I LOVE Mr. Stoffer bashing someone without "media credentials" reporting the news. Are you kidding me? Legacy media is on its deathbed, and independent blogs and social media are dominating. This is ESPECIALLY true for anyone under 40. I've been in the media since the late 1970's and watched its changing face and the demise of legacy media from within. Watchdog, you are over the target. When someone like Stoffer dismisses your credentials and refuses to engage in debate over the facts, he's already lost that battle.
YES. And Jeff is not just 'cut and paste' - he provides the sources and proof of those facts for his readers. That is something Ozias/media have neglected to do.
absolutely. I remember when J-school became a 'thing' for spoiled trust babies to get some kind of degree (instead of liberal arts). You cannot TEACH writing. Journalism is a calling, and a trade. I have been in print (published) for decades. I've written for newspapers, and I've written books. I have ghost written. I have written speeches. And, all with ZERO credentials. Mr. Stoffer is in the category of who George Bernard Shaw was talking about when he said "Those who can, do; those who can't teach."
He, of course, didn't mean ALL teachers, he meant someone who was being obtuse.
I remember when I first learned of artful writing to fill space, verses concisely gathering news elements that inform today's readers, and set the historical record.
Many writers go to school to learn how to shade, even avoid, known facts: so that only predictable support, or blame, go where their benefactors wish.
Those newspapers that, at best, serve comics, crosswords, ads, and classifieds; are journaling obituaries better than vital news that involves their dwindling readership.
I love your certificate, Jeff! There will be more to come in the future. Jim Stoffer is very jealous of you. He craves the attention you are receiving and fumes over the talent you have that he lacks. Many of us have seen this in person. You are a citizen journalist, which is a very sought after source by media outlets. Not only did you create a platform of information, you also allowed people to add to the story, making CCWD invaluable to the community. You have exposed Comm. Ozias' duplicitous intentions. He is elected by the citizens of District 1 and CC, but works only on behalf of his special donor, the Jamestown Tribe. Thank you, Jeff, for all you do and know we are grateful for your dedication.
Jeff is a better journalist than anyone else Stoffer and many of the rest of us reads. Common sense does not require a degree or shingle on the wall. Neither does hard work and investigation. And what credentials make a person work hard, attend these gut-wrenching meetings, and take the time to report it so that the rest of us know? Jeff, you're a saint, even though you may not have angelic placards on your walls.
Credentials. Going back.In 1963 or 1964 in a finance class at U of W a professor asked his students in a class I was in ‘Do you know why companies have people on their boards who know nothing about the business? It’s because they ask questions they ask the right questions. Why are we doing it this way? They have a different perspective. Based on their own common sense. Not because we have always done it this way. Today , in my opinion board affiliation are mostly resume builders. We are so fortunate to have Jeff,Jake and 98% of the readers.
Water rights ARE going to and have already reared its ugly head. It is the MOST important fight we will be undertaking. The Tribes have many advantages to engage in this fight, including support by our Commissioners and up coming elections to push in even more people to support them.
All species – plants, animals, and humans – need water to survive. Whoever controls water – the quantity or quality – holds great power.
Washington’s water law is complex. It is based upon state law and INTERPRETED through ADMINISTRATIVE RULES and case law. Each water right’s parameters are unique to its LOCATION, SOURCE, and USE.
In general, there are two sources of water rights—surface water and groundwater rights. If you have the right to divert water from a river, stream, lake, or spring, you have a surface water right. If you have the right to pump water from a well, you have a groundwater right
The Winters Doctrine is used across the county by tribes seeking to solidify their water rights through adjudication.
ADJUDICATION the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants, to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.
Exactly Billy, "ADJUDICATION the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including LEGAL REASONING set forth by opposing parties or litigants, to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved" Legal reasoning is actually INTERPRETATION. Whom ever has the best lawyers (and a Judge/Arbitrator in their pocket) will win.
And another example of the WA State Department of Ecology managing water issues. Why do we even need a single local anything sucking up taxpayer dollars for the same issue?
but they, the tribe, heavily water golf courses during a drought, that is the "stewards" of the land who are the consummate capitalists with over 25 lucrative business taking in 88 to 100 million a year relatively tax free.
