru eminent domain. Now some language has changed, but the concept is the same: Power Grab. What would be nice is if JKT and Ron Allen focused on a prosperous future for Tribal members. Instead, he puts the Tribe in many unfavorable and litigious situations that will keep several generations from moving forward. A shame so much positive is covered in so much negative. Thanks, Jeff.
I’m old enough to recall what Sunday closing laws did. Did they mean less traffic. It did require you plan ahead if you wanted beer on Sunday. Did more people have to think then? Now even our cars think for us, but I digress. Forget other benefits of Sunday closing like for family and rest. Think traffic.
I am also old enough to recall less traffic because most women stayed home. There was less commuter traffic, trips for groceries, and to child care providers. The change in relations means more men and women live in separate dwellings. More to build, heat, cool, and maintain.
I assert traffic and emissions at least doubled solely because of this. Was it all part of a plan? Soon the discussion turned to pollution. We were forced to change emissions to make more CO2. Don’t we do better imitating God’s way, or if you prefer, the ways of that beautiful old hag whore, Mother Nature? Carbon monoxide was demonized though it never hurt anyone outdoors in order to force CO2. It is good for us because it’s good for the trees. We’re not trees and our young and elderly seem to have wooden heads more and more. What do you really know about CO2?
What happened next? Was it right on schedule in the development of the plan designed to ruin America? Well, we next learned about the “greenhouse” gas lie and had to be punished for making too much after a quadrupling was forced on us. How was a decrease in CO2 to be accomplished?
The saving of energy by making buildings more airtight with poor ventilation and excessive exhaled CO2 inside to decrease CO2 was sold and FORCED upon us.
It did not save energy. More energy use resulted. Do you know why? “Cabin fever” for one thing among many. (Want to live outside)?
Would you believe Clallam County was singled out for tighter homes? Remember “Weather Wise?” OlyCap, the PUD, and City of PA all had “weatherization” programs to make homes more airtight. KONP promos regularly, almost constantly. Other stations on the dial did not. Bonneville Power had a “Weather Wise” webpage plugged by the PUD. If you knew the URL, you could go there, but if you went to the site and looked for that page, there was no links for it. What can CO2 do to humans? Make them want drugs? Anything else?
We are dealing with evil and evil people not science. Man made climate change is an evil fraud.
All by design. And the beat, the beat down of America goes on.
So Carnac the Magnificent holds the envelope up to his forehead and the survey says ... Three Crabs Road residents get redirected and the land ends up in trust to the Jamestown tribe with help from Emily Randall.
Agree with that image, it's burned into my mind as well. That is a human being in distress, long term distress and needs help. Help, not defined by water, sandwich and a quiet place. What do they "see" when they see that image? More harm reduction as they don't want stigma attached to the person. Ozias has said he has walked street patrol with officers, what would he do with that person?
Kristin, if that image is still very present in your mind, think what it does to children. Berry foregoes any statement when harm comes to children living around this.
She drank the Kool Aid, there is no coming back. Her loyalty is to the 3 Stooges and a tribe. It’s hard to believe a graduate from med school is so controlled and void of independent thinking. How can anyone look at Harm Reduction and see a success story? It’s as if no amount of data collected and debris from tossed kits will budge the mind set.
Are the vendors of these supplies pumping up the county in financial (back door) ways? Makes you wonder. Kick backs, is that possible?
How can a person not get a conspiracy feeling?
I have also been ghosted asking questions of Public Health in Olympia. Tax paying can piss a person off when we aren’t afforded, at the very least, a reply that our letter was received. Deceit runs down hill when it starts at the top. Wouldn’t you want the citizens to not jump to the conclusion of something nefarious going on? No concern whatever regarding public opinion.
Kristin, the good news is FDA Approves NEW Moderna mRNA Flu Shot...How do you like them apples?! Will Dr Berry endorse it for the homeless? It will come with a sandwich, water and served up in the middle of the road.
OMG does anyone trust getting an injection sponsored by the government ? As a former public health employee,I have lost all faith in an organization that has Allison Berry at the helm.
