Nothing about what will be done to co-manage, maintain the spit, etc., most about how to tag American land under the disguise of co-managing & promoting their economic future. When do Americans co-manage on tribal land, like co-manage the casino, pot shop, excavation & cement companies & all the other businesses? When can American flags fly & Americans get tribal money to erect American history signs on tribal land & have a seat at their tables (oh we already do it’s Ozias). The Commissioners wife telling the audience not to clap because Jeff was speaking is transparency right in your face…..
All this for some new signage and a totem pole at Dungeness Rec Area? Give Ozias a chance and he’d sell the whole area back to the tribes for a couple of trinkets and shiny beads.
Ixodes, as I said before, to give yourself credibility as an author of a site (which you hijack off of Jeff's site) to your substack, you must need to be believable. You give no back round, which indicates hiding. Why not be proud of what you stand behind? Please don't use the same excuse that people who write books go under ghost names and that is what you are doing. Please don't use the excuse that you will be picked on or singled out. Jeff Tozzer has never done that and I am sure he has weathered many adversaries. Please give a real reason for your hiding, otherwise as is happening, you will continued to be ignored.
Idk…. I’ll use these words to describe your referenced article: roundabout hesitant guarded indirect and subtle…. Try stating your point more clearly…. I’m not by any means able to write well, but do know when something is easy to read. Keep at it.
I've been following the antics of our County Commissioners and the Tribal leadership for a little over two years and one thing is very apparent to me. Whatever the Tribe is interested in in this county is because of a financial takeover interest that makes something better for them. The Tribe is building a financial empire at the expense of local residents and the County Commissioners are bent on helping them do it. If it is true that the Tribe provided at least one of the Commissioners with half his campaign money, that would be proof positive that our elected Commissioners are bought and paid for. And then the Tribe asks for federal financial help to accomplish their takeover! All that for 300 tribal members in our County? The whole arrangement stinks. Is it too late to take back our County?
Right now, the legal, judicial system has been infiltrated as well...some kind of sanction should have been placed on 'Nozias' after he tried to weaponize the sheriff's dept. after Jeff, who was doing open journalism around the Towne Rd. debacle.
There is no word from our prosecutors office or the sheriff's office (the sheriff can have his capital letter back when he openly supports the U.S. Constitution).
We are wholly captured at this point and we will not prevail unless we get some top-down help from the Federal Attorney General's office, starting with Olympia and ending with our local corrupt governance.
We currently have no recourse by lawful means to alter the course of events here.
Even 'Nozias' wife thinks she is free to censor free speech (clapping)!? WTF?😳
Thank god we have an elected Sheriff beholden to the people. Imagine if he were appointed by the Commissioners and Ozias said, "Go after these Towne Road supporters." It would have been an entirely different story.
Well, they are trying and it's a full time occupation for 'them'.
Trying to adopt Michael Heath's more positive outlook...wish me luck!
And Thank You once again for your dedication and smarts and excellent writing skills. I wouldn't have a platform to ridicule the ridiculous if it weren't for this community.🤓
I love the Cripple Creek analogy because it is COMPLETELY antithetical to
Mz. L's 'reality zone'. I hope I live to see a turn around...it's about TIME!
Has anyone met a 'fiercely independent' woman who was a joy to be around?
We are ALL inter-dependent whether we like it or acknowledge it, or not.
I would like to take away all of the comforts from Mz. L. provided by those irritating, abrasive, chauvinistic, controlling evil creatures called men.
Especially Conservative Men!
No power lines. No gas stations. No Tesla stations. No running water. No ships. No planes. No cell phones.
(Come to think of it...I'd like to take those things away from myself for awhile...how peaceful it would be.) No fire departments. No houses being built. No fish passage projects tearing up the roads for years on end.
(I forgot...NO ROADS). No sewage plants. No 'modern' anything without those pesky men around.
Just a sperm bank and artificial insemination, with abortion for all the male fetuses. What a glorious NWO reality it would be with a world full of 'fiercely independent' women running everything!
Get your own food.
Who knows? I may get my fantasy fulfilled someday!😊
NEWS BULLETIN: Self-appointed SGT. At Arms, Lisa Boulware, announces no sharing of information with audience at Clallam County Commissioners meetings. Must only face the Commissioners when commenting during our three minutes. Don't forget your soap box for sharing your though with the audience. In another change in rules, applause is now permitted, but only if you are voicing anti conservative propaganda.