I wonder if our inevitable water steward will look into putting meters on their water usage, the CCd to look into the chemicals they use and their effect on the salmon, and finally the claimed lack of water in the Dungeness and the role their wasteful watering has on the salmon they claim to be saving?
As it should, J...water wars are as old as humanity, as only a tiny percentage of water is fresh and clean enough to drink and directly sustain life.
We don't know but it seems unlikely there have ever been so many needing potable water at the same time, on Earth.
Draconian control measures are being implemented all over the world and especially in the Western U.S.
Climate change IS real...always has been..."Las Vegas" means 'Green Pastures' and there was plenty of rain, mountain snow pack and vegetation when the Spanish invaded the region.
We used to have a mile of glacial ice over Clallam County.
Humans have no doubt altered climates around the world but nothing like what 'nature' has done.
We ARE absolutely playing against a 'stacked political deck', on top of whatever nature has in store.
Some say nature is our friend...make no mistake...nature doesn't give a shit about us...it is what it is and does what it does...we can enjoy nature...observe it...even alter it (with consequences) but it doesn't 'care' for us.
Only We care for us and hopefully the Higher Power that we hope for and believe in also cares for us, but 'it' hasn't stabilized the planet to make it friendly for us!
NDE's provide evidence that there is much more to the story of who we are than most are aware of.
Anyway...we are in a fight for our very (existence) as human beings... against a formidable opponent and... all bets are off.
(Ex = outside of)...('ence' or 'ience' = 'knowing')...so we are outside of and 'knowing', or 'learning' about....SOME THING, or SOME BEING!
What that Something is...IS the question...is it not?
We are in a polarity type existence here and good and evil and all the other 'opposites' are pulling and tugging at each other.
Tug-O-War is what it is...and the teams change in strength and numbers...who hasn't suddenly switched sides or jumped into a Tug-O-War when the impulse strikes? Nobody?😊
Gosh, it certainly looks like Ozias is in bed with the tribe. I guess he believes the only way to prove that is with 8 X 10 glossies. At the very least when a person in a position of power has gained that power through substantial pledges of money through a particular source (or in this case a tribe) and then said donor shows up at whatever function the donee happens to be at....I don't know, might be a conflict of interest there or it just may be that Ozias has been purchased outright. I'm guessing the latter.
Power lacks moral or principles. It only has interests. —Horacio Castellanos Moya
It is a conflict of interest according to the Wa State rules of ethics. Unfortunately those rules only apply to state employees.
Why did they throw out the ethics that could govern our county commissioners? Well, my guess is some busy body noticed that the commissioners were unable to abide by those rules. So, if you are in charge you can have no rules! That’s a pretty special benefit to add to your salary package. “Working the system” if you Google that, there’s a picture of our three stooges!
To be honest, the ethcis went out the window about the time the NODC really started to take root and influence the county's agenda. John Worthington made that connection.
Oh, I didn’t mean to imply that those who fall into this ethical guideline category abide by them. But having a written (in a perfect world) set of standards is certainly better than our county that threw them out.
Talk about self serving. Best job around. I can’t ascertain if that is even legal. But if BoCCC are the final word, then how do we complain? Write to State of Wa attorney general.
Jeff, thank you for your continued efforts to bring to light a variety of issues in Clallam County. I really don't know how you manage to publish so much.
This water issue and its impact on small farms hits home for me, all the way down in Lewis County. Thanks to Growth Management and an "Old Boys Club" county, our small farm was rezoned to "Long Term Ag with a minimum parcel size of 20 acres." For context, we do not have water rights for irrigation. Our soil has a significant clay content, which means it is prone to late summer droughts and remains too wet for cattle to graze on year-round. Additionally, we have less than 45 acres of farmable ground.
You may say, 'So what?' and 'How does this relate to your story?' Well, the county worked with the local Port and industrial park during the GMA process to rezone a large (~600-acre) farm, several miles away from the industrial park, with water rights for irrigation to a "Wetland Bank" so that the Port and the Industrial Park could fill in wetlands for added development. Now we are in a place where our land, which was once suitable for rural development, is locked into long-term agriculture, and a place that made sense for long-term agriculture is now a wetland bank, so the wetlands at the industrial park can be filled in. Additionally, consider the approximately 100 or more acres in our valley that WSDOT now owns and has converted out of agricultural use to mitigate the widening of I-5 through Chehalis.
