It's all good Jeff. You're investigation single-handedly supports the Charter Review Commission's push for a county paid Water Steward. They'll likely thrive in the morass of unchecked behind-the-scenes deals by our elected officials.
"1:32:50 – Commissioner Ozias says, “I’d rather turn the grant dollars back.”
Thank you so much Jeff, for this detailed explanation/timeline of what went down on Towne Road! When it was happening, there were so many confused, angry people pointing fingers, etc. on Next Door and elsewhere that as a newbee in Sequim I didn't know what to believe. Now I see. And Ozias has got to go!
Our paths did cross here. We can see the NGO non-profits and a house of LLC cards clearly now. We know on every Tuesday we are watching a dog and pony show for things already decided by NGO non-profits and a house of LLC cards. We know Ozias is the registered officer of an non-profit that houses the NODC and joined another in SERN. They have two NGO non-profits, NODC and SERN and a house of LLC cards to help heal a "bad relationship."
They were all under the same non-profit spell of time immorial that they have been under since 2001.
Howard Doherty and three local tribes, broke the Point No Point Treaty of 1855 in 2001.
If the relationship was so bad they needed to plot to control local government to get reparations for colonization, their is no point in the Point No Point Treaty of 1855. Its been broken by NODC and SERN.
I have the entire NODC non-profit trail from Howard Doherty to Mark Ozais. Rod Fleck, Patty Morris, Tharinger, Chapman, Navarra Carr, Kate Dean, Greg Brotherton, John Mauro, Sandra Johnson, Rachel Hagaman just to name a few. It was illegal the minute they signed it in 2001 and every year since. 25 years now of an internationally and tribally controlled local government, usurping Congressional authority and the authority of the State Department. All of them were and are unregistered foreign agents and should be jailed or fined under the Fara Act.
Actually since non-profits pay no taxes are they not just another agency of the government. BTW I worked for a large corporation and it also promoted an unpleasant social agenda. Billionaires love socialism as long as it doesn't doesn't affect their individual profits.
"...removing it prematurely endangered both the community and the restoration project."
Could it possibly be that the Tribe wanted to thwart the project and hoped that if they caused enough interference that they would get their way and the road would be left as a "nature trail? That's how it looks from where I sit. This was clearly intentional. If the Tribe could "innocently" flood or make uninhabitable 100 homes, that would mean they could buy the land for pennies on the dollar after driving the White Man out. The money to poorly compensate the property owners whose homes were condemned would come from the taxpayers. Boy, talk about a conflict of interest!
There are roughly 28,500 homes in Clallam county, so every $1M in costs, overruns, etc, means $35 out of EACH homeowner's pocket. So, a $22.5million project means that it cost each of you $790 out of your pocket, or about $1000 before taxes.
Nothing has changed since Machiavelli wrote his popular novel ''The Prince" several decades ago. Yet prosperity in Western continents has not improved the critical thought process. Modern science has become a slave to the political machine which governed the university I attended. The contamination has now seeped into the lower grades. I agree with the philosophy of Diogenes who searched the streets for one honest man. I think deception is imbued inside our DNA.
As much as I truly appreciate Jeff Tozzer's continuing investigative reporting, I feel so much angst when I read the results of his investigations. I'm in the twilight of my years, hoping to find a bit of joy, peace of mind and contentment in living in one of the most beautiful areas of the world. Instead my community's leaders are intent on destroying what I have built in retirement. I hope these leaders are enjoying what they have built by destroying the county. A day of reckoning is coming; it always does when you poke the bear of justice.
The towne rd debacle shows 'tribal influence over elected county officials,'tribal influence over state officials,bad decision making by county employee's because fear of tribal criticism.County employee's and others need to grow a back bone and quit being bullied and influenced by you know who.
Clallam county engineer Joe donisi pushes against dyke removal but radical incompetents do not take sound advice from the person you are supposed to, and then allow tribe to make dyke debacle.These type of mistakes usually lead to big time lawsuits.I'll bet if this dyke removal was not tribe related ignorants would have taken J donisi's advice.
A proper BOCCC should have had a "come to Jesus" moment with Jamestown at this juncture. "All future dealings come under higher scrutiny" is a valid response by any organization concerned with effective use of money going forward after there is a massive, almost catastrophic failure. Corporations get jammed up rightfully so for catastrophic failures. Here, we get lucky in the face of the serious potential and crickets.
When one becomes a government employee/official, one should both expect and invite close scrutiny of any and all actions undertaken in their official role. As Robert Heinlein so eloquently said way back when, “Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.”
