I sent the following email to the League of Women Voters this morning (info@lwvcla.org):
Hello,
During the Charter Review Commission process, the League raised strong concerns about non-locals participating in public comment, including a Zoom meeting where a non-resident critical of Commissioner Jim Stoffer was muted by the chair, who was also a past LWV secretary. Given that history, I’m wondering where the League stands now. The commissioners have appointed Derrick Eberle to the Heritage Advisory Board even though his home, mail, and children are based in Tacoma, and a newly elected Port Angeles City Councilmember is listed as working in Olympia government and refers to Olympia as “our city.” I’m simply asking whether residency is a consistent standard the League believes matters, or whether it depends on the situation.
Excellent letter with good questions the public is wondering since our tax base is in Clallam County. Thank you and I hope you get some answers for all of us soon.
“I could agree with you, but then we both would be wrong.”
The recent postings in Clallam County Watchdog raise red flags about power. The League of Women Voters no longer is an advisory group, (Advisory. As an adjective, it means providing counsel.) They have become adversarial. (Adversarial. Being adversarial means that each side is antagonistic.)
For a democracy to survive we need to allow differences of opinion. We should thrive with these freedoms. If, however, each group demands allegiance to a controlling set of beliefs we lose that freedom of expression. It comes down to “sticks and stones”. It is no longer unbiased. Now it is about power and control. Actions now appear to be self-serving.
I have expressed concern over several actions within our Clallam County that appear controlling, prejudicial, and definitely not representative. If one wishes to advocate say so. If one is elected on the basis of being neutral and representative you must be careful what you say and what you do.
Once you take sides with this group or that group you are branded. You no longer can claim to be neutral and representative to a total constituency that elected you. Regardless of the reasons for this bias, you cannot claim neutrality. It is when our elected officials waffle back and forth, supporting both sides at the same time they lose creditability and trust. You cannot obey two masters.
The commissioners did not respond to yesterday's email about how long it takes the county to respond to issues already covered by county code, which some consider a failure of governance. Here is today's question:
Dear Commissioners,
Why is the county already talking about new taxes without first having a public conversation about waste, failed programs, and spending priorities, and why should taxpayers believe more money will fix problems that haven’t been addressed with the money already spent?
Below is a modeled good governance individual commissioner response grounded in fiscal stewardship, revenue integrity, and public accountability.
Dear Constiutent,
Thank you for raising this question. It’s a reasonable concern, and one I share.
Before asking taxpayers for additional revenue, the County has an obligation to ensure that both spending systems and revenue systems are functioning as intended. That includes reviewing program performance and priorities—but it also includes ensuring the integrity of the existing tax base itself.
During the most recent budget cycle, the Clallam County Assessor publicly stated in open Board of County Commissioners meetings that statutory assessment requirements were not being fully met due to capacity constraints (Clallam County, 2025). At the same time, comparative data published by the Washington State Department of Revenue place Clallam County in the lower tier of Washington counties when comparing parcels per assessor full-time equivalent (Washington State Department of Revenue [DOR], 2024). Together, these facts raise a legitimate governance question about whether the County is fully capturing and equitably administering the revenues it is already authorized to collect.
If the assessment function is under strain, the consequences are not merely technical. Incomplete or delayed assessments can affect revenue reliability for junior taxing districts and place additional pressure on policymakers to consider new taxes before foundational issues in the revenue system are addressed (RCW 84.40; RCW 84.41.120).
As an individual commissioner, I believe conversations about new or adjusted taxes must be paired with:
1. Transparent review of program effectiveness and outcomes,
2. Clear prioritization of existing expenditures, and
3. Assurance that core revenue functions—such as property assessment—are adequately supported, compliant with statute, and optimized before expanding the tax burden (RCW 36.32.120; RCW 36.40.100).
More money alone does not fix structural problems. In many cases, responsible fiscal stewardship requires strengthening capacity, accountability, and performance within existing systems before asking residents to contribute more.
I have raised these concerns through appropriate public and advisory channels and will continue to advocate for open, evidence-based discussions so taxpayers can see not only what is being proposed, but why, and what steps have been taken first to ensure responsible stewardship of existing resources.