All, done with little to no media attention. And no one in the media was asking hard questions about who, what, and why this was done and if it made sense.
Keep up your good work. And I loved seeing the CC Watchdog signs coming into town yesterday.
Matt, God Thank You! I was hoping people would come forward with their fights concerning water. It's the stories of people, like you, who have faced these issues we need to hear from. The fact that you are responding as a farmer from Lewis County is very encouraging and at the same time alarming. It is ALL of our problems, especially, as you wrote,
"All, done with little to no media attention. And no one in the media was asking hard questions about who, what, and why this was done and if it made sense"
What a plus for us: "And I loved seeing the CC Watchdog signs coming into town yesterday"
Its actually humorous to me that Stoffer would hang his hat on a limp noodle comment like that. But coming from the crowd that tries to make us believe there is multiple genders and that the sky is falling. And supplying drug addicts with boofing kits. Im not supprised. He got nothing.....
Seriously look at the facts, science and history. I could go on forever listing what Stoffer has done to undermine anyone who doesn’t join in on his ideology. Look at the lengths these wackos go to shut people up and literally kill the messengers. Stoffer checks off all the boxes (X) and continues to double down any chance he gets to publish cheap unsubstantiated rhetoric. What Stoffer doesn’t realize is we are all “Watchdogs” without credentials, certificates or special honors. Evil finds a way to use weak people who lurk in darkness but truth will always prevail regardless.
A small correction if you don’t mind. Ozias started with a $1500 balance and raised only $3500 in the campaign cycle thus making the $1800 contribution by the tribe a much much larger percentage.
Seriously, $1800 from the tribe with net income of $86 million, says to me, he’s not worth very much, let’s not make a big deal out of it. Besides we got him for $500 before. Politicians that can be bought for so little set the bar really low. Way to go Ozias!
We've heard from someone else that the tribes give gift certificates to the members to vote a certain way so there's no way to account for that either.
Mimi, it's amazing how hard it is to find this information as you stated. Thankfully this site provides this information from people like you and others that know how to do it.
When the CRC voted against the water committees DRMT influenced proposed amendment for county water management being sent to the voters, the committee voted to send it to the 3 County Board of Commissioners for their approval.
That summary author states “ without the participation of all stakeholders and a willingness to appropriately assess current and projected future water reserves, compromise, and reallocate water usage, Clallam County risks failing to implement necessary regulatory modifications in time for them to be effective.”
The DRMT advices consolidating private wells and B systems to form A systems or connection to existing A systems.
The Dept of Health Office of Drinking Water (ODW) State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program grant to analyze data and consolidate those privately owned systems and sources was personally extended to Co Commissioner Mark Ozias. (PUD BOCC mtg November 2024.) Its purpose is to consolidate water systems under a single entity, specifically private wells and B systems. Ozias reported to the PUD last year ODW offered him that grant for county water management.
The ODW has offered County grant funds to form a water management department and to provide them with existing systems, wiling or not, with their assistance.
The eastern WRIA 18 which encompasses Sequim, Carlsburg and further points to the west, certainly requires some planning if CO wants to continue to develop the area with limited water, but is it fair to those who came before them to demand they give up their rights or require you pay for their system? Is it legal? Only if you let Clallam County manage your water. If this were just one or two systems the citizens might afford it and agree, but its not.
Within Clallam Co there are 662 group A and B systems, of which 466 are active, 372 of them B systems. And there are thousands of private wells.
There has been no mention of the risks to forming group A systems. They will be required to install hundreds of thousands and or millions of dollars worth of infrastructure to say nothing of the annual regulatory costs. The grant offered Ozias for the data does not cover that cost, but you can try to qualify for a DWSRF loan, the strings of which increase the cost substantially. The risk factor for these owners is too high to qualify for any loan and would require many more people committed to the repayment. That is where the grant for CO water management comes into play. They may charge you whatever they want to provide for the creation of these new Group A systems and CO Water Management Department whether you are already paying for your own systems upgrades and requirements or not.