Voting for these three Kommissars is the root of the problem. They must be replaced. The Tribe must learn we are not guests, we are here to stay. The County needs to learn we know your duplicity, your bad actors. You must go.
Jeff, with your audience, you must declare the successors to these self serving jackals.
Hopefully with the increasing audience of his podcast, his audience will maybe become the majority and we can vote these traitors out of office. Oh but I forgot, mail in voting continues.....never mind!
So sovereignty is not only unfairly advantageous for anyone deemed a tribal member, it is also convenient as a colluding quid pro quo partner for politicians in making the public's business not so public. In or out; meaning be treated like all other sovereign nations, ( passports, taxes, tariffs, etc. ), or become citizens, but not both.
It was a strange & unexpected "gift" to have watched the corrupt management in our government, the local tribal government, and the usual (as yet unindicted) notorious suspects within our own community completely reveal themselves for exactly who they really are, their willingness to lie and deceive the good folks in our community, and just how destructively anti-American they truly are~! I know that good folks have a terrible weakness because they always want to see things in a positive light and this is precisely how we are all so "shocked & blind-sided" when one of these unconstitutional corruption plots (underhanded schemes) eventually blows up in everyone's faces, however the GREAT "gift" that "we" have received is definitely in the undeniable realization that things are not quite as beautiful within our amazing community as would be assumed at first glance~! This is a true "gift" that "we" shall NOT squander or ever forget, because we are definitely still only seeing the very tip of this massive old iceberg of corruption and evil~! Yes, we definitely know some of the problems that these foolish Nere-do-wells have been so clumsy to have revealed to us so VERY clearly, however the biggest question is; "What else is it that these criminals within our midst have planned and schemed to do~?". In my many decades of reading criminal case law I have NEVER seen a single case where the depth of the evil was known in the beginning, because the "discovery phase" and testimony aspects always suggest and/or reveal the bottomless pit of evil and what some few are more than willing to do for power and profit~! We shall take heed to these warnings, or we and our children will pay a terrible and awful price for ignoring them and allowing this destruction of our community to continue unchallenged~!!! Keep up the good fight for our freedom from these enslavers of humanity and make our fathers proud on this "Fathers Day"~! Sincerely, Mike
Why leave the date off that PDN news article? The article is very old….the public has been made well aware of the levee projects and re-establishing flood plains and natural river flow. It is not recent news.
Steve was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 representing the 24th Legislative District, which includes all of Clallam and Jefferson counties and a portion of Grays Harbor County. The news article you posted predates 2010, over 15 years ago. Dungeness restoration project began prior to his state representative term.
The point is…citizens of our county have been made aware of this restoration project for a very long time. It has not been a secret or non-public made in back room deals.
The point of the PDN article was to point out that when the County Administrator said the county only spent $500K on property acquisition, he was in error among other things in his presentation.
I don't see the relevance of the date of the article, unless it is to your point of the community hearing of this project before 2010, and how does it change the facts presented here? I have only lived in Clallam county since 2006 so I guess I should not be as concerned about local government as you. Still seems odd how a sovereign nation can breach a levy with no accountability or any push-back from county commissioners.
Did you read anything that has been posted here? Doesn't make sense to point out that the article has no date; or as you postulate, the date has been left off on purpose.
Define 'very old".
Quote: "The county’s narrative traces the project back to 2017, detailing over $14 million in grants, with nearly $17 million in construction grants."
Here are some more hints: "The County's Narrative...."
"Towne Road: A post-mortem
The road that taught us about public trust, policy, and broken promises" that's the title of this post.
And no, the public was not informed until after the facts.
Aleta,read my reply to Jeff. Predates 2010…. the project planning began long before your understanding. If I read it in the PDN ( a much more robust news source than presently), then the entire country became aware of it ( except, of course, those who didn’t live here and those who didn’t read the paper). It was widely written about. Btw, I merely inquired about the date. Your comments seem rude.
It's all good Jeff. You're investigation single-handedly supports the Charter Review Commission's push for a county paid Water Steward. They'll likely thrive in the morass of unchecked behind-the-scenes deals by our elected officials.
"1:32:50 – Commissioner Ozias says, “I’d rather turn the grant dollars back.”
Possibly to avoid a federal inquiry?
Thank you so much Jeff, for this detailed explanation/timeline of what went down on Towne Road! When it was happening, there were so many confused, angry people pointing fingers, etc. on Next Door and elsewhere that as a newbee in Sequim I didn't know what to believe. Now I see. And Ozias has got to go!