Commissioner Mike French did not reply to an email requesting clarification on funding for the $118,000 safe parking program managed by OlyCAP, the NGO whose board he serves. Here is an email sent today to all three commissioners and DCD Director Bruce Emery:
Dear Commissioners and Director Emery,
The County’s draft Comprehensive Plan raises a serious concern regarding the future of Three Crabs Road and the residents who live there.
The Marine Resources Committee previously recommended consideration of the removal of Three Crabs Road and the retreat of residents from the shoreline. The commissioners never responded to that recommendation. That was an opportunity for elected officials to stand up and clearly represent the constituents who could be directly affected by such a consequential policy.
Instead, the County remained silent and took a passive approach. Now, retreat and removal language has been incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan, bringing those concepts one step closer to becoming established County policy.
Residents deserve to know where their elected representatives stand. Do the commissioners support the inclusion of this language, and do they support the eventual removal of Three Crabs Road and retreat of residents from the area?
This issue deserved a clear response when the MRC made its recommendation. It deserves one now.
Jeff, I am beginning to think that Mike French doesn't like you.
But I'm so delightful.
HEY YOU BEACH OWNERS! You worked your whole lives to buy your house. A dream of a house on the beach. Well, poo on you MF. Your priveldge is being revoked. You have NO right to live there. Take the 10% they demand you take and tuck tail and go away. The Landback Folks are coming for the rest of you. Starting with the beach, prime property then off the rest of you go. Can't believe anyone would think saving and working their whole lives should buy them what they want. Not in this DSA nation. Get with it. Get out. You didn't earn your property or house. Someone else suffered so you could get rich and comfortable.
That's the message...
How dare us live in an area that a tribe has decided decades later, that now they want. We are being completely unfair to the last 1/8 blood lines of the Jamestown Skallam Tribe. Maybe the good folks at Diamond Point could sell off the parcels around that Petri dish, science project of a brackish, bacteria filled, slime of water. So glad the Geese don’t fly south. E. coli oozes from that fun lake/pond. Yes I had to take slides and look with a microscope at what any 5th grader could have ascertained in one quick drive by. See the answers are easy. It’s the acceptance that hits the log boom. Perhaps the Tribe needs to look at the situation from a new perspective? The one that says we( nontribal homeowners)are here, you had a ten thousand year head start!
Yes!!!!
Billy T Wilson, ha ha! The government owns us.
The C.C. Marine Resources Committee recommendations may possibly be biased IMO. Chair ,Suggs is tribal, two others are either tribal or employed by a tribe. Slightly over 23 percent of committee. If the waterway at three crabs was altered without raising the access road it should be addressed as I believe was originally intended. It seems the road always flooded previously.Residents knew this and apparently accepted the risk. Any new purchaser had to know the risks associated with water on both sides of your potential purchase. Not my problem. What potentially could be my problem along with other taxpayers who do not have their head where the sun does not shine, is if they disappear my taxes are going up to cover the lost property taxes. In closing I am certainly glad Ediz Hook was riprapped. Not so pleased with our water reservoir removed on Elwah . It’s all related. All those who want to go back use all modern conveniences to get there. Incoherent,maybe. I do not think I am alone.
What you have a problem with 600 Skallam Tribe members taking all the properties in CC? You think the bulldozers will demolish all the homes or do you think tribal members will lottery off who moves in? And take your 4th amendment and pound sand...
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.”
Maybe Jake Seegers will protect your rights unless the vicious left drowns him out. Go French, go get those horrible people paying all those taxes. Don't need 'em.
I think we are on the same page.Can’t quite tell,
Billy T Wilson, after the bulldozers demolish all of the homes will the result of the lottery display metal trailers and rusty cars on blocks?
Indigent humans do not create a desirable tax base. They don't contribute to the tax base. The only reason they contribute to the consumer economy is because of government checks.
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Jeff, I can't find the article you wrote about the Questionnaire sent to homeowners who had property next to the shoreline. I know the questionnaire included property owners in several counties, including Clallam and Jefferson. It was detailed and supposedly anonymous except that the property location was hidden in the QR code in the questionnaire. I'd like to read it again.