The DRMT studies and additional state mandates imposed on their focus area have all been about the Dungeness, but supports implementing these measures on the entire county.
The CRC spent a lot of time discussing who might be defined as the stakeholders allowed to participate in this new CO department. It isn’t the system purveyors or even system designer engineers, unless you happen to have a few other initials after your name.
The CRC water committee was adamant cost not be mentioned. The data they first claimed would be kept secret and undisclosed to anyone but you will go to the public agents regulating water rights and water systems.
CO Commissioner, DRMT Executive Mark Ozias will open not just a can of worms but a bucket of flesh eating regulatory vipers eager to consume your water, your home, your money and our County. All for the climate refugees sure to come they shout. That tells us what they think of us doesn’t it?
Many thanks to Jeff for reminding us about the Marine Resource Hazard Resolution approval by the BOCC this past week. Do expect the resolution to hire a water steward scientist for CO Water Management will sneak up on us just as quietly. Get the word out. Ask your fellow well and system owners about the cost of adding customers to your system and experiences with the regulators at the WA ODW. Remind us all via the CCWD and any other venues that you can. Your CO representatives and their NGOs won’t.
Rules are the thee, not for me attitude. I have seen a lot of that, especially during COVID. So the drought is for thee but not for the special people.
I LOVE Mr. Stoffer bashing someone without "media credentials" reporting the news. Are you kidding me? Legacy media is on its deathbed, and independent blogs and social media are dominating. This is ESPECIALLY true for anyone under 40. I've been in the media since the late 1970's and watched its changing face and the demise of legacy media from within. Watchdog, you are over the target. When someone like Stoffer dismisses your credentials and refuses to engage in debate over the facts, he's already lost that battle.
YES. And Jeff is not just 'cut and paste' - he provides the sources and proof of those facts for his readers. That is something Ozias/media have neglected to do.
This is how I typically get folks to read the watchdog. Jeff cites sources for every claim and accusation made. Can’t argue with facts.
you can argue "facts" if you don't read the article.
Well said Mimi~!
They know the facts, but that never got into the way of their agenda!
Have a great evening~!
Sincerely, Mike
Facts don't matter to the agenda driven crowd, sadly saying the right words does.
absolutely. I remember when J-school became a 'thing' for spoiled trust babies to get some kind of degree (instead of liberal arts). You cannot TEACH writing. Journalism is a calling, and a trade. I have been in print (published) for decades. I've written for newspapers, and I've written books. I have ghost written. I have written speeches. And, all with ZERO credentials. Mr. Stoffer is in the category of who George Bernard Shaw was talking about when he said "Those who can, do; those who can't teach."
He, of course, didn't mean ALL teachers, he meant someone who was being obtuse.
EXACTLY~!
Thank you for your valuable contributions~!
Sincerely smiling, Mike
I remember when I first learned of artful writing to fill space, verses concisely gathering news elements that inform today's readers, and set the historical record.
Many writers go to school to learn how to shade, even avoid, known facts: so that only predictable support, or blame, go where their benefactors wish.
Those newspapers that, at best, serve comics, crosswords, ads, and classifieds; are journaling obituaries better than vital news that involves their dwindling readership.
AMEN!
Excellent comment Patriot Robert~!
I, as usual, was a smidge more verbose, but we are definitely on the same page~!
Cheers~!
Mike
Love the certificate!
I love your certificate, Jeff! There will be more to come in the future. Jim Stoffer is very jealous of you. He craves the attention you are receiving and fumes over the talent you have that he lacks. Many of us have seen this in person. You are a citizen journalist, which is a very sought after source by media outlets. Not only did you create a platform of information, you also allowed people to add to the story, making CCWD invaluable to the community. You have exposed Comm. Ozias' duplicitous intentions. He is elected by the citizens of District 1 and CC, but works only on behalf of his special donor, the Jamestown Tribe. Thank you, Jeff, for all you do and know we are grateful for your dedication.
Here's a toast! And may CCWD keep on growing XXXOOO Clink Clink
Ting, ting!
Got to say you nailed it regarding Stoffer. He has proven he is full of the green eyed monster when it comes to Jeff.