"Misfeasance" or "malfeasance" in office means any wrongful conduct that affects, interrupts, or interferes with the performance of official duty;"
Ozias is building quite the resume for his next campaign bid.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=29A.56.110
Our paths did cross here. We can see the NGO non-profits and a house of LLC cards clearly now. We know on every Tuesday we are watching a dog and pony show for things already decided by NGO non-profits and a house of LLC cards. We know Ozias is the registered officer of an non-profit that houses the NODC and joined another in SERN. They have two NGO non-profits, NODC and SERN and a house of LLC cards to help heal a "bad relationship."
They were all under the same non-profit spell of time immorial that they have been under since 2001.
Howard Doherty and three local tribes, broke the Point No Point Treaty of 1855 in 2001.
If the relationship was so bad they needed to plot to control local government to get reparations for colonization, their is no point in the Point No Point Treaty of 1855. Its been broken by NODC and SERN.
I have the entire NODC non-profit trail from Howard Doherty to Mark Ozais. Rod Fleck, Patty Morris, Tharinger, Chapman, Navarra Carr, Kate Dean, Greg Brotherton, John Mauro, Sandra Johnson, Rachel Hagaman just to name a few. It was illegal the minute they signed it in 2001 and every year since. 25 years now of an internationally and tribally controlled local government, usurping Congressional authority and the authority of the State Department. All of them were and are unregistered foreign agents and should be jailed or fined under the Fara Act.
"Non-profit", in Clallam County, seems to be a euphemism for "pocket the money".
They had both a non-profit and charity. Working both sides. Howard and the "consortium" were quite the creative communist bastards.
Actually since non-profits pay no taxes are they not just another agency of the government. BTW I worked for a large corporation and it also promoted an unpleasant social agenda. Billionaires love socialism as long as it doesn't doesn't affect their individual profits.
What happens to a civilization when members of it's government display contempt for its citizens?
SERN is not a Non-Profit or LLC. Its an arm of State government. An illegal arm using tribal, federal and international components.
"...removing it prematurely endangered both the community and the restoration project."
Could it possibly be that the Tribe wanted to thwart the project and hoped that if they caused enough interference that they would get their way and the road would be left as a "nature trail? That's how it looks from where I sit. This was clearly intentional. If the Tribe could "innocently" flood or make uninhabitable 100 homes, that would mean they could buy the land for pennies on the dollar after driving the White Man out. The money to poorly compensate the property owners whose homes were condemned would come from the taxpayers. Boy, talk about a conflict of interest!
There are roughly 28,500 homes in Clallam county, so every $1M in costs, overruns, etc, means $35 out of EACH homeowner's pocket. So, a $22.5million project means that it cost each of you $790 out of your pocket, or about $1000 before taxes.
It's Ozias' scurrying around that's the most concerning and emblematic of how things are done around here.
My take on this issue.
guile /gīl/
noun
Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
A trick or stratagem.
Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery.
Similar:
Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
transitive verb
To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Nothing has changed since Machiavelli wrote his popular novel ''The Prince" several decades ago. Yet prosperity in Western continents has not improved the critical thought process. Modern science has become a slave to the political machine which governed the university I attended. The contamination has now seeped into the lower grades. I agree with the philosophy of Diogenes who searched the streets for one honest man. I think deception is imbued inside our DNA.
As much as I truly appreciate Jeff Tozzer's continuing investigative reporting, I feel so much angst when I read the results of his investigations. I'm in the twilight of my years, hoping to find a bit of joy, peace of mind and contentment in living in one of the most beautiful areas of the world. Instead my community's leaders are intent on destroying what I have built in retirement. I hope these leaders are enjoying what they have built by destroying the county. A day of reckoning is coming; it always does when you poke the bear of justice.
The towne rd debacle shows 'tribal influence over elected county officials,'tribal influence over state officials,bad decision making by county employee's because fear of tribal criticism.County employee's and others need to grow a back bone and quit being bullied and influenced by you know who.
I believe Donisi tried to push back as much as he could, and no one listened.
I think your right there was a few county employee/s that did not approve but ignorants did not listen.
Clallam county engineer Joe donisi pushes against dyke removal but radical incompetents do not take sound advice from the person you are supposed to, and then allow tribe to make dyke debacle.These type of mistakes usually lead to big time lawsuits.I'll bet if this dyke removal was not tribe related ignorants would have taken J donisi's advice.
