Nothing has changed. The Dungeness reservoir project has been entered in by purchasing land before getting citizens involved to decide if it should be pursued. Instead, they herd us into a big room and act like they're doing us a favor by us deciding which option we want, which if you voted for any of the options was tacit approval. Where was the option for I don't want it? Now we have another project in front of us with an unknown cost, but it's hurtling toward the cliff of unknown costs.
I'm unable to make the 11/26 meeting, but I highly encourage readers to get involved and take time out of their day to attend. It was illuminating to attend the last one.
The off-channel water reservoir should scare every taxpayer to death! It is an operation for 7 private water districts that serve their water customers in the Sequim valley. Where is the big benefit for the public? Someone in one of those water districts will control the water from the Dungeness River but no one knows who. The County can’t tell you, the water districts can’t tell you, no agency can tell you. After constructing a 72 acre reservoir on top of a hazardous waste dump next to two earthquake faults with no liner or cover to conserve water, who will pay to maintain the facility? Since the County is a partner in the reservoir project, we the taxpayers will be footing the bill for the reservoir ongoing. If you ask the Commissioners they will say, “Not sure how all that will work”. When we buy homes there is so much more we know about the home and how much we are going to pay for the next 30 years and so little we know about this multi-million $$$$ project, that should scare the hell out of every taxpayer! The County is not watching out for the taxpayers, every week it is so evident we the taxpayers are the cash cows.
Third place is sure expensive these days. Squeezing land owners like turnips for matching grant funds to tee it up for the tribes and the world economy. I wish they would hurry up and build that doctor good sprawl development overlooking the water in Sequim, lure some more turnips in to share the load.. Our county is blue because its full of federal grant nursing employees. The county yellow pages are far thinner than the government services section. (blue pages)
It's disconcerting that while a majority of the country repudiated the Democrat excesses Clallam County seemed to go deeper into the blue. The taxes will increase, the corruption will continue unabated as they feel emboldened. Thank You Jeff, I hope you keep doing this most important work. Keep uncovering the wrongs so we can point out the rights.
The questions to French by the resident reminded me of the old game show, "I've Got A Secret" where a panel asks questions to determine the contestant's secret.
Is it not interesting how these government "experts" who so boldly claim to know everything about the direction that "we" (Americans) should follow, suddenly, as if by magic, claim complete ignorance when faced with any intelligent common-sense questions? Yet, as in the case of this excellent article for example, the entire room of local folks know the answer that completely eludes and is "unanswerable" by the expert know-it-all~! The pattern of these shady actors who are always pushing an agenda really is quite embarrassingly obvious, only the names and dates change. Of course, now, as was always predictable by the more experienced and intelligent folks, our out-of-control government has run the generous budget right into the ground, another thing that these government manipulators have continuously falsely claimed complete ignorance of over & over again for years, and low and behold they want to squeeze even more & more taxpayer money out of the community~! How grossly unfair of these criminal government actors in laughingly so-called "management" to constantly assault the property owners, who have precious few ways to defend themselves from these extortion tactics, to pay FAR more than their fair share of these never-ending rampant government mismanagement schemes~! These underhanded tactics are also grossly unfair to the good folks who do work in government and the various contractors because by having an intentional "unwritten policy" of constant fiscal mismanagement & overspending it destabilizes their lives and the lives of the entire community at large~! We can do better! We must do better!
Thank you, Tom~! I just humbly try to find the words of "we the people" as I know them to be from many decades of being an American Constitutionalist~! I take full responsibility for my words as they are intended, however I must give the real credit to the "higher power" that resonates within good folks all across the spectrum and especially through our collective society as one beautiful force for freedom and peace ;-) Welcome to a new America this beautiful day where Americans have overwhelmingly demonstrated their love & need to be free of oppression to enjoy prosperous lives~! Sincerely, Mike
Thanks Jeff on another great article pointing out the ideology of our commissioners, especially Mike French, and how he likes to spend our money. He suggested I read a book to explain his belief of where grant money comes from. " The Economists Hour" is a novel which Mike French uses to form his ideology. It parallels the "Modern Monetary Theory" that large countries, as the USA, can print as much money as they need, with certain prerequisite.
French is a master of convincing people money grows on some other tax trees somewhere, so it’s all okay and nothing to be seen or talked about here in Clallam County. Yet here we are, French has voted for it all that has led the taxpayers to this point of new tax increases, unaccountable expenditures (Cascadia), an expensive (Millions and Millions) off-channel reservoir for 7 private water districts, large project financial mistakes (Towne Road & Animal Roadhouse), private County & Tribe meetings on sovereign lands with no transparency…..on and on and on. Are you beginning to feel like a victim of elder abuse? Having your money stolen without knowing and no ability to defend yourself because the people doing the stealing are elected and that makes it all okay. Unfortunately the theft is not just older taxpayers, it’s the handicapped, the homeless, the children, the poor, it’s the theft of everyone to pay for all the pet projects. Enablers run others into the ground & our County is becoming a very good example of enabling behavior.