Partnering up probably means mandatory hiring of tribal members which is a unfair hiring practice which could fall under discrimination rules.If tribal members want jobs like others then apply for positions that are open.It seems some tribal members think they are owed entitlements for the rest of their lives.Commissioners that think tribal entitlements should be allowed need to be replaced by voters or recalls especially the ones that waste our tax $$$ on trips to WA D.C. to get advice and try and get their face known for possible higher positions.M Ozias has demonstrated many times his tribal preference and waste of taxpayer $$$.
Jeff, I'm pretty sure the land management would come under IP hiring (Indian Preference) The tribe would advertise for the positions available making it seem fair, but "legally" they would hire a native, and be completely free of discrimination rules ;(
Once again monies stay within the tribe one way or another.
I'm blown away by how much readers contribute to the comments. It reminds me that we all come from diverse backgrounds with diverse expertise. Thank you, Jennifer, and everyone who has shared viewpoints not captured in articles.
Go to the reserve. There are very few 'natives' working there. Most of the members live 'off-reserve' in town. They don't like being wage slaves any more than the rest of us.
There are some 'natives' working for the 'tribe' but they get mostly minimum wage or just above like the rest of the working (slave) class. The union wage tribal jobs are almost exclusively 'whiteys'.🙃
I'm confused. It has been branded as "Co-management". How exactly is the US Gov co-managing? Just providing money? Is there any management input from someone not affiliated with the sovereign tribe? This sounds more like a complete abdication of management powers by the US. Gov. No "Co-managing" happening, just complete surrender.
Its a takeover. They ruined the county by signing an International charter to build capacity for a world economy and create "compensation mechanism" for the tribes.
Giving them land and control is part of that "compensation mechanism."
The first paragraph quotes Ozias being disappointed because of "chaos" at the D.C. meeting. Exactly what locals think of our county's current defunct financial and issues laden bureaucracy. Look in the mirror! Ozias can't criticize anyone else until he cleans up his own backyard. It's a mess!
He's busy turning it into a 'reserve'! No time to dilly-dally over trifles like participation by the general public...only extreme liberal, marxist comments allowed...in private...at secret NGO meetings...🥳
I have observed commissioner Johnson and administrator Mielke take notes when speakers comment at meetings and respond to questions asked after the comment period is closed. I have never seen note taking by commissioners French or Ozias during the public comment period, although sometimes do respond afterward. In order to be serious about public engagement and transparency one would think additional time at the end of the public comment period for answering queries from constituents would be part of every agenda. Just a thought.
Thanks again to Jeff Tozzer for bringing these issues to light for folks to see! Obviously, we are looking at a long planned criminal conspiracy, and federal RICCO violations, that is being painted as legitimate business, where the good folks of our community are getting screwed again and having our votes and wishes completely ignored (again). The sovereign Indian tribes have absolutely no business managing our community parks and properties~! All of the tribal members are welcome to use out community parks and properties like everyone else, however their interferences and intrusions into OUR sovereign rights are criminally unlawful and completely unconstitutional~! I/We will never again support the local tribal businesses or enterprises because of the extremely offensive and criminal corruptions of our community, so I encourage ALL good folks here to do the same if they want to peacefully respond to this assault upon our rights and freedoms~! Sincerely, Mike
Allowing another sovereign nation to meddle in our tax and other affairs is like allowing Iranians to vote in our elections, hyperbole aside. But, since the Tribes pay no taxes, they should have NO VOICE in our government. In fact, we should charge them tariffs on all goods they buy from us.
This whole sovereign nation status is bullshit-- racist reparations that have long outlived their usefulness and fairness. They live here, work here, and should be citizens and pay their fair share of taxes and be treated no differently than anyone else.