Good memory, Jennifer. I had forgotten about that. Is it this one?: https://www.ccwatchdog.com/p/wsu-extension-apprehension?utm_source=publication-search
Exactly! It is well worth a reread. Jamestown Tribe is in Clallam County and the Port Gamble Tribe is in Jefferson County. I know that this questionnaire went to the homeowners in Port Ludlow (down the road from Port Gamble) which is also rapidly expanding the Land Back movement, and frequently gives 'free' lectures on the history of both tribes.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is one of three S'Klallam bands; the others are the Lower Elwha Klallam and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes.
I say FUBAR!
Spot on, @JeffTozzer. This article is the absolute "canary in the coal mine" for every single property owner in Clallam County.
If you think this is just a localized issue for the folks on Three Crabs Road, think again. The language being slipped into this 2025 Comprehensive Plan draft establishes a dangerous, county-wide blueprint that will eventually impact anyone living near water—whether you are on the saltwater in Sekiu and Clallam Bay, or along the riverbanks of the Sol Duc, Calawah, and Elwha.
When you look at the actual master draft, the strategy becomes incredibly clear, and it is devastating for private property rights:
Step 1: The "High-Risk" Brand (Section 31.03.465, Policy 5): The county legally brands these low-bank neighborhoods as "high-risk." The second that language becomes official, local property values will plummet, flood insurance rates will skyrocket, and banks will stop writing mortgages.
Step 2: Strip Your Right to Defend Your Land: By writing "managed retreat" and restrictions on shoreline stabilization into county policy, the county effectively blocks you from permitting systems to protect your home from erosion.
Step 3: The Cheap Buyout (Section 31.03.195, Policy 1c): Here is the kicker. Another buried policy explicitly directs the county to "encourage public acquisition" of private lands threatened by development or hazards. By artificially devaluing your land and blocking you from protecting it, the county creates a perfect pipeline for cheap, below-market acquisitions by public agencies, tribes, or allied land-trust NGOs.
What makes this even more frustrating is that the county is actively ignoring its own scientific data.
The county’s own Critical Areas Best Available Science (BAS) Report explicitly recommends using "soft shore protection strategies" (like gravel berms, log placement, and vegetation). These methods are scientifically proven to stabilize shorelines and protect private homes while actively enhancing the marine habitat.
But instead of a common-sense, science-backed approach that partners with landowners, our current commissioners are pushing a heavy-handed, top-down mandate: retreat or get out.
We need to reject this "managed retreat" overreach and demand a Performance-Based Stewardship model. If a landowner can use soft-armoring techniques to safely defend their property in a way that respects the ecosystem, the county should be helping them do it, not helping to devalue their life's investment.
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Copy the text below, fill in the bracketed fields [like this], and email it to the Clerk of the Board, Loni Gores, at loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov and the Director of the Department of Community Development, Bruce Emery, at bruce.emery@clallamcountywa.gov.
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Public Comment: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update – Protect Rural Clallam County
Citizen Feedback: Stop Overregulation in the 2025 Comp Plan
My Story & Concerns: Public Hearing on the Clallam County Comp Plan
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Dear Commissioners and Director Emery,
My name is [Your Name], and I am a resident and property owner in [your neighborhood/town, e.g., Forks, Joyce, Sekiu, Clallam Bay, Sequim]. I am writing to submit my formal public comments regarding the draft of the 2025 Clallam County Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and its associated zoning amendments.
While I appreciate the hard work of county staff, the current draft includes several rigid, "top-down" regulations that do not reflect the reality of living in rural Clallam County. Instead of helping our communities grow, these prescriptive rules will actively hurt property values, restrict affordable housing, and strip away our self-sufficiency.
I am specifically asking the Board of County Commissioners to make the following changes to the draft before it is adopted:
[Keep the sections below that apply to you, customize them with your story, and delete the rest]
1. Oppose the 90-Day RV & Tiny Home Occupancy Ban (Title 33, Section 33.50.030)
The Issue: The draft zoning code bans the use of travel trailers, recreational vehicles, and Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOWs) as accessory dwellings for more than 90 consecutive days.
Why it hurts: Many families and seasonal workers on the West End rely on these flexible, low-cost options because traditional housing is unaffordable or unavailable.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "My adult child/elderly parent lives in an RV on my land because rent is too high," or "I am a local business owner who needs to house seasonal staff, and this ban will hurt my business."]