You know they can’t read big words Jennifer, and if it’s longer than a paragraph that is also too much. Many phones will read comments and text out loud to you, but then that thing called comprehension sneaks up and all the citizens are aware of how special Huey, Dewey, and Lewey are. Lucky livin in Clallam. Quack quack.
You would think. If you go to Clallamity Jen's "Clallam County Letters," you'll see they answer people when defending themselves. Actually, I'm surprised at how mouthy Randy Johnson has become. They just don't answer me.
Randy was just re-elected last year as I recall. He avoided any controversy prior to his election and instead French did the talking and meet ups with the public instead of Randy. They both played the game to keep Randy’s paycheck coming every month so the based would vote for him. Randy makes up his mind before listening to any public comment, his words not mine.
Oh that is too long, don’t blame me , I couldn’t vote in CC yet! Why not a three month trial period. If you perform poorly, goodbye. Most other jobs do just this.
Probation period, it works everywhere but government! Is that bc no one would make it 90 days?
Every time you start a sentence with “The commissioners did not respond to ________! I hope others see humor in redundancy . I would fall off the couch if an actual response was presented. Like that will happen! Jeff you afford the commissioners so much latitude as if you really think they will respond. Such a humble person who gives people chances to change is truly a gracious individual. I want to be like Jeff but God gave me snark and sarcasm. All gifts are valuable but of have different impacts. So go freely in the county and share what luxuries you’ve been bestowed! We are all gifted. Well not three locals unless BS is a gift, wait it just might be!
JAKE SEEGERS has answers to these questions that make sense, not by taxing, but by real visions enabling Clallam County to reverse its course of financial destruction. His 5 solutions below are just the beginning of RECLAIMING A COUNTY!
1. End outdoor living on public land by revising ordinances and enforcing existing laws.
2. Prioritize local housing resources for people who are currently living in Clallam County.
3. Reduce the cash that fuels addiction through clear anti-panhandling signage and public education.
4. Defund drug-use supplies and redirect funding toward treatment programs that produce measurable results.
5. Measure outcomes, not inputs, by asking how many people graduate from addiction into sobriety? How many exit homelessness and financial dependency into self-sufficiency?
My biggest complaint ever. All these people money that goes to useless NGO’s should be there to be used to help the businesses, the tax payers, programs that have transparency
Chris, that's the way it is SUPPOSE TO WORK. Tax money should takes care of the healthy growth of the county. How it got to the point of county destruction is because of the choices and special interest of our present leaders. I'm so glad the Pendulum of chaos is swinging back to sanity. One can hear and read the disgust shouting out from every different site and open meetings, except the LOCAL NEWS MEDIA.
Wonder what the employment statistics would look like without the NGO's? Even the casino would go broke without taxes paying for Government Organizations (Hospital, Commissioners, Elected boards, etc.) and Non-Government Organizations (Peninsula Behavior Health, North Olympic Development Council, etc). Looks like the "stolen land" the Olympic Peninsula would be deserted.
Mikey in a hole with a shovel throwing the dirt out around him with each fling representing his missteps, mishandling, and misunderstanding of his constituents. Standing on the dirt pile, which keeps growing due to Mikey's own doing, is Jake.
I have a question. If CC spent $5 million on Harm Reduction would there be no more Harm? $10 million and no more Harm? Do the Commissioners have a number that if provided would result in no more Harm?
Harm Reduction is the number of people you get OFF drugs, not how many you make it easier to harm themselves. Harm Reduction is the number of people you get off the streets and out of tents and other shelters into jobs not just plop them into some expensive condo...
There in lies the problem. When you can toss around tax payer money and have 1 person come forward and say it helped, which was very touching but not the kind of results we require and expect. Otherwise just shut the failed program down, completely. I don’t give a rats ass where the addicts get needles and other items (I had never heard of) Maybe they will get cold and move to the south. How about a border trade. We will take two hard workers for every drug addict you take from Washington. I think I could sell this on the senate floor.
"these are human beings and that they deserve something from us as a community."
- Mike French
What exactly do they deserve from us when all they "contribute" to the community are feces, used drug paraphernalia, crime and trash everywhere they go?