You are absolutely correct about refusing all Indian tribal governments any vote or any say in the local Americans community's business, as they are not responsible for and forced (extorted) into paying for things as the local sovereign American folks always are. It is obviously a scam of these sovereign tribal governments to steal American taxpayer monies OR even to "voluntarily donate" ANY monies to the community, only then to unlawfully falsely claim rights & privileges that they clearly do not have in the American sovereign government & communities~! This is a sick practice that is legally related to the "no taxation without representation" standard that needs to be strictly enforced in America. This also brings into serious question the Individual American Indians right to vote in US elections, who are Tribal members of another foreign sovereign nation. I personally don't like that problem at all, but "we" inherited it from previous criminals in the American governmental system as we have a great many other problems. As someone who has some measure of American Indian ancestry, on both sides of my family, these issues are not easy, however as a strict American Constitutionalist I have to agree with your thoughts about the sovereign American Indian nation question today and going forward as ONE sovereign nation of ONE people united~! There will NEVER be a time when the terrible injustices of the past against any race (and the US government has committed horrific injustices against ALL races over the years), in the US will be corrected because that would be completely impossible to EVER accomplish and only generations of innocent Americans who had absolutely nothing to do with the commission of those previous US government injustices would be punished and harmed. This sick & disgusting process really only serves to further intentionally divide Americans against each other and ALL Americans need to grow up and IMMEDIATELY stop doing that~! I am not saying that American Indian's need to forfeit their property or be forced to eliminate their tribal memberships because life is a series of choices, but they can no longer be allowed "superior special privileges' above the other Americans upon sovereign American soil. I would be personally open to allowing the sovereign American Indian tribes to keep the property that they had "at some point in recent history", however the process of them acquiring more & more property to "convert it" into sovereign Indian land needs to be rolled back to some degree and completely stopped as a practice because "we" (America) should NOT allow any foreign nations to buy or acquire sovereign American property under any circumstances or for any reasons~! America is NOT for sale, nor will it ever be~! I am also in favor of completely removing ALL property ownership by foreign Individuals regardless of who they are ASAP, because foreigners have absolutely no inherent right to buy American property. People complain about high property values & taxes that price them, our young and future generations out of the market, so why do Americans tolerate the ownership of American properties by such a tremendous number of foreigners? This is frankly a stupid and self-destructive practice that now obviously needs to be revoked & stopped~! If anyone thinks this is unfair in any way, they should do some research into the ability of Americans to buy property in other countries and they will be surprised by how many other countries never allow foreigners to buy their land. Mexico is a great example, but there are many other countries that prohibit Americans from buying their sovereign land and they are very serious about long term preservation of their sovereign countries~! Yes, there does need to be many changes in the way that America & Americans conduct their business, and it won't be without some pain and MANY complaints, but we absolutely must focus on the long game if we are to protect America from people and countries who do have long term designs against America and all Americans~! Have a great Friday and weekend! Sincerely, Mike
If Ron Allen wants something for the tribe you can bet every remaining few cents in your wallet that it won’t be good for the rest of us. Ron Allen’s stated goal is to own Sequim. Period. He’s like those pesky CCP leaders with their step by step program to take over a country, after they took over their own, of course. First Sequim, then Clallam County then Jefferson county. Etc. Etc. Ozias is just a puppet, a means to an end. Get rid of Ozias and elect someone the tribe doesn’t own.
It seems apparent that instead of responsibly adhering to a budget, County Commissioners are willing to give up some of their governing responsibility to the tribe. They can overspend and then form an alliance with the tribe to bail them out. How long before the tribe runs the County? Is it time for an outside INDEPENDENT audit of the finances of the County? Is there a case for a class action law suit for failure to be fiscally responsible?
It's quid pro quo around here. No one gets installed into the machine without engaging with any tribe for support. Look at the succession machine who's representing us in the 24th LD and their PDC filings who supported them. Ozias knows that he needs the local tribe's support to continue his activist activities for them otherwise he'd actually have to work like everyday citizens and feel the pain they do. If we can elect a different District 1 rep we'd likely see a more level, equitable, playing field.
Sqwimmer, Exactly what is needed! But there's not a chance in hell the commissioners will stand behind an INDEPENDENT audit. Class actions require a lot of time, effort and money. A single person can start a class action suit on the behalf of the community for irresponsible expenditures but would be next to impossible to prove. Our best hope is Trump's administration's curbing and stopping grants and funds to the tribes. It is happening as we speak.