The Solution: Transition to a performance-based zoning standard. Legally allow RVs, THOWs, and alternative structures for long-term residency if the landowner can prove they meet objective health and safety standards, such as a safe septic hookup under Title 41 CCC.
2. Allow Independent Water Sources & Rainwater Catchment (Title 33, Section 33.50.030 & Title 31, Goal 12)
The Issue: The draft forces Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to share the exact same water source as the primary home, while state and county rules continue to make permitting residential rainwater catchment for drinking water nearly impossible.
Why it hurts: On the West End, finding a reliable, well aquifer is geologically very difficult, even though we receive over 120 inches of rain a year. Forcing shared water sources makes building an ADU mathematically or financially impossible for properties with low-yield wells.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "I have tried to drill a well on my property and hit dry holes," or "I have abundant rain on my roof but am legally blocked from using it to feed an accessory home on my property."]
The Solution: Since the draft Comprehensive Plan explicitly calls for "man-made structures" to "capture and store water" for drought resilience (Goal 12.4), the county must update Title 33 to legally permit engineered residential rainwater-harvesting systems to satisfy building-permit water-adequacy requirements.
3. Stop "Managed Retreat" Policies that Devalue Private Property (Title 31, Section 31.03.465 & Section 31.02.820)
The Issue: The draft officially designates low-bank shoreline neighborhoods as "high-risk" zones, restricts property owners from defending their homes, and adopts "managed retreat" (forced relocation) and below-market public acquisition of private lands as county goals.
Why it hurts: Legally branding neighborhoods as "high-risk" devalues private land, drives up insurance costs, and makes it impossible to secure mortgages. This is a dangerous precedent that will eventually be applied to all saltwater and riverfront properties across the county.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "I own waterfront/riverfront property and worry that if I cannot protect my land from natural erosion, the county will eventually try to buy me out below market value."]
The Solution: Delete "managed retreat" language. Align the code with the county's own Critical Areas Best Available Science (BAS) Report, which explicitly recommends "utilizing soft shore protection strategies" (like gravel berms, log placement, and vegetation) to protect private homes while actively preserving natural habitats.
4. Reject the "Single Potential Tree Height" Riparian Buffer Expansion
The Issue: The county's draft Gap Analysis recommends measuring fish and wildlife habitat protection buffers using WDFW's theoretical "Single Potential Tree Height" (SPTH) for a mature forest.
Why it hurts: In our heavily forested West End, measuring setbacks by the height of a mature tree will significantly expand stream and wetland buffers. This will eat up the entire buildable footprint of smaller rural lots, rendering them completely useless.
My Story/Concern: [Insert your experience here. For example: "My property has a small stream on or near it, and if buffers are expanded based on mature tree heights, I will lose the right to build a barn, home, or shop on my own land."]
The Solution: Retain localized, fixed-width buffer standards that rely on actual site-specific ecological performance, rather than imposing a theoretical maximum that penalizes rural landowners.
Our local government should regulate outcomes like clean drinking water, safe building structures, and functional septic systems rather than dictating exact, expensive building methods that squeeze out working-class families.
Please adjust the 2025 Comprehensive Plan and Title 33 updates to reflect a Performance-Based Governance framework that protects both public safety and our fundamental private property rights.
Thank you for your time and for considering my feedback.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Physical Address]
[Your Email/Phone Number]
"The slippery slope" is real.
Or you may have a basalt rockery that has been in place 20+ years after the last huge storm coincided with a high tide. Given permission by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect from further flooding/erosion events. People toward Discovery Bay have used logs because they don’t get the tidal surges that sweep them to sea. Large semi-floating logs are a huge hazard to navigation. I don’t think neighbors are going to pay to have permitted bulk heads excavated from their property. It’s that dam removal=consequences that no one predicted!
The Tribe is using bully tactics. I really dislike bullies!
See also the comment from Ozias pages 1470-1
He wants to inventory all water systems for recommendations to consolidate them and already has his hand on the grant offered by odw for co to consolidate private and small systems into highly regulated systems with the purpose of obtaining CO management of them. This is the Almighty Water Steward he and his affiliated NGOs and Charter Review Water Committee are rooting for the BOCC to approve.