Dale, Mike French has not had tents or feces on or near his residence. Nor has he personally inspected any of these sites. Nor has he knocked on the doors of people/business that are affected. Nor has he answered any of Jeff's letters sent to the Commissioners. BUT elections are coming up, we're going to see someone who suddenly will act like he has a conscience. The transformation will astound and amaze us.
CONSCIENCE
noun
1. a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour
“Burdens to society”. Back 40 years ago when son was young it was all about saving our children’s educations & keeping adolescents out of jails & prisons so they would not become “burdens to society”. Well here we are 40 years later & about 20 years ago it was determined there weren’t enough burdens compared to the working class people who cared about working and wages…..so in ushered the far left radical & look at us now. Trying to save a few generations while trying to save those who were destroyed in the meantime. We are where we’re at because of radical idealogy.
It's just amazing the double standards we endure in this area and State. Is it time to start marching the streets with signs on what the tribe thinks of "whites"?
They like your money only and it might be time to get the message out there. I think all would calm down a ton if there was more equity in the tax burden in our county that all us tax payers here must be pay due to their resistance to being good neighbors and their business's collect but don't have to pay. Life would be so much better. Well if the commissioners put an end to Harm reduction and Sanctuary county. So destructive.
I remember when the MAT clinic was being thrown at us and 500+ folks presented their concerns to Mark Ozias's deaf ears and Ron Allen spoke of 20' fences surrounding their classy clinic. Every other citizen mentioned what would happen outside their fences were the huge concerns of all... People were crying as they told stories of escaping that scenario in CA. Done deal as Ron Allen said.
Motto of another Ron story: your dollars in our pockets matter to hell with the rest of y'all!
Tough way to gain my support for both Mark or Tribal business.
Reason why the City Manager was forced to resigned, but of course I know you knew that because you were on the board? It was all bought and paid for before it all began. I’m not asking for confirmation because what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors…….yep money sure does TALK.
Poor business. Trying to do business in the globalists open air asylum...French would be happy if they committed civil disobedience. Its part of their process.
Replacing smashed windows and removing graffiti can add thousands in costs to a business’s bottom line. However, former Port Angeles City Councilmember and current Clallam County Commissioner MIKE FRENCH has condoned property destruction. French posted online that “property destruction is not only fine, it’s usually the only way we’ve ever seen actual change happen, accompanied with strikes.”
I hold out hope for Mikey. Its one thing to be a Democrat but another to be a globalist. It used to be harder to see that when they first let them in through the NGO door. I posed the same question to Ron Richards and he came back to the middle left. Sometimes raising the cost of your pelt and auto maintenance has positive outcomes...
Mr Pervert Hill should still be in jail. 179 days and the lives he affected for their lifetime should be years in the clink. A slap on the wrist and promise not to do it again isa premise that will not be realized. These sickos are not sane and will continue to reoffend. He will
probably be the new doctor at PBH and make $200 k a year.
That was impressive hearing CCWD being credited on the radio. Whoo hoo, Jeff! Nothing the Commissioners do makes sense. Just as Dr. Sarah posts, sincere Commissioners would follow a good governance model that focuses on clarity and a standard of uniformity. Listening to Susie's personal accounts of fear and attacks by drug addicted/homeless people is enough to influence anyone's decision to redirect current program funding to those programs that work. Let's ask: What do the Commissioners fear?
Several agencies that receive government funding have outreach agents as one of the services taxpayers fund, yet they all seem to work bankers hours. Any funding for outreach should have full transparency as to WHEN they work and any future funding for outreach should provide some level of scheduling to ensure weekend and evening coverage at hotspots and camp sites in town
Where do they go, Mike? Rehab, shelter or jail. "They deserve" to be treated with the same behavioral expectations as everyone else. They deserve a chance to build a life worth living, not be held in street hospice perpetually to prop up the NGO industry. The deserve opiate settlement funds paying for rehab, not funding tools to keep them trapped. Consuming and dealing narcotics is illegal and currently the health department is hosting an illegal narcotic trafficking and consumption site.Where do you suppose they get money to feed their addiction? What happens to minors, women and other vulnerable persons inside the drug den tents you are illegally hosting, Mike?
You are a fighter, Susie. You are inspiring a lot of people. Thank you for speaking up and fighting for your right to have safe neighborhoods and a safe life.