For those of you who are interested in the lawsuit against the Skallam Tribe's oyster operation proposal in a National Wildlife Refuge you might want to join Protect the Peninsula's Future. It is a small non-profit in Clallam County that has done much to protect public lands here. I am a member and have helped manage their website over many years.
Running the county ship aground so everything gets turned over to the tribe while they plan activities together in a united nations NGO. They should have no problem throwing people in jail and clawing back grant monies.
Nothing about what will be done to co-manage, maintain the spit, etc., most about how to tag American land under the disguise of co-managing & promoting their economic future. When do Americans co-manage on tribal land, like co-manage the casino, pot shop, excavation & cement companies & all the other businesses? When can American flags fly & Americans get tribal money to erect American history signs on tribal land & have a seat at their tables (oh we already do it’s Ozias). The Commissioners wife telling the audience not to clap because Jeff was speaking is transparency right in your face…..
Lisa must be the brains behind 'Nozias', cause he seems to be missing some brain structure!😊
Beautifully stated, Pepai! That perfectly illustrates the one-sidedness of the issue.
All this for some new signage and a totem pole at Dungeness Rec Area? Give Ozias a chance and he’d sell the whole area back to the tribes for a couple of trinkets and shiny beads.
Did you know only the US Government can put land in Tribal trust (it's an action between two sovereign nations)? Jeff knows this. I highlight this and more in this posting: https://open.substack.com/pub/ixodes/p/homelessness-and-an-obsession-with?r=5b9x9x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Ixodes, as I said before, to give yourself credibility as an author of a site (which you hijack off of Jeff's site) to your substack, you must need to be believable. You give no back round, which indicates hiding. Why not be proud of what you stand behind? Please don't use the same excuse that people who write books go under ghost names and that is what you are doing. Please don't use the excuse that you will be picked on or singled out. Jeff Tozzer has never done that and I am sure he has weathered many adversaries. Please give a real reason for your hiding, otherwise as is happening, you will continued to be ignored.
Do not read this one, Jennifer. It's not for you: https://open.substack.com/pub/ixodes/p/too-many-crosses-for-quality-control?r=5b9x9x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Ixodes, thank you for warning me. I have Unsubscribed to your substack
Thank you for the feedback!
This is true, but the context should include the process, history, and intent of the act.
Idk…. I’ll use these words to describe your referenced article: roundabout hesitant guarded indirect and subtle…. Try stating your point more clearly…. I’m not by any means able to write well, but do know when something is easy to read. Keep at it.
Maybe this is a easier read? Too may crosses or is Jeff just a manipulative liar: https://open.substack.com/pub/ixodes/p/too-many-crosses-for-quality-control?r=5b9x9x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Thanks again for the feedback, Paula! I adjust this post because I want you to know I'm not guarded in calling Jeff a liar.
Thanks, Paula, for reading my post!
I've been following the antics of our County Commissioners and the Tribal leadership for a little over two years and one thing is very apparent to me. Whatever the Tribe is interested in in this county is because of a financial takeover interest that makes something better for them. The Tribe is building a financial empire at the expense of local residents and the County Commissioners are bent on helping them do it. If it is true that the Tribe provided at least one of the Commissioners with half his campaign money, that would be proof positive that our elected Commissioners are bought and paid for. And then the Tribe asks for federal financial help to accomplish their takeover! All that for 300 tribal members in our County? The whole arrangement stinks. Is it too late to take back our County?
Run for District 1 Commissioner. You have my vote.
Right now, the legal, judicial system has been infiltrated as well...some kind of sanction should have been placed on 'Nozias' after he tried to weaponize the sheriff's dept. after Jeff, who was doing open journalism around the Towne Rd. debacle.
There is no word from our prosecutors office or the sheriff's office (the sheriff can have his capital letter back when he openly supports the U.S. Constitution).
We are wholly captured at this point and we will not prevail unless we get some top-down help from the Federal Attorney General's office, starting with Olympia and ending with our local corrupt governance.
We currently have no recourse by lawful means to alter the course of events here.
Even 'Nozias' wife thinks she is free to censor free speech (clapping)!? WTF?😳
Thank god we have an elected Sheriff beholden to the people. Imagine if he were appointed by the Commissioners and Ozias said, "Go after these Towne Road supporters." It would have been an entirely different story.