A proper BOCCC should have had a "come to Jesus" moment with Jamestown at this juncture. "All future dealings come under higher scrutiny" is a valid response by any organization concerned with effective use of money going forward after there is a massive, almost catastrophic failure. Corporations get jammed up rightfully so for catastrophic failures. Here, we get lucky in the face of the serious potential and crickets.
When one becomes a government employee/official, one should both expect and invite close scrutiny of any and all actions undertaken in their official role. As Robert Heinlein so eloquently said way back when, “Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.”
Voting for these three Kommissars is the root of the problem. They must be replaced. The Tribe must learn we are not guests, we are here to stay. The County needs to learn we know your duplicity, your bad actors. You must go.
Jeff, with your audience, you must declare the successors to these self serving jackals.
Hopefully with the increasing audience of his podcast, his audience will maybe become the majority and we can vote these traitors out of office. Oh but I forgot, mail in voting continues.....never mind!
So sovereignty is not only unfairly advantageous for anyone deemed a tribal member, it is also convenient as a colluding quid pro quo partner for politicians in making the public's business not so public. In or out; meaning be treated like all other sovereign nations, ( passports, taxes, tariffs, etc. ), or become citizens, but not both.
TRIBE USA
It was a strange & unexpected "gift" to have watched the corrupt management in our government, the local tribal government, and the usual (as yet unindicted) notorious suspects within our own community completely reveal themselves for exactly who they really are, their willingness to lie and deceive the good folks in our community, and just how destructively anti-American they truly are~! I know that good folks have a terrible weakness because they always want to see things in a positive light and this is precisely how we are all so "shocked & blind-sided" when one of these unconstitutional corruption plots (underhanded schemes) eventually blows up in everyone's faces, however the GREAT "gift" that "we" have received is definitely in the undeniable realization that things are not quite as beautiful within our amazing community as would be assumed at first glance~! This is a true "gift" that "we" shall NOT squander or ever forget, because we are definitely still only seeing the very tip of this massive old iceberg of corruption and evil~! Yes, we definitely know some of the problems that these foolish Nere-do-wells have been so clumsy to have revealed to us so VERY clearly, however the biggest question is; "What else is it that these criminals within our midst have planned and schemed to do~?". In my many decades of reading criminal case law I have NEVER seen a single case where the depth of the evil was known in the beginning, because the "discovery phase" and testimony aspects always suggest and/or reveal the bottomless pit of evil and what some few are more than willing to do for power and profit~! We shall take heed to these warnings, or we and our children will pay a terrible and awful price for ignoring them and allowing this destruction of our community to continue unchallenged~!!! Keep up the good fight for our freedom from these enslavers of humanity and make our fathers proud on this "Fathers Day"~! Sincerely, Mike
Why leave the date off that PDN news article? The article is very old….the public has been made well aware of the levee projects and re-establishing flood plains and natural river flow. It is not recent news.
That was a newspaper clipping given to me without a date. You're right, it is not recent. It was from when Steve Tharinger was commissioner.
Steve was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 representing the 24th Legislative District, which includes all of Clallam and Jefferson counties and a portion of Grays Harbor County. The news article you posted predates 2010, over 15 years ago. Dungeness restoration project began prior to his state representative term.
The point is?
The point is…citizens of our county have been made aware of this restoration project for a very long time. It has not been a secret or non-public made in back room deals.
The point of the PDN article was to point out that when the County Administrator said the county only spent $500K on property acquisition, he was in error among other things in his presentation.
I don't see the relevance of the date of the article, unless it is to your point of the community hearing of this project before 2010, and how does it change the facts presented here? I have only lived in Clallam county since 2006 so I guess I should not be as concerned about local government as you. Still seems odd how a sovereign nation can breach a levy with no accountability or any push-back from county commissioners.
Did you read anything that has been posted here? Doesn't make sense to point out that the article has no date; or as you postulate, the date has been left off on purpose.
Define 'very old".
Quote: "The county’s narrative traces the project back to 2017, detailing over $14 million in grants, with nearly $17 million in construction grants."
Here are some more hints: "The County's Narrative...."
"Towne Road: A post-mortem
The road that taught us about public trust, policy, and broken promises" that's the title of this post.
And no, the public was not informed until after the facts.
Aleta,read my reply to Jeff. Predates 2010…. the project planning began long before your understanding. If I read it in the PDN ( a much more robust news source than presently), then the entire country became aware of it ( except, of course, those who didn’t live here and those who didn’t read the paper). It was widely written about. Btw, I merely inquired about the date. Your comments seem rude.
So you edited your comment to say I am rude? How am I rude? I still don't get why or what you are complaining about...
Who is complaining? You?