French seems clueless of the health dept situation. There are already TWO fences at front of property. One is iron at the sidewalk south side property line. Are they going to tear that down and replace it? The chain link fence across the front of the buding was supposed to go around the property front but Berry fought against it because she wanted her dope addled fan club to have 24 hr access, thus the expensive useless chainlink fence across the front of the building that is used to attach tents and tarps. Nearby the cable building at 4th and Laurel had to fence off their entry after repeated vandalism to the granite exterior that is now covered with ugly paint. Safeway had to fence off utility equipment in their alley to keep Berry's pets from destroying it . Transients parade back and forth to use the Safeway bathroom and Safeway employees get to clean up after them. Businesses in the area suffer and nobody in government seems to care.
About the st Lukes church supporting an INDIVISIBLE meeting, i am quite sure it was rented space, such as they rent their building spaces for many groups such as Warming Center, Real Estate Assoc., AA, dog trainers, Old Time Fiddlers etc. It pays the expenses of the church. Better retract that part. And tax-exempt churches are allowed to do political work or activities 5% of their time, services.
I received a reply from the church, but they did not address my question if a group affiliated with the Republican Party could hold an event there. Lots of groups rent the facility, and yet they avoided saying specifically if another political group can rent it. That’s the issue when it comes to their tax-exempt standing.
Indivisible is a partisan political group; they did not have an event for both sides; they are endorsing candidates on the left, even if the church is only hosting it and legally renting out the facility. And if anyone attending thought the church was endorsing the event, that needs to be clarified.
As well, Indivisible Sequim is an unincorporated non-profit; so they didn’t rent the facility to a legally recognized 501(c)3, which a (c)3 can’t intervene in political campaigns, but a 501(c)4 can, and that is what the national Indivisible group is. So, what is the local group; if they are campaigning for one party, they would be a (c)4 but they won’t commit to it, instead they play a game of staying unincorporated. Whatever they are, they’re still open to public scrutiny, and the church is too since they are a registered 501(c)3.
From Google AI:
Yes, citizens can question a church renting its facility for partisan political events. While churches are generally allowed to rent space to political candidates, they risk losing their tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status if the events constitute campaign intervention, such as endorsing a candidate, fundraising, or not providing equal access to all candidates
IRS Prohibitions: Under the Johnson Amendment, 501(c)(3) organizations are strictly prohibited from participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate.
Allowed vs. Prohibited Use: Renting space is permitted if it is part of a regular business practice, offered at fair market value, and accessible to all candidates. It becomes prohibited if it includes campaign signs, fundraising, or if only one candidate is allowed.
I sent the following email to the League of Women Voters this morning (info@lwvcla.org):
Hello,
During the Charter Review Commission process, the League raised strong concerns about non-locals participating in public comment, including a Zoom meeting where a non-resident critical of Commissioner Jim Stoffer was muted by the chair, who was also a past LWV secretary. Given that history, I’m wondering where the League stands now. The commissioners have appointed Derrick Eberle to the Heritage Advisory Board even though his home, mail, and children are based in Tacoma, and a newly elected Port Angeles City Councilmember is listed as working in Olympia government and refers to Olympia as “our city.” I’m simply asking whether residency is a consistent standard the League believes matters, or whether it depends on the situation.
If you get a response, I'll fall backwards in my chair ; )
If your down with the struggle for equity ,,,your on the team..All of our County is that way.
Through the bad European colonizer lens..
the 'Shtruggle"
Excellent letter with good questions the public is wondering since our tax base is in Clallam County. Thank you and I hope you get some answers for all of us soon.
“I could agree with you, but then we both would be wrong.”
The recent postings in Clallam County Watchdog raise red flags about power. The League of Women Voters no longer is an advisory group, (Advisory. As an adjective, it means providing counsel.) They have become adversarial. (Adversarial. Being adversarial means that each side is antagonistic.)
For a democracy to survive we need to allow differences of opinion. We should thrive with these freedoms. If, however, each group demands allegiance to a controlling set of beliefs we lose that freedom of expression. It comes down to “sticks and stones”. It is no longer unbiased. Now it is about power and control. Actions now appear to be self-serving.
I have expressed concern over several actions within our Clallam County that appear controlling, prejudicial, and definitely not representative. If one wishes to advocate say so. If one is elected on the basis of being neutral and representative you must be careful what you say and what you do.