It is really high time for the federal department of justice to get involved in the incestuous relationships between the County Commissioners and the local NGOs and the tribe. Examples of conflicts of interest among the Commissioners and the NGOs and the tribes, particularly Commissioners Ozais and French, wherein these Commissioners routinely vote to hand out County money to NGOs they also represent as their board members, plus routinely voting money and/or favorable policy decisions to the tribes after receiving campaign contributions from the tribes, smacks of corruption. Are there no County or State prosecutors who are supposed to stop this kind of corruption? The Federal DOJ will if they are made aware of this
Maybe the actions of these commissions are above board, but the whole cozy arrangement stinks to me!
Yes
Well said and I agree. I have long advocated for a public integrity unit. I retired from another state and county which had such a unit and that included sworn investigators and prosecutors. It does not exist in this state in such a form. Time for this county to do such. Prosecutor Nichols has stated in a public powerpoint that in areas of conflict of interest he can and does have the power to "wall off" an attorney separate from him to prosecute cases that he considers conflict of interest. But he does not go that route. Since Nichols is the legal counsel for the commissioners just about everything passing through with regards to NGO's, boards, etc, he recuses himself because of that conflict. As an example, the Shore Pool fraud case, he recused himself as French and Johnson sit on the board. The state did the investigation with the audit and found the fraud and it now sits and sits with the state AG. With 60K in fraud, does that rise to a level that the state will prosecute? I have my doubts. To this county that is a lot and where is the justice for this county? Those with ill intentions know that more than likely they will not be prosecuted in this county. There are many more cases that have been passed on and as times marches forward they are forgotten.
Definitely public integrity unit needed.
MK, Who you gon' call? (Ghostbusters!) Who you gon' call? (Ghostbusters!)
Can you bust some moves, too Jennifer?
Sure can, I have a hip that will dislocate on the first beat. It makes for unique moves LOL
LOL Denise Lapio and Jennifer, I have dislocated my left shoulder twice attempting to "break dance".
Not paying full value of property they have ruined is criminal. I am not affected by this as I live inland. That said why would they think this is fair. The political mafia we have in this county is alive and well. The corruption has got to stop. From taxation , crime, homeless money, church parking lots, and needless salaries in public jobs it is important we get a voice to counterattack this corruption. Jeff we are glad we can find this info out from CCWD because nobody else tells us. Go JAKE!
jedjennings50, I live inland also but am not immune to the creeping hand of tyranny. I don't want a government that resents me to gain any type of power through land confiscation or any other means.
I agree with u
Good morning Jeff and Doggers,
If the comprehensive plan doesn't shed a bright light on the corrupt so called tribe, nothing will.
Even considering information from an NGO that's in their pocket is ridiculous. Same goes with Mark Ozias. He should recuse himself from voting for such a bent plan!
Thanks for all you do and have a wonderful day all!
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Rita, I agree that 3 Crabs property owners unite! The have a whole legion of CCWDoggers who will join them. We stand behind you 3 Crabs!
That is a beautiful area. If "the tribe" acquires the beach front property I guarantee that a waste treatment plant will be immediately under construction in the area.
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Great information Jeff, thanks. Policy 13.2 above states, "land-first approach to development to prioritize healthy ecological functions while still permitting rural development in appropriate locations". I would ask where are "appropriate locations" and who is determining the locations? That should cause a major red flag.!! Does that mean restriction on where we can build and live? Certainly sounds like that to me! Yes, many of us here came as you stated for a more rural lifestyle and the above statement sounds like we will be told where we can live.
The elevation of our highway at Discovery Bay and through Blyn should be a FAR GREATER concern than the 3 Crabs neighborhood, as it would adversely affect ALL land traffic here.
Sea level is just that: LEVEL wherever the sea reaches!
These concern projections of inevitable rising are not evenly applied, perhaps testing to see if the tide of public opinion can be pulled if they moon us enough!!
Edward, there was an CCWD article on that subject. I know John Worthington is more than an expert. As I remember, there was a flood map. Somehow Discovery Bay thru Blyn magically wouldn't be affected by flooding, I'm sure it's part of the science since time immemorial.