Jeff is a better journalist than anyone else Stoffer and many of the rest of us reads. Common sense does not require a degree or shingle on the wall. Neither does hard work and investigation. And what credentials make a person work hard, attend these gut-wrenching meetings, and take the time to report it so that the rest of us know? Jeff, you're a saint, even though you may not have angelic placards on your walls.
Credentials. Going back.In 1963 or 1964 in a finance class at U of W a professor asked his students in a class I was in ‘Do you know why companies have people on their boards who know nothing about the business? It’s because they ask questions they ask the right questions. Why are we doing it this way? They have a different perspective. Based on their own common sense. Not because we have always done it this way. Today , in my opinion board affiliation are mostly resume builders. We are so fortunate to have Jeff,Jake and 98% of the readers.
Now we know what to call the 2%ers who show up here.
Water rights ARE going to and have already reared its ugly head. It is the MOST important fight we will be undertaking. The Tribes have many advantages to engage in this fight, including support by our Commissioners and up coming elections to push in even more people to support them.
All species – plants, animals, and humans – need water to survive. Whoever controls water – the quantity or quality – holds great power.
Washington’s water law is complex. It is based upon state law and INTERPRETED through ADMINISTRATIVE RULES and case law. Each water right’s parameters are unique to its LOCATION, SOURCE, and USE.
In general, there are two sources of water rights—surface water and groundwater rights. If you have the right to divert water from a river, stream, lake, or spring, you have a surface water right. If you have the right to pump water from a well, you have a groundwater right
Tribes across the United States are increasingly seeking to exert REGULATORY AUTHORITY over their water, often through the establishment of TRIBAL WATER CODES. https://www.californialawreview.org/print/resolving-water-conflicts
The Winters Doctrine: The Foundation of Tribal Water Rights https://celp.org/water-law-tribal-rights/
The Winters Doctrine is used across the county by tribes seeking to solidify their water rights through adjudication.
ADJUDICATION the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants, to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.
It's coming and it's scaring the hell out of me.
And whose side do you think the Judge will be on? No argument strong enough to shift away from the fact judges are elected too...
Exactly Billy, "ADJUDICATION the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including LEGAL REASONING set forth by opposing parties or litigants, to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved" Legal reasoning is actually INTERPRETATION. Whom ever has the best lawyers (and a Judge/Arbitrator in their pocket) will win.
Facts matter in Law...not so much in Legal.🤓
'Selected'🤓
oh wow I can see why
Susie, it's coming together bit by bit. If the Tribe gets the water rights they want, their dream to take back the Peninsula is in the bag.
And another example of the WA State Department of Ecology managing water issues. Why do we even need a single local anything sucking up taxpayer dollars for the same issue?
https://capitalpress.com/2025/10/03/water-running-out-in-yakima-river-basin-for-senior-water-rights/
but they, the tribe, heavily water golf courses during a drought, that is the "stewards" of the land who are the consummate capitalists with over 25 lucrative business taking in 88 to 100 million a year relatively tax free.
Spot on.
I wonder if our inevitable water steward will look into putting meters on their water usage, the CCd to look into the chemicals they use and their effect on the salmon, and finally the claimed lack of water in the Dungeness and the role their wasteful watering has on the salmon they claim to be saving?
They are not immune to the Dungeness water rule like they think. Nobody has challenged them..
Dont let it scare you Jennifer.😊
Yer a tough cookie.
You are smarter then they.. you’ve already got them beat with your “commonsense certificate”!.
REGARDING THE COMMISSIONER ETHICS-
How is this happening?🤷🏻♀️
Who is the dirty bird?(s)
As it should, J...water wars are as old as humanity, as only a tiny percentage of water is fresh and clean enough to drink and directly sustain life.
We don't know but it seems unlikely there have ever been so many needing potable water at the same time, on Earth.
Draconian control measures are being implemented all over the world and especially in the Western U.S.
Climate change IS real...always has been..."Las Vegas" means 'Green Pastures' and there was plenty of rain, mountain snow pack and vegetation when the Spanish invaded the region.
We used to have a mile of glacial ice over Clallam County.