Well, they are trying and it's a full time occupation for 'them'.
Trying to adopt Michael Heath's more positive outlook...wish me luck!
And Thank You once again for your dedication and smarts and excellent writing skills. I wouldn't have a platform to ridicule the ridiculous if it weren't for this community.🤓
Todd's comment to Karen "Your group" is proof they have a local file for the "Towne Road supporters."
I think Lisa is going to come after me with a board with a nail in it next time.
She is right about one thing maybe cripple creek wasn't a good reference. It should have been Ozzie's crazy train..
Ferris Bueller, "Anyone, anyone?"
I love the Cripple Creek analogy because it is COMPLETELY antithetical to
Mz. L's 'reality zone'. I hope I live to see a turn around...it's about TIME!
Has anyone met a 'fiercely independent' woman who was a joy to be around?
We are ALL inter-dependent whether we like it or acknowledge it, or not.
I would like to take away all of the comforts from Mz. L. provided by those irritating, abrasive, chauvinistic, controlling evil creatures called men.
Especially Conservative Men!
No power lines. No gas stations. No Tesla stations. No running water. No ships. No planes. No cell phones.
(Come to think of it...I'd like to take those things away from myself for awhile...how peaceful it would be.) No fire departments. No houses being built. No fish passage projects tearing up the roads for years on end.
(I forgot...NO ROADS). No sewage plants. No 'modern' anything without those pesky men around.
Just a sperm bank and artificial insemination, with abortion for all the male fetuses. What a glorious NWO reality it would be with a world full of 'fiercely independent' women running everything!
Get your own food.
Who knows? I may get my fantasy fulfilled someday!😊
Is it too late to keep his wife from chasing me in the hall to launch verbal attacks for my public testimony?
Just in case, wear your running shoes.
I need Al Green's cane.
I must admit I've been giggling about this comment for a few hours.
It's nice to have some fun with the weirdness...crucial maybe!🤔
Just don't wear your Kamala T-Shirt!😱
It's never too late for anything because we are eternal beings...just a change of cosmic scenery!
I think she has a crush on you because you are a REAL man!
Take the compliment and tell her, No Thanks!🤣
You are 💯 right!
NEWS BULLETIN: Self-appointed SGT. At Arms, Lisa Boulware, announces no sharing of information with audience at Clallam County Commissioners meetings. Must only face the Commissioners when commenting during our three minutes. Don't forget your soap box for sharing your though with the audience. In another change in rules, applause is now permitted, but only if you are voicing anti conservative propaganda.
Are you ok?
You had to be there.
He or she is part of the local Cavanaugh "whirlwind.' They are willing to lie to keep ruining America so the tribes or Canadians take over.
Partnering up probably means mandatory hiring of tribal members which is a unfair hiring practice which could fall under discrimination rules.If tribal members want jobs like others then apply for positions that are open.It seems some tribal members think they are owed entitlements for the rest of their lives.Commissioners that think tribal entitlements should be allowed need to be replaced by voters or recalls especially the ones that waste our tax $$$ on trips to WA D.C. to get advice and try and get their face known for possible higher positions.M Ozias has demonstrated many times his tribal preference and waste of taxpayer $$$.
Jeff, I'm pretty sure the land management would come under IP hiring (Indian Preference) The tribe would advertise for the positions available making it seem fair, but "legally" they would hire a native, and be completely free of discrimination rules ;(
Once again monies stay within the tribe one way or another.
I'm blown away by how much readers contribute to the comments. It reminds me that we all come from diverse backgrounds with diverse expertise. Thank you, Jennifer, and everyone who has shared viewpoints not captured in articles.
Go to the reserve. There are very few 'natives' working there. Most of the members live 'off-reserve' in town. They don't like being wage slaves any more than the rest of us.
There are some 'natives' working for the 'tribe' but they get mostly minimum wage or just above like the rest of the working (slave) class. The union wage tribal jobs are almost exclusively 'whiteys'.🙃
I'm confused. It has been branded as "Co-management". How exactly is the US Gov co-managing? Just providing money? Is there any management input from someone not affiliated with the sovereign tribe? This sounds more like a complete abdication of management powers by the US. Gov. No "Co-managing" happening, just complete surrender.