The magical flood maps are at the end of this article: https://www.ccwatchdog.com/p/climate-change-of-address?utm_source=publication-search
That's the one! So many of your articles come/or are coming together to show the big picture of land grabbing. It's a "little sneaky" here, and "little sneaky" there. Some started sneaking in years ago in a game of musical chairs. I hope it stops before we are down to just the one chair. Thank you Jeff
Many years ago when I was involved with the game of musical chairs I noticed a pattern, A mathematical nerd always located a chair before anyone else.
I also agree highway 101 should be on higher ground and considered before any more money is spent on the Blyn section. Just a commment!
Historical and current vertical land uplift (driven by a combination of post-glacial adjustment and tectonic plate locking/crustal deformation) has kept pace with or slightly outpaced the historical rate of relative sea level rise.
The northwest Olympic Peninsula and Sequim Bay areas experience land elevation increases of roughly 2 to 3 millimeters per year (~0.7 to 0.9 feet per century).
When, exactly, do the climate scientists predict the rising sea level will overtake 3 Crabs given the rising land level data?
Thank you Rita for saying what I was thinking. “Sea level rise”is just another grift scheme from the “global warming” crowd.
That same garbage was in our weekly reader mags in grade school in the 50's.
John Campbell, during the last part of the 1970 decade I remember reading articles published by scientists warning about "global cooling". Have the two crowds merged yet?
To what location did the Obama Family move? LOL
🤯🤯🤯 I know what your next career path should be! Package up your blogs, along with supporting emails, etc… and do a political science course at Peninsula College. Actually, it should be a master class. There is so much to absorb, my little brain is about to explode. I could re-listen (apparently not a word) to your podcasts and still not absorb all of the valuable information you impart.
It’s probably good that the leftist have such JTDS (Jeff Tozzer Derangement Syndrome) that they can’t bring themselves to read/listen to your blogs.
Thanks Jeff!
BED SHARING?
When we say that one person is in bed with another, it means that the two are much like a married couple: they share information and they support each other. The sense is always pejorative; someone who’s in bed with another often can’t be trusted, and people in bed together generally have some scheme or operation for mutual gain, often to the detriment of others.
When two or more parties are described as, in bed together, it seldom means that they EVER had a legitimate reason for sharing that private place with covers.
The lights are low, if on at all, and what's done in the dark is meant to remain undisclosed.
When sworn representatives of a sovereign nation hide their agenda by meeting with representatives of another sovereign nation behind closed doors; and then openly favors them in every possible way: it's impossible to believe that their oath of office was EVER more than a flirtatious campaign promise!
Edward, in the middle ages it was an accepted political act for two kings to sleep in the same bed as a symbol of unity between their two countries. Are we now back to the middle ages?
Wouldn't that make them "Queens"?
Stop it now, you'll get me going ; )
I'll raise you one: Royal flush
Ace, king, queen, jack, and 10, all in the same bed. That would be a political orgy.
With all due respect, Jennifer, we are in the Dark Ages; thus all these behind bed curtain deals, with constituents being in the dark.
Timothy, I think it's not who has the share of the pie anymore, it's who's hiding in the pie.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Which king is counting his money? And who are the blackbirds?
When the pie was put in front of the king, the blackbirds flew out in a spectacular display.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ahefuU1WWI
Now I know what you do in your spare time. LOL!
Busted. I'm a songwriter ; )
LOL Jennifer, the married couple shares false information in order to gain a political advantage. The sense is always pejorative because these situations are often biological.
Jeff, you have been on top of this serious issue since you attended a BoCC work session and heard the discussion and language used to justify the land grab thru eminent domain. Now some language has changed, but the concept is the same: Power Grab. What would be nice is if JKT and Ron Allen focused on a prosperous future for Tribal members. Instead, he puts the Tribe in many unfavorable and litigious situations that will keep several generations from moving forward. A shame so much positive is covered in so much negative. Thanks, Jeff.
I’m old enough to recall what Sunday closing laws did. Did they mean less traffic. It did require you plan ahead if you wanted beer on Sunday. Did more people have to think then? Now even our cars think for us, but I digress. Forget other benefits of Sunday closing like for family and rest. Think traffic.
