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Residents press Clallam County commissioners on public‑comment limits, transparency and code enforcement
Summary
During two public‑comment periods residents repeatedly criticized the board’s new policy limiting comments on recent work‑session items, questioned transparency around grants and the 75/25 tribal rebate, and urged clearer public records and engagement. Commissioners said staff will draft public‑records comments for board review on Dec. 30.
Multiple residents used the Dec. 17 general meeting to press Clallam County commissioners on perceived limits to public input and a lack of transparency.
Ed Bowen, who identified his mailing address in Clallam Bay, said he “totally disagree[d]” with the chair’s new practice of pushing work‑session items to the end of the agenda and objected that he could not comment on items brought up in a previous work session. Bowen said he planned to stay for the end of the meeting to address those items.
John Worthington of…
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