Once you take sides with this group or that group you are branded. You no longer can claim to be neutral and representative to a total constituency that elected you. Regardless of the reasons for this bias, you cannot claim neutrality. It is when our elected officials waffle back and forth, supporting both sides at the same time they lose creditability and trust. You cannot obey two masters.
The commissioners did not respond to yesterday's email about how long it takes the county to respond to issues already covered by county code, which some consider a failure of governance. Here is today's question:
Dear Commissioners,
Why is the county already talking about new taxes without first having a public conversation about waste, failed programs, and spending priorities, and why should taxpayers believe more money will fix problems that haven’t been addressed with the money already spent?
Below is a modeled good governance individual commissioner response grounded in fiscal stewardship, revenue integrity, and public accountability.
Dear Constiutent,
Thank you for raising this question. It’s a reasonable concern, and one I share.
Before asking taxpayers for additional revenue, the County has an obligation to ensure that both spending systems and revenue systems are functioning as intended. That includes reviewing program performance and priorities—but it also includes ensuring the integrity of the existing tax base itself.
During the most recent budget cycle, the Clallam County Assessor publicly stated in open Board of County Commissioners meetings that statutory assessment requirements were not being fully met due to capacity constraints (Clallam County, 2025). At the same time, comparative data published by the Washington State Department of Revenue place Clallam County in the lower tier of Washington counties when comparing parcels per assessor full-time equivalent (Washington State Department of Revenue [DOR], 2024). Together, these facts raise a legitimate governance question about whether the County is fully capturing and equitably administering the revenues it is already authorized to collect.
If the assessment function is under strain, the consequences are not merely technical. Incomplete or delayed assessments can affect revenue reliability for junior taxing districts and place additional pressure on policymakers to consider new taxes before foundational issues in the revenue system are addressed (RCW 84.40; RCW 84.41.120).
As an individual commissioner, I believe conversations about new or adjusted taxes must be paired with:
1. Transparent review of program effectiveness and outcomes,
2. Clear prioritization of existing expenditures, and
3. Assurance that core revenue functions—such as property assessment—are adequately supported, compliant with statute, and optimized before expanding the tax burden (RCW 36.32.120; RCW 36.40.100).
More money alone does not fix structural problems. In many cases, responsible fiscal stewardship requires strengthening capacity, accountability, and performance within existing systems before asking residents to contribute more.
I have raised these concerns through appropriate public and advisory channels and will continue to advocate for open, evidence-based discussions so taxpayers can see not only what is being proposed, but why, and what steps have been taken first to ensure responsible stewardship of existing resources.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Clallam County. (2025). Board of County Commissioners budget meeting: Assessor’s Office discussion (October 10, 2025). CivicClerk portal. https://clallamcowa.portal.civicclerk.com/event/3704/overview
Revised Code of Washington. (n.d.). RCW 36.32.120: Powers and duties of board. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.32.120
Revised Code of Washington. (n.d.). RCW 36.40.100: County budget procedure. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.40.100
Revised Code of Washington. (n.d.). RCW 84.40: Assessment of property. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=84.40
Revised Code of Washington. (n.d.). RCW 84.41.120: Department of revenue—authority over assessors. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=84.41.120
Washington State Department of Revenue. (2024). Comparison of county assessor statistics. https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2024Comparisonofcountyassessorstatistics.pdf
You know they can’t read big words Jennifer, and if it’s longer than a paragraph that is also too much. Many phones will read comments and text out loud to you, but then that thing called comprehension sneaks up and all the citizens are aware of how special Huey, Dewey, and Lewey are. Lucky livin in Clallam. Quack quack.
I think the Commissioner's are having a problem with receiving your emails, surely at least one would respond don't you think?
You would think. If you go to Clallamity Jen's "Clallam County Letters," you'll see they answer people when defending themselves. Actually, I'm surprised at how mouthy Randy Johnson has become. They just don't answer me.
You're right, Jeff. Randy has been responding in order to defend himself.
Is Randy up for reelection?
Randy was just re-elected last year as I recall. He avoided any controversy prior to his election and instead French did the talking and meet ups with the public instead of Randy. They both played the game to keep Randy’s paycheck coming every month so the based would vote for him. Randy makes up his mind before listening to any public comment, his words not mine.