I am also old enough to recall less traffic because most women stayed home. There was less commuter traffic, trips for groceries, and to child care providers. The change in relations means more men and women live in separate dwellings. More to build, heat, cool, and maintain.
I assert traffic and emissions at least doubled solely because of this. Was it all part of a plan? Soon the discussion turned to pollution. We were forced to change emissions to make more CO2. Don’t we do better imitating God’s way, or if you prefer, the ways of that beautiful old hag whore, Mother Nature? Carbon monoxide was demonized though it never hurt anyone outdoors in order to force CO2. It is good for us because it’s good for the trees. We’re not trees and our young and elderly seem to have wooden heads more and more. What do you really know about CO2?
What happened next? Was it right on schedule in the development of the plan designed to ruin America? Well, we next learned about the “greenhouse” gas lie and had to be punished for making too much after a quadrupling was forced on us. How was a decrease in CO2 to be accomplished?
The saving of energy by making buildings more airtight with poor ventilation and excessive exhaled CO2 inside to decrease CO2 was sold and FORCED upon us.
It did not save energy. More energy use resulted. Do you know why? “Cabin fever” for one thing among many. (Want to live outside)?
Would you believe Clallam County was singled out for tighter homes? Remember “Weather Wise?” OlyCap, the PUD, and City of PA all had “weatherization” programs to make homes more airtight. KONP promos regularly, almost constantly. Other stations on the dial did not. Bonneville Power had a “Weather Wise” webpage plugged by the PUD. If you knew the URL, you could go there, but if you went to the site and looked for that page, there was no links for it. What can CO2 do to humans? Make them want drugs? Anything else?
We are dealing with evil and evil people not science. Man made climate change is an evil fraud.
All by design. And the beat, the beat down of America goes on.
You said it, Don! Climate change is an evil fraud.
Ditto
Being the VOICE so popular make another public park on the beach front so we all can enjoy Gods creations and history of the the Tribes.
So Carnac the Magnificent holds the envelope up to his forehead and the survey says ... Three Crabs Road residents get redirected and the land ends up in trust to the Jamestown tribe with help from Emily Randall.
I know you have to be of a certain age to remember Carnac the Magnificent.
For anyone who tells me that they're going to vote for Mike French my questions are:
- have you signed over your deed yet to the county/tribe?
- if you agree with this rubbish why do you still live here?
Dear Dr. Berry
Please tell me how your "harm reduction" helped the gentleman by the ballet school? (that picture is burned into my brain)
Was it the clean "equipment" or the sandwich, bottle of water and a quite place that did it?
Because all I can see is DISTRESS written all over.
Agree with that image, it's burned into my mind as well. That is a human being in distress, long term distress and needs help. Help, not defined by water, sandwich and a quiet place. What do they "see" when they see that image? More harm reduction as they don't want stigma attached to the person. Ozias has said he has walked street patrol with officers, what would he do with that person?
Keep walking :(
Kristin, if that image is still very present in your mind, think what it does to children. Berry foregoes any statement when harm comes to children living around this.
100% and they couldn't avoid him since he was right outside the ballet school. Which is an awful thing for kids to see let alone adults.
She drank the Kool Aid, there is no coming back. Her loyalty is to the 3 Stooges and a tribe. It’s hard to believe a graduate from med school is so controlled and void of independent thinking. How can anyone look at Harm Reduction and see a success story? It’s as if no amount of data collected and debris from tossed kits will budge the mind set.
Are the vendors of these supplies pumping up the county in financial (back door) ways? Makes you wonder. Kick backs, is that possible?
How can a person not get a conspiracy feeling?
I have also been ghosted asking questions of Public Health in Olympia. Tax paying can piss a person off when we aren’t afforded, at the very least, a reply that our letter was received. Deceit runs down hill when it starts at the top. Wouldn’t you want the citizens to not jump to the conclusion of something nefarious going on? No concern whatever regarding public opinion.
Kristin, the good news is FDA Approves NEW Moderna mRNA Flu Shot...How do you like them apples?! Will Dr Berry endorse it for the homeless? It will come with a sandwich, water and served up in the middle of the road.
OMG does anyone trust getting an injection sponsored by the government ? As a former public health employee,I have lost all faith in an organization that has Allison Berry at the helm.