Its a takeover. They ruined the county by signing an International charter to build capacity for a world economy and create "compensation mechanism" for the tribes.
Giving them land and control is part of that "compensation mechanism."
In a nutshell!...There are a lot of nuts running gov't (into the ground) at every level.😱
The first paragraph quotes Ozias being disappointed because of "chaos" at the D.C. meeting. Exactly what locals think of our county's current defunct financial and issues laden bureaucracy. Look in the mirror! Ozias can't criticize anyone else until he cleans up his own backyard. It's a mess!
He's busy turning it into a 'reserve'! No time to dilly-dally over trifles like participation by the general public...only extreme liberal, marxist comments allowed...in private...at secret NGO meetings...🥳
I have observed commissioner Johnson and administrator Mielke take notes when speakers comment at meetings and respond to questions asked after the comment period is closed. I have never seen note taking by commissioners French or Ozias during the public comment period, although sometimes do respond afterward. In order to be serious about public engagement and transparency one would think additional time at the end of the public comment period for answering queries from constituents would be part of every agenda. Just a thought.
I agree.
If they were interested...that would already be a 'thing'!🙃
French did write down the two bill numbers when I was discussing parents rights or more appropriately the lack of parental rights that the state wants
Thanks again to Jeff Tozzer for bringing these issues to light for folks to see! Obviously, we are looking at a long planned criminal conspiracy, and federal RICCO violations, that is being painted as legitimate business, where the good folks of our community are getting screwed again and having our votes and wishes completely ignored (again). The sovereign Indian tribes have absolutely no business managing our community parks and properties~! All of the tribal members are welcome to use out community parks and properties like everyone else, however their interferences and intrusions into OUR sovereign rights are criminally unlawful and completely unconstitutional~! I/We will never again support the local tribal businesses or enterprises because of the extremely offensive and criminal corruptions of our community, so I encourage ALL good folks here to do the same if they want to peacefully respond to this assault upon our rights and freedoms~! Sincerely, Mike
Allowing another sovereign nation to meddle in our tax and other affairs is like allowing Iranians to vote in our elections, hyperbole aside. But, since the Tribes pay no taxes, they should have NO VOICE in our government. In fact, we should charge them tariffs on all goods they buy from us.
This whole sovereign nation status is bullshit-- racist reparations that have long outlived their usefulness and fairness. They live here, work here, and should be citizens and pay their fair share of taxes and be treated no differently than anyone else.
Hello again my friend~!
You are absolutely correct about refusing all Indian tribal governments any vote or any say in the local Americans community's business, as they are not responsible for and forced (extorted) into paying for things as the local sovereign American folks always are. It is obviously a scam of these sovereign tribal governments to steal American taxpayer monies OR even to "voluntarily donate" ANY monies to the community, only then to unlawfully falsely claim rights & privileges that they clearly do not have in the American sovereign government & communities~! This is a sick practice that is legally related to the "no taxation without representation" standard that needs to be strictly enforced in America. This also brings into serious question the Individual American Indians right to vote in US elections, who are Tribal members of another foreign sovereign nation. I personally don't like that problem at all, but "we" inherited it from previous criminals in the American governmental system as we have a great many other problems. As someone who has some measure of American Indian ancestry, on both sides of my family, these issues are not easy, however as a strict American Constitutionalist I have to agree with your thoughts about the sovereign American Indian nation question today and going forward as ONE sovereign nation of ONE people united~! There will NEVER be a time when the terrible injustices of the past against any race (and the US government has committed horrific injustices against ALL races over the years), in the US will be corrected because that would be completely impossible to EVER accomplish and only generations of innocent Americans who had absolutely nothing to do with the commission of those previous US government injustices would be punished and harmed. This sick & disgusting process really only serves to further intentionally divide Americans against each other and ALL Americans need to grow up and IMMEDIATELY stop doing that~! I am not saying that American Indian's need to forfeit their property or be forced to eliminate their tribal memberships because life is a series of choices, but they can no longer be allowed "superior special privileges' above the other Americans upon sovereign American soil. I would be personally open to allowing the sovereign American Indian tribes to keep the property that they had "at some point in recent history", however the process of them acquiring more & more property to "convert it" into sovereign Indian land needs to be rolled back to some degree and completely stopped as a practice because "we" (America) should NOT allow any foreign nations to buy or acquire sovereign American property under any circumstances or for any reasons~! America is NOT for sale, nor will it ever be~! I am also in favor of completely removing ALL property ownership by foreign Individuals regardless of who they are ASAP, because foreigners have absolutely no inherent right to buy American property. People complain about high property values & taxes that price them, our young and future generations out of the market, so why do Americans tolerate the ownership of American properties by such a tremendous number of foreigners? This is frankly a stupid and self-destructive practice that now obviously needs to be revoked & stopped~! If anyone thinks this is unfair in any way, they should do some research into the ability of Americans to buy property in other countries and they will be surprised by how many other countries never allow foreigners to buy their land. Mexico is a great example, but there are many other countries that prohibit Americans from buying their sovereign land and they are very serious about long term preservation of their sovereign countries~! Yes, there does need to be many changes in the way that America & Americans conduct their business, and it won't be without some pain and MANY complaints, but we absolutely must focus on the long game if we are to protect America from people and countries who do have long term designs against America and all Americans~! Have a great Friday and weekend! Sincerely, Mike
Enrichment through politics ! We have the best politicians money can buy !