Crap, how long do we have to have him? Just holding on to Feel Good With Jake!
No weird message there, Mrs Jake. Just some honest HOPE!
I believe, if I read his profile correctly, his term ends Dec. 2028. The BoCC website doesn't show his as updated, whereas French's and Ozias's do.
Randy was re-elected as an Independent in 2024, defeating Democrat Kate Dexter, 56 percent to 44 percent. His term runs through 2028.
Oh that is too long, don’t blame me , I couldn’t vote in CC yet! Why not a three month trial period. If you perform poorly, goodbye. Most other jobs do just this.
Probation period, it works everywhere but government! Is that bc no one would make it 90 days?
He's not going to run again after his term expires.
Every time you start a sentence with “The commissioners did not respond to ________! I hope others see humor in redundancy . I would fall off the couch if an actual response was presented. Like that will happen! Jeff you afford the commissioners so much latitude as if you really think they will respond. Such a humble person who gives people chances to change is truly a gracious individual. I want to be like Jeff but God gave me snark and sarcasm. All gifts are valuable but of have different impacts. So go freely in the county and share what luxuries you’ve been bestowed! We are all gifted. Well not three locals unless BS is a gift, wait it just might be!
Good Governance Daily Proverb:
Good governance regulates harm, not fear.
WHO WILL STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
JAKE SEEGERS has answers to these questions that make sense, not by taxing, but by real visions enabling Clallam County to reverse its course of financial destruction. His 5 solutions below are just the beginning of RECLAIMING A COUNTY!
1. End outdoor living on public land by revising ordinances and enforcing existing laws.
2. Prioritize local housing resources for people who are currently living in Clallam County.
3. Reduce the cash that fuels addiction through clear anti-panhandling signage and public education.
4. Defund drug-use supplies and redirect funding toward treatment programs that produce measurable results.
5. Measure outcomes, not inputs, by asking how many people graduate from addiction into sobriety? How many exit homelessness and financial dependency into self-sufficiency?
and stop all grants to NGOs
My biggest complaint ever. All these people money that goes to useless NGO’s should be there to be used to help the businesses, the tax payers, programs that have transparency
Chris, that's the way it is SUPPOSE TO WORK. Tax money should takes care of the healthy growth of the county. How it got to the point of county destruction is because of the choices and special interest of our present leaders. I'm so glad the Pendulum of chaos is swinging back to sanity. One can hear and read the disgust shouting out from every different site and open meetings, except the LOCAL NEWS MEDIA.
Wonder what the employment statistics would look like without the NGO's? Even the casino would go broke without taxes paying for Government Organizations (Hospital, Commissioners, Elected boards, etc.) and Non-Government Organizations (Peninsula Behavior Health, North Olympic Development Council, etc). Looks like the "stolen land" the Olympic Peninsula would be deserted.
It was much better when we could decide who to donate to rather than being forced.
Ed, you betcha! The list has just started for RECLAIMING OUR COUNTY : )
The meme is obvious.
Mikey in a hole with a shovel throwing the dirt out around him with each fling representing his missteps, mishandling, and misunderstanding of his constituents. Standing on the dirt pile, which keeps growing due to Mikey's own doing, is Jake.
Heave-ho Mikey, heave-ho.
I have a question. If CC spent $5 million on Harm Reduction would there be no more Harm? $10 million and no more Harm? Do the Commissioners have a number that if provided would result in no more Harm?
Harm Reduction is the number of people you get OFF drugs, not how many you make it easier to harm themselves. Harm Reduction is the number of people you get off the streets and out of tents and other shelters into jobs not just plop them into some expensive condo...
Yes, re-elect them to find out.
No...
Depends on how you define harm?
And HOW has the CC Commiss. defined Harm? How have they shown Harm Reduction?
All the needles and boof kits by the river? Proves they are moving from point of origin into the environment, that's proof...
More people passed out in public places? Is that reduction?
depends on who is harmed... :)
Helping people safely take drugs that kill themselves is not harm reduction.
The reduction in harm is in the minds of those who can't allow people to make their own choices, good or bad.
