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Resident urges improved after‑hours dispatch; petition presented against Clallam County fee
Summary
During public comment at the Sept. 8 Forks council meeting, resident Sarah Huling said after‑hours dispatch calls are not being answered and presented a petition asking the Clallam County Board of Commissioners to modify or vote against a proposed fee on property tax bills to fund the Clallam Conservation District.
At the City of Forks council meeting on Sept. 8, resident Sarah Huling told the council that calls to dispatch are not answered after hours and said callers must instead call 911. Huling also asked that a time for public comment be added to the end of council meeting agendas and presented a petition asking the Clallam County Board of Commissioners to modify or vote against a proposed resolution that would add an additional fee to property tax bills to fund the Clallam Conservation District.
Huling’s remarks were recorded in the meeting minutes but no city staff or council response to the dispatch concern is recorded in those minutes. The minutes do not record a formal response from the Police Chief (Rowley was listed as absent) or a staff commitment to investigate. The petition presented by Huling was described in the minutes as asking the county to change or reject the resolution; the minutes do not specify the number of petition signatures.
What was said: "Calls to dispatch are not answered after hours. Rather, people must call 911," Huling told the council. The minutes show no further discussion or follow‑up action recorded at that meeting.
What happens next: The minutes do not record a council directive to staff or a scheduled follow‑up; residents seeking a formal response should check the next meeting’s agenda and the council packet and may contact the Clerk/Treasurer’s office for more information