They left a paper trail and I have it. I am not safe in the hall anymore.
That's the formula! Works pretty well, too! 'The LOVE of money (and power) is the root of all evil!'😈
Why don’t we just give all of Clallam County to the tribe. Ozias is giving it away little by little anyway?
Yeah, then we can be the Sovereign Nation with tax exempt status and seek grants from the Casino profits.
If Ron Allen wants something for the tribe you can bet every remaining few cents in your wallet that it won’t be good for the rest of us. Ron Allen’s stated goal is to own Sequim. Period. He’s like those pesky CCP leaders with their step by step program to take over a country, after they took over their own, of course. First Sequim, then Clallam County then Jefferson county. Etc. Etc. Ozias is just a puppet, a means to an end. Get rid of Ozias and elect someone the tribe doesn’t own.
BINGO!
I second that BINGO
It seems apparent that instead of responsibly adhering to a budget, County Commissioners are willing to give up some of their governing responsibility to the tribe. They can overspend and then form an alliance with the tribe to bail them out. How long before the tribe runs the County? Is it time for an outside INDEPENDENT audit of the finances of the County? Is there a case for a class action law suit for failure to be fiscally responsible?
It's quid pro quo around here. No one gets installed into the machine without engaging with any tribe for support. Look at the succession machine who's representing us in the 24th LD and their PDC filings who supported them. Ozias knows that he needs the local tribe's support to continue his activist activities for them otherwise he'd actually have to work like everyday citizens and feel the pain they do. If we can elect a different District 1 rep we'd likely see a more level, equitable, playing field.
So....who will run??!!! That's the rub.
Sqwimmer, Exactly what is needed! But there's not a chance in hell the commissioners will stand behind an INDEPENDENT audit. Class actions require a lot of time, effort and money. A single person can start a class action suit on the behalf of the community for irresponsible expenditures but would be next to impossible to prove. Our best hope is Trump's administration's curbing and stopping grants and funds to the tribes. It is happening as we speak.
Here is a link about funding for endangered species protections. Couldn't Clallam County apply directly for these funds without going through the tribes? I would think the spit would qualify for such support. https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-07/484m-collaborative-efforts-conserve-americas-most-imperiled-species
Maybe we (Clallam County Citizens) ourselves should apply as endangered species. Just a thought.
Here is a link about the lawsuit against the proposed oyster operation at the spit. https://www.protectthepeninsulasfuture.org/aquaculture/dungeness-national-wildlife-refuge
Interesting read, both links. Dare I wonder about Trump's push to do away with regulations that might bolster the tribes case?
Pamela thank you for that link, I didn't know about this
For those of you who are interested in the lawsuit against the Skallam Tribe's oyster operation proposal in a National Wildlife Refuge you might want to join Protect the Peninsula's Future. It is a small non-profit in Clallam County that has done much to protect public lands here. I am a member and have helped manage their website over many years.
Running the county ship aground so everything gets turned over to the tribe while they plan activities together in a united nations NGO. They should have no problem throwing people in jail and clawing back grant monies.