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Local advisory committee urges county to press DNR to resume paused timber sales
Summary
A county advisory group told commissioners a state Department of Natural Resources pause on timber sales is delaying millions in local revenue for roads, schools and fire districts and asked the county to request DNR resume the sales, publish a timeline and consider legal remedies.
A local revenue advisory committee asked the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25 to press the state Department of Natural Resources to move forward with several timber sales that the committee says have been paused, delaying funds that local taxing districts budgeted for 2025. The committee’s chair, identified in the meeting only as a committee commenter, told commissioners the committee voted to send a letter that “respectfully urges the Clowam County Board of Commissioners to move with expediency to, 1, formally request [the Public Lands Commissioner] and DNR to move these sales forward without delay; 2, request a clear and public timeline for offering the sales; and 3, explore legal remedies to defend the county’s…
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