Humans have no doubt altered climates around the world but nothing like what 'nature' has done.
We ARE absolutely playing against a 'stacked political deck', on top of whatever nature has in store.
Some say nature is our friend...make no mistake...nature doesn't give a shit about us...it is what it is and does what it does...we can enjoy nature...observe it...even alter it (with consequences) but it doesn't 'care' for us.
Only We care for us and hopefully the Higher Power that we hope for and believe in also cares for us, but 'it' hasn't stabilized the planet to make it friendly for us!
NDE's provide evidence that there is much more to the story of who we are than most are aware of.
Anyway...we are in a fight for our very (existence) as human beings... against a formidable opponent and... all bets are off.
(Ex = outside of)...('ence' or 'ience' = 'knowing')...so we are outside of and 'knowing', or 'learning' about....SOME THING, or SOME BEING!
What that Something is...IS the question...is it not?
We are in a polarity type existence here and good and evil and all the other 'opposites' are pulling and tugging at each other.
Tug-O-War is what it is...and the teams change in strength and numbers...who hasn't suddenly switched sides or jumped into a Tug-O-War when the impulse strikes? Nobody?😊
well if you include the SUN, then I would agree with you.
Gosh, it certainly looks like Ozias is in bed with the tribe. I guess he believes the only way to prove that is with 8 X 10 glossies. At the very least when a person in a position of power has gained that power through substantial pledges of money through a particular source (or in this case a tribe) and then said donor shows up at whatever function the donee happens to be at....I don't know, might be a conflict of interest there or it just may be that Ozias has been purchased outright. I'm guessing the latter.
Power lacks moral or principles. It only has interests. —Horacio Castellanos Moya
It is a conflict of interest according to the Wa State rules of ethics. Unfortunately those rules only apply to state employees.
Why did they throw out the ethics that could govern our county commissioners? Well, my guess is some busy body noticed that the commissioners were unable to abide by those rules. So, if you are in charge you can have no rules! That’s a pretty special benefit to add to your salary package. “Working the system” if you Google that, there’s a picture of our three stooges!
To be honest, the ethcis went out the window about the time the NODC really started to take root and influence the county's agenda. John Worthington made that connection.
The 'state' politicians and appointees and hirees are all abiding by the ethics for the 'state'?
Wow, I didn't know we had such an ethically run state!🤣
Oh, I didn’t mean to imply that those who fall into this ethical guideline category abide by them. But having a written (in a perfect world) set of standards is certainly better than our county that threw them out.
Talk about self serving. Best job around. I can’t ascertain if that is even legal. But if BoCCC are the final word, then how do we complain? Write to State of Wa attorney general.
Well , prostitutes ARE paid...but they also OFFER themselves for trade!😎
It's a regular orgy over there in Blyn!😱
Jeff, thank you for your continued efforts to bring to light a variety of issues in Clallam County. I really don't know how you manage to publish so much.
This water issue and its impact on small farms hits home for me, all the way down in Lewis County. Thanks to Growth Management and an "Old Boys Club" county, our small farm was rezoned to "Long Term Ag with a minimum parcel size of 20 acres." For context, we do not have water rights for irrigation. Our soil has a significant clay content, which means it is prone to late summer droughts and remains too wet for cattle to graze on year-round. Additionally, we have less than 45 acres of farmable ground.
You may say, 'So what?' and 'How does this relate to your story?' Well, the county worked with the local Port and industrial park during the GMA process to rezone a large (~600-acre) farm, several miles away from the industrial park, with water rights for irrigation to a "Wetland Bank" so that the Port and the Industrial Park could fill in wetlands for added development. Now we are in a place where our land, which was once suitable for rural development, is locked into long-term agriculture, and a place that made sense for long-term agriculture is now a wetland bank, so the wetlands at the industrial park can be filled in. Additionally, consider the approximately 100 or more acres in our valley that WSDOT now owns and has converted out of agricultural use to mitigate the widening of I-5 through Chehalis.
All, done with little to no media attention. And no one in the media was asking hard questions about who, what, and why this was done and if it made sense.
Keep up your good work. And I loved seeing the CC Watchdog signs coming into town yesterday.