There in lies the problem. When you can toss around tax payer money and have 1 person come forward and say it helped, which was very touching but not the kind of results we require and expect. Otherwise just shut the failed program down, completely. I don’t give a rats ass where the addicts get needles and other items (I had never heard of) Maybe they will get cold and move to the south. How about a border trade. We will take two hard workers for every drug addict you take from Washington. I think I could sell this on the senate floor.
"these are human beings and that they deserve something from us as a community."
- Mike French
What exactly do they deserve from us when all they "contribute" to the community are feces, used drug paraphernalia, crime and trash everywhere they go?
Dale, Mike French has not had tents or feces on or near his residence. Nor has he personally inspected any of these sites. Nor has he knocked on the doors of people/business that are affected. Nor has he answered any of Jeff's letters sent to the Commissioners. BUT elections are coming up, we're going to see someone who suddenly will act like he has a conscience. The transformation will astound and amaze us.
CONSCIENCE
noun
1. a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour
“Burdens to society”. Back 40 years ago when son was young it was all about saving our children’s educations & keeping adolescents out of jails & prisons so they would not become “burdens to society”. Well here we are 40 years later & about 20 years ago it was determined there weren’t enough burdens compared to the working class people who cared about working and wages…..so in ushered the far left radical & look at us now. Trying to save a few generations while trying to save those who were destroyed in the meantime. We are where we’re at because of radical idealogy.
Good morning Jeff,
It's just amazing the double standards we endure in this area and State. Is it time to start marching the streets with signs on what the tribe thinks of "whites"?
They like your money only and it might be time to get the message out there. I think all would calm down a ton if there was more equity in the tax burden in our county that all us tax payers here must be pay due to their resistance to being good neighbors and their business's collect but don't have to pay. Life would be so much better. Well if the commissioners put an end to Harm reduction and Sanctuary county. So destructive.
I remember when the MAT clinic was being thrown at us and 500+ folks presented their concerns to Mark Ozias's deaf ears and Ron Allen spoke of 20' fences surrounding their classy clinic. Every other citizen mentioned what would happen outside their fences were the huge concerns of all... People were crying as they told stories of escaping that scenario in CA. Done deal as Ron Allen said.
Motto of another Ron story: your dollars in our pockets matter to hell with the rest of y'all!
Tough way to gain my support for both Mark or Tribal business.
Go Jake Seegers
Thank you Jeff and all have a great day!
Sad truth, it was a "done deal" before the good people of Sequim were aware of it.
Reason why the City Manager was forced to resigned, but of course I know you knew that because you were on the board? It was all bought and paid for before it all began. I’m not asking for confirmation because what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors…….yep money sure does TALK.
It was a big part, but not all of it. He left us with a mess.
Poor business. Trying to do business in the globalists open air asylum...French would be happy if they committed civil disobedience. Its part of their process.
https://www.ccwatchdog.com/p/the-four-letter-f-word
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Replacing smashed windows and removing graffiti can add thousands in costs to a business’s bottom line. However, former Port Angeles City Councilmember and current Clallam County Commissioner MIKE FRENCH has condoned property destruction. French posted online that “property destruction is not only fine, it’s usually the only way we’ve ever seen actual change happen, accompanied with strikes.”
I'm surprised that Mike has a house still standing , by his own standards!
Its the only way.....to terrorize opposition.
Damn the taxpaying Voters!
But, no civil disobedience in Mikey's $4,000.00 a week space.
I hold out hope for Mikey. Its one thing to be a Democrat but another to be a globalist. It used to be harder to see that when they first let them in through the NGO door. I posed the same question to Ron Richards and he came back to the middle left. Sometimes raising the cost of your pelt and auto maintenance has positive outcomes...
Mr Pervert Hill should still be in jail. 179 days and the lives he affected for their lifetime should be years in the clink. A slap on the wrist and promise not to do it again isa premise that will not be realized. These sickos are not sane and will continue to reoffend. He will
probably be the new doctor at PBH and make $200 k a year.
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That was impressive hearing CCWD being credited on the radio. Whoo hoo, Jeff! Nothing the Commissioners do makes sense. Just as Dr. Sarah posts, sincere Commissioners would follow a good governance model that focuses on clarity and a standard of uniformity. Listening to Susie's personal accounts of fear and attacks by drug addicted/homeless people is enough to influence anyone's decision to redirect current program funding to those programs that work. Let's ask: What do the Commissioners fear?