Nothing has changed. The Dungeness reservoir project has been entered in by purchasing land before getting citizens involved to decide if it should be pursued. Instead, they herd us into a big room and act like they're doing us a favor by us deciding which option we want, which if you voted for any of the options was tacit approval. Where was the option for I don't want it? Now we have another project in front of us with an unknown cost, but it's hurtling toward the cliff of unknown costs.
I'm unable to make the 11/26 meeting, but I highly encourage readers to get involved and take time out of their day to attend. It was illuminating to attend the last one.
The off-channel water reservoir should scare every taxpayer to death! It is an operation for 7 private water districts that serve their water customers in the Sequim valley. Where is the big benefit for the public? Someone in one of those water districts will control the water from the Dungeness River but no one knows who. The County can’t tell you, the water districts can’t tell you, no agency can tell you. After constructing a 72 acre reservoir on top of a hazardous waste dump next to two earthquake faults with no liner or cover to conserve water, who will pay to maintain the facility? Since the County is a partner in the reservoir project, we the taxpayers will be footing the bill for the reservoir ongoing. If you ask the Commissioners they will say, “Not sure how all that will work”. When we buy homes there is so much more we know about the home and how much we are going to pay for the next 30 years and so little we know about this multi-million $$$$ project, that should scare the hell out of every taxpayer! The County is not watching out for the taxpayers, every week it is so evident we the taxpayers are the cash cows.
Third place is sure expensive these days. Squeezing land owners like turnips for matching grant funds to tee it up for the tribes and the world economy. I wish they would hurry up and build that doctor good sprawl development overlooking the water in Sequim, lure some more turnips in to share the load.. Our county is blue because its full of federal grant nursing employees. The county yellow pages are far thinner than the government services section. (blue pages)
It's disconcerting that while a majority of the country repudiated the Democrat excesses Clallam County seemed to go deeper into the blue. The taxes will increase, the corruption will continue unabated as they feel emboldened. Thank You Jeff, I hope you keep doing this most important work. Keep uncovering the wrongs so we can point out the rights.
Yesterday the people of America spoke up. My hope is that the people of Clallam County speak up!
They are speaking up, just a few at a time. Spread the word and the hope.
The questions to French by the resident reminded me of the old game show, "I've Got A Secret" where a panel asks questions to determine the contestant's secret.
Is it not interesting how these government "experts" who so boldly claim to know everything about the direction that "we" (Americans) should follow, suddenly, as if by magic, claim complete ignorance when faced with any intelligent common-sense questions? Yet, as in the case of this excellent article for example, the entire room of local folks know the answer that completely eludes and is "unanswerable" by the expert know-it-all~! The pattern of these shady actors who are always pushing an agenda really is quite embarrassingly obvious, only the names and dates change. Of course, now, as was always predictable by the more experienced and intelligent folks, our out-of-control government has run the generous budget right into the ground, another thing that these government manipulators have continuously falsely claimed complete ignorance of over & over again for years, and low and behold they want to squeeze even more & more taxpayer money out of the community~! How grossly unfair of these criminal government actors in laughingly so-called "management" to constantly assault the property owners, who have precious few ways to defend themselves from these extortion tactics, to pay FAR more than their fair share of these never-ending rampant government mismanagement schemes~! These underhanded tactics are also grossly unfair to the good folks who do work in government and the various contractors because by having an intentional "unwritten policy" of constant fiscal mismanagement & overspending it destabilizes their lives and the lives of the entire community at large~! We can do better! We must do better!
Hear hear
Thank you, Tom~! I just humbly try to find the words of "we the people" as I know them to be from many decades of being an American Constitutionalist~! I take full responsibility for my words as they are intended, however I must give the real credit to the "higher power" that resonates within good folks all across the spectrum and especially through our collective society as one beautiful force for freedom and peace ;-) Welcome to a new America this beautiful day where Americans have overwhelmingly demonstrated their love & need to be free of oppression to enjoy prosperous lives~! Sincerely, Mike
Thanks Jeff on another great article pointing out the ideology of our commissioners, especially Mike French, and how he likes to spend our money. He suggested I read a book to explain his belief of where grant money comes from. " The Economists Hour" is a novel which Mike French uses to form his ideology. It parallels the "Modern Monetary Theory" that large countries, as the USA, can print as much money as they need, with certain prerequisite.
French is a master of convincing people money grows on some other tax trees somewhere, so it’s all okay and nothing to be seen or talked about here in Clallam County. Yet here we are, French has voted for it all that has led the taxpayers to this point of new tax increases, unaccountable expenditures (Cascadia), an expensive (Millions and Millions) off-channel reservoir for 7 private water districts, large project financial mistakes (Towne Road & Animal Roadhouse), private County & Tribe meetings on sovereign lands with no transparency…..on and on and on. Are you beginning to feel like a victim of elder abuse? Having your money stolen without knowing and no ability to defend yourself because the people doing the stealing are elected and that makes it all okay. Unfortunately the theft is not just older taxpayers, it’s the handicapped, the homeless, the children, the poor, it’s the theft of everyone to pay for all the pet projects. Enablers run others into the ground & our County is becoming a very good example of enabling behavior.
The French Fool.
Jeff, have considered submitting some of your well-written articles to the Gazette and PDN as columns?