Matt, God Thank You! I was hoping people would come forward with their fights concerning water. It's the stories of people, like you, who have faced these issues we need to hear from. The fact that you are responding as a farmer from Lewis County is very encouraging and at the same time alarming. It is ALL of our problems, especially, as you wrote,
"All, done with little to no media attention. And no one in the media was asking hard questions about who, what, and why this was done and if it made sense"
What a plus for us: "And I loved seeing the CC Watchdog signs coming into town yesterday"
Its actually humorous to me that Stoffer would hang his hat on a limp noodle comment like that. But coming from the crowd that tries to make us believe there is multiple genders and that the sky is falling. And supplying drug addicts with boofing kits. Im not supprised. He got nothing.....
Jeff, I think you need a guard to protect you from James Stoffer.
Seriously look at the facts, science and history. I could go on forever listing what Stoffer has done to undermine anyone who doesn’t join in on his ideology. Look at the lengths these wackos go to shut people up and literally kill the messengers. Stoffer checks off all the boxes (X) and continues to double down any chance he gets to publish cheap unsubstantiated rhetoric. What Stoffer doesn’t realize is we are all “Watchdogs” without credentials, certificates or special honors. Evil finds a way to use weak people who lurk in darkness but truth will always prevail regardless.
I will gladly do it for free Jeff 😊
If I had the talent, I would create all the credentials Jeff could possibly want to use for his wall decorations.
The best money could buy!🤣
And here I thought that in America you can just identify as whatever you want, and that's what everyone should consider you as.
Example: if I identify as a magical, unicorn fairy princess, then you all should address me as- Your Majesty Magical Unicorn Fairy Princess.
That should work for Jeff too.
He identifies as a journalist and a watchdog, therefore he is.
Right??? Or does it not work like that for everyone?
Please don't burn me at the stake for my sarcasm.
I'm pretty sure at this point ccwd has more attention than any pdn article on any given day
i concur.
more people are reading these comments & the TRUTH Articles more than ever.. 💥
👀
-some are snakes in the weeds…
Hi 👋🏼
I enjoy sarcasm and irony. Also good puns.
That’s why ND is so offensive to me. Can’t believe anyone still reads it. Absolutely void of anything mildly looking like humor.
Congratulations on your diploma, Jeff! Frame it & display it proudly!
Curious -you may have mentioned it in the past… but do you know the amount that the tribe has donated to Ozias’ campaigns or committees ?
And I totally agree with Robert who describes Stouffer’s ignorant comments about “media credentials”. He hit it right on the target.
There's direct and indirect contributions. The state PDC website has the direct data.
According to the PDC they donated $500 in 2015 and $1000 in 2019. In 2023 Ozias raised $5,029 and of that $1800 came from the tribe.
A small correction if you don’t mind. Ozias started with a $1500 balance and raised only $3500 in the campaign cycle thus making the $1800 contribution by the tribe a much much larger percentage.
Thank you! I don't mind that at all :)
Bring truth! Sometimes it stings!😎
Seriously, $1800 from the tribe with net income of $86 million, says to me, he’s not worth very much, let’s not make a big deal out of it. Besides we got him for $500 before. Politicians that can be bought for so little set the bar really low. Way to go Ozias!
They are getting their moneys worth...don't forget they also help fund some of the NGO's and NPO's whose boards Nozias sits on.
He's getting more than we know!
And so are they.🤓
Surely the signs alone were $5000...they were everywhere!
How much more money is being hidden?😎
We've heard from someone else that the tribes give gift certificates to the members to vote a certain way so there's no way to account for that either.
https://www.pdc.wa.gov/political-disclosure-reporting-data/browse-search-data/candidates?filer_name=ozias to his campaigns. 2019 he received $5,740. 2015 $32,636.50 2023 $3,535.
We don't have a lot of "PACS" in Clallam County.
Just saw this on the site you have for the 2015 contributions-$32,636.50!!! Would love to know the details on who were contributors
https://www.pdc.wa.gov/political-disclosure-reporting-data/browse-search-data/candidates/5609#contributions
you can! Go to the contributions page (same site) and you can click through the multiple pages of donors.
It's amazing how much information is available to us -- too bad it's obscure, and hard to find unless you know where to look.