Several agencies that receive government funding have outreach agents as one of the services taxpayers fund, yet they all seem to work bankers hours. Any funding for outreach should have full transparency as to WHEN they work and any future funding for outreach should provide some level of scheduling to ensure weekend and evening coverage at hotspots and camp sites in town
Where do they go, Mike? Rehab, shelter or jail. "They deserve" to be treated with the same behavioral expectations as everyone else. They deserve a chance to build a life worth living, not be held in street hospice perpetually to prop up the NGO industry. The deserve opiate settlement funds paying for rehab, not funding tools to keep them trapped. Consuming and dealing narcotics is illegal and currently the health department is hosting an illegal narcotic trafficking and consumption site.Where do you suppose they get money to feed their addiction? What happens to minors, women and other vulnerable persons inside the drug den tents you are illegally hosting, Mike?
You are a fighter, Susie. You are inspiring a lot of people. Thank you for speaking up and fighting for your right to have safe neighborhoods and a safe life.
Denise, I agree that Susie is our "state of the streets" correspondent who is trusted and believed.
French seems clueless of the health dept situation. There are already TWO fences at front of property. One is iron at the sidewalk south side property line. Are they going to tear that down and replace it? The chain link fence across the front of the buding was supposed to go around the property front but Berry fought against it because she wanted her dope addled fan club to have 24 hr access, thus the expensive useless chainlink fence across the front of the building that is used to attach tents and tarps. Nearby the cable building at 4th and Laurel had to fence off their entry after repeated vandalism to the granite exterior that is now covered with ugly paint. Safeway had to fence off utility equipment in their alley to keep Berry's pets from destroying it . Transients parade back and forth to use the Safeway bathroom and Safeway employees get to clean up after them. Businesses in the area suffer and nobody in government seems to care.
I learned so much from you, Susie. I truly hope things get better for you and CC.
Susie, when (it will happen) changes are made it will be because of your dogged ways!
DOGGED
adjective
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Example: success required dogged determination
About the st Lukes church supporting an INDIVISIBLE meeting, i am quite sure it was rented space, such as they rent their building spaces for many groups such as Warming Center, Real Estate Assoc., AA, dog trainers, Old Time Fiddlers etc. It pays the expenses of the church. Better retract that part. And tax-exempt churches are allowed to do political work or activities 5% of their time, services.
A nice ethics statement would go a long way when their space is being rented for political purposes, IMO.
I received a reply from the church, but they did not address my question if a group affiliated with the Republican Party could hold an event there. Lots of groups rent the facility, and yet they avoided saying specifically if another political group can rent it. That’s the issue when it comes to their tax-exempt standing.
Indivisible is a partisan political group; they did not have an event for both sides; they are endorsing candidates on the left, even if the church is only hosting it and legally renting out the facility. And if anyone attending thought the church was endorsing the event, that needs to be clarified.
As well, Indivisible Sequim is an unincorporated non-profit; so they didn’t rent the facility to a legally recognized 501(c)3, which a (c)3 can’t intervene in political campaigns, but a 501(c)4 can, and that is what the national Indivisible group is. So, what is the local group; if they are campaigning for one party, they would be a (c)4 but they won’t commit to it, instead they play a game of staying unincorporated. Whatever they are, they’re still open to public scrutiny, and the church is too since they are a registered 501(c)3.
From Google AI:
Yes, citizens can question a church renting its facility for partisan political events. While churches are generally allowed to rent space to political candidates, they risk losing their tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status if the events constitute campaign intervention, such as endorsing a candidate, fundraising, or not providing equal access to all candidates
IRS Prohibitions: Under the Johnson Amendment, 501(c)(3) organizations are strictly prohibited from participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate.
Allowed vs. Prohibited Use: Renting space is permitted if it is part of a regular business practice, offered at fair market value, and accessible to all candidates. It becomes prohibited if it includes campaign signs, fundraising, or if only one candidate is allowed.
I suspect Dan Butler, Senior Warden and Sequim City Council member, has something to do with this: https://stlukesparish.net/members/st-lukes-vestry-members/?utm_source=chatgpt.com