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Residents press Clallam County for accountability on behavioral-health projects and Habitat funding
Summary
Multiple residents at the May 20 meeting urged the county to demand measurable outcomes for behavioral-health spending and asked for transparency about Habitat for Humanity funding; county said the Habitat contract has not been executed and public-works rules will apply.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Several residents used Clallam County’s public-comment periods May 20 to question transparency and accountability for behavioral-health spending and to ask for updates on specific projects funded by county vouchers and Opportunity Fund-related approvals.
Jeff Hilsa, a Jamestown Road resident, questioned a $525,100 voucher for Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Northview Complex and requested an update on budget, schedule and measures of success for a project he said totals about $12.75 million. Hilsa said Peninsula Behavioral Health’s last project ran 37% over budget and that the agency “didn’t have an answer” when asked how it measures success.
“$525,000 is a lot in one week to give to a project that isn’t…
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