Mimi, it's amazing how hard it is to find this information as you stated. Thankfully this site provides this information from people like you and others that know how to do it.
years of searching. Glad to share it with others.
The DRMT executive board approved Tony Corrado to write their summary report. https://dungenessriverteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dungeness-Water-Resources-Planning-Recommendations-Summary-Report_Approved.pdf., who also wrote an article in the Sequim Gazette https://www.sequimgazette.com/opinion/our-water-our-future-securing-clallam-countys-most-essential-resource/ promoting the support of the Charter Review Commission Water Committees proposed amendment for County Water Management.
When the CRC voted against the water committees DRMT influenced proposed amendment for county water management being sent to the voters, the committee voted to send it to the 3 County Board of Commissioners for their approval.
That summary author states “ without the participation of all stakeholders and a willingness to appropriately assess current and projected future water reserves, compromise, and reallocate water usage, Clallam County risks failing to implement necessary regulatory modifications in time for them to be effective.”
The DRMT advices consolidating private wells and B systems to form A systems or connection to existing A systems.
The Dept of Health Office of Drinking Water (ODW) State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program grant to analyze data and consolidate those privately owned systems and sources was personally extended to Co Commissioner Mark Ozias. (PUD BOCC mtg November 2024.) Its purpose is to consolidate water systems under a single entity, specifically private wells and B systems. Ozias reported to the PUD last year ODW offered him that grant for county water management.
The ODW has offered County grant funds to form a water management department and to provide them with existing systems, wiling or not, with their assistance.
The eastern WRIA 18 which encompasses Sequim, Carlsburg and further points to the west, certainly requires some planning if CO wants to continue to develop the area with limited water, but is it fair to those who came before them to demand they give up their rights or require you pay for their system? Is it legal? Only if you let Clallam County manage your water. If this were just one or two systems the citizens might afford it and agree, but its not.
Within Clallam Co there are 662 group A and B systems, of which 466 are active, 372 of them B systems. And there are thousands of private wells.
There has been no mention of the risks to forming group A systems. They will be required to install hundreds of thousands and or millions of dollars worth of infrastructure to say nothing of the annual regulatory costs. The grant offered Ozias for the data does not cover that cost, but you can try to qualify for a DWSRF loan, the strings of which increase the cost substantially. The risk factor for these owners is too high to qualify for any loan and would require many more people committed to the repayment. That is where the grant for CO water management comes into play. They may charge you whatever they want to provide for the creation of these new Group A systems and CO Water Management Department whether you are already paying for your own systems upgrades and requirements or not.
The DRMT studies and additional state mandates imposed on their focus area have all been about the Dungeness, but supports implementing these measures on the entire county.
The CRC spent a lot of time discussing who might be defined as the stakeholders allowed to participate in this new CO department. It isn’t the system purveyors or even system designer engineers, unless you happen to have a few other initials after your name.
The CRC water committee was adamant cost not be mentioned. The data they first claimed would be kept secret and undisclosed to anyone but you will go to the public agents regulating water rights and water systems.
CO Commissioner, DRMT Executive Mark Ozias will open not just a can of worms but a bucket of flesh eating regulatory vipers eager to consume your water, your home, your money and our County. All for the climate refugees sure to come they shout. That tells us what they think of us doesn’t it?
Many thanks to Jeff for reminding us about the Marine Resource Hazard Resolution approval by the BOCC this past week. Do expect the resolution to hire a water steward scientist for CO Water Management will sneak up on us just as quietly. Get the word out. Ask your fellow well and system owners about the cost of adding customers to your system and experiences with the regulators at the WA ODW. Remind us all via the CCWD and any other venues that you can. Your CO representatives and their NGOs won’t.
"SECURING" Clallam County's Most Essential Resource...says it ALL!😱
Rules are the thee, not for me attitude. I have seen a lot of that, especially during COVID. So the drought is for thee but not for the special people.
Thanks for the insights & inspiration! The First Amendment does not preclude amateur citizens; that’s who it protects. Keep it up! Here’s what you inspired in my meme-filled mind: https://open.substack.com/pub/jenexxifer/p/when-clowns-are-in-control?r=6it1tg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false