Good governance is not measured by who wins the appropriation; it is measured by whether public money is spent for a clear public purpose, through an open process, with benefits the public can see.
I totally get it now. From top to bottom our state has the craziest elected officials. Our property tax went up almost 1k and it's all going to the tribal Mafia.
Our commissioners just follow the playbook approved by their donors.
It has to stop and Jake is the start. Only one way to improve this county and equality is the crucial key!
The Library is finished almost a year late and wasteful spending complete. The people that oversaw this project were incompetent and did not have a clue in the project construction.
It was the most wasteful project I have seen in my 40 years in the business. Now they want more money because they wasted 6.2m for a 2m dollar castle. The homeless should have this library taken over in a few months. I wonder which building will be condemned first the PBH condos or the new library? Vote NO on giving any money to these idiots.
I do not understand how state taxpayers are financially responsible for increasingly borrowed money being available to federally recognized sovereign nations. I firmly believe the list of donations is only part of the compensation received in some form or another. It simply is not an equitable situation. I am really trying to control myself here
A segment of the local tribes has decided to bite the hands that have been good to them over the years. Note the Democrats’ role.
That’s right, “good to them.” But let’s assume all their lies about how our ancestors stole their land and mistreated them are true. No one today was involved. Why are they being punished?
One thing obviously missing is forgiveness. Where does forgiveness fit in the world view of the tribes? I don’t see it. I observe racial hatred and revenge.
When the settlers came, a new way of doing things came too with huge cultural differences. That was the real struggle for many, which some now think they can reverse. Land and resource use, stealing, cheating and hurting your neighbor; it’s all part of “time immemorial.” But not my time immemorial.
Louis L’amour ,1987 Haunted Mesa. It was time white men understood that most of the Indians found in possession were latecomers, and all too little was known about who had preceded them.
Good Governance Daily Proverb:
Good governance is not measured by who wins the appropriation; it is measured by whether public money is spent for a clear public purpose, through an open process, with benefits the public can see.
References
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025, May 23). Gift of public funds. https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/officials/ethics/gift-of-public-funds
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Ethics and conflicts of interest. https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/officials/ethics/conflicts-of-interest
Revised Code of Washington § 42.23.070. Prohibited acts. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.23.070
Revised Code of Washington § 43.376.020. Government-to-government relationships—State agency duties. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.376.020
Washington State Constitution art. VIII, § 7. Credit not to be loaned. https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/?showall=true
Washington State Legislature. (n.d.). Chapter 43.376 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.376
Washington State Legislature. (n.d.). Washington State Constitution. https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/
Washington State Legislature. (n.d.). Chapter 42.23 RCW: Code of ethics for municipal officers. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.23&full=true
Good morning Jeff,
I totally get it now. From top to bottom our state has the craziest elected officials. Our property tax went up almost 1k and it's all going to the tribal Mafia.
Our commissioners just follow the playbook approved by their donors.
It has to stop and Jake is the start. Only one way to improve this county and equality is the crucial key!
Thank you and have a great day all!
The Library is finished almost a year late and wasteful spending complete. The people that oversaw this project were incompetent and did not have a clue in the project construction.
It was the most wasteful project I have seen in my 40 years in the business. Now they want more money because they wasted 6.2m for a 2m dollar castle. The homeless should have this library taken over in a few months. I wonder which building will be condemned first the PBH condos or the new library? Vote NO on giving any money to these idiots.
I do not understand how state taxpayers are financially responsible for increasingly borrowed money being available to federally recognized sovereign nations. I firmly believe the list of donations is only part of the compensation received in some form or another. It simply is not an equitable situation. I am really trying to control myself here
It's hard when it's so apparent that we have lost all our representation…
A segment of the local tribes has decided to bite the hands that have been good to them over the years. Note the Democrats’ role.
That’s right, “good to them.” But let’s assume all their lies about how our ancestors stole their land and mistreated them are true. No one today was involved. Why are they being punished?
One thing obviously missing is forgiveness. Where does forgiveness fit in the world view of the tribes? I don’t see it. I observe racial hatred and revenge.
When the settlers came, a new way of doing things came too with huge cultural differences. That was the real struggle for many, which some now think they can reverse. Land and resource use, stealing, cheating and hurting your neighbor; it’s all part of “time immemorial.” But not my time immemorial.
Louis L’amour ,1987 Haunted Mesa. It was time white men understood that most of the Indians found in possession were latecomers, and all too little was known about who had preceded them.
Didn’t Clallam Conservation District recently have an election? Asking for a friend.
Ballots are due today by 4pm at CCD headquarters in PA. The League of Women Voters are already counting early ballots. We shall see...