Dungeness Levee Trail Advocates (DLTA), the nonprofit charitable organization trying to keep Towne Road closed to all but a handful of exclusive users, offered dog treats and pet waste bags to the sole pedestrian that passed by between 11 and 11:30 am.
Group co-founder Maggie Walthall seemed to understand the dogwalker’s sentiment that the road’s closure was an inconvenience. “I know,” empathized Walthall. “I had to drive 5 miles to get here, and I live right over there,” she said pointing to her neighborhood which has seen a drastic reduction in traffic since Towne Road’s closure. Walthall says by not closing the road, the trial will only be 6 feet wide in places, which she finds unacceptable.
Stacks of literature were seemingly available for distribution but, when copies were requested, cofounder Rae Heselbach said, “You can view that on our website.”
“I feel you are being aggressive,” replied Derrick Eberle to the 69-year-old dog walker who had asked why a Kawasaki utility vehicle was allowed on the levee, but public traffic was not. The dogwalker stated that he wasn’t being aggressive and that he thought the event had been advertised as an opportunity to ask questions. “You’ll have to ask your questions to the county,” replied Eberle.
The four DLTA cofounders were wearing traffic control vests however, there was no traffic within sight of the DLTA tent. No pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians, or e-trike users passed the informational event during those 30 minutes.
When asked why the DLTA members view the compromise of having both a road and trail as unacceptable, Heselbach replied, “This conversation is over. You can keep walking.”
As the dog walker departed, one DLTA co-founder said, “I hope you have the day that you deserve.”
The event is advertised to last until 2:30 pm today (May 4th).
Brandi Kruse coming next weekend
Former news anchor and current host of the unDivided podcast Brandi Kruse will be at next Saturday’s Clallam County Watchdog meetup. The May 11th event is at the Sequim Elks Club, time and details will be announced this coming week.
If you haven’t seen Brandi’s latest take on Washington State Ferries, this little snippet is worth watching.
False advertising? So very rude to treat your neighbors with contempt instead of being kind and open. Thank you, Jeff, for attending the DLTA event in the rain. Stay healthy.
This seems to fall in the category of, "Be careful what you ask for (input) you just might get it".
Wish it had been live streamed! Classic - you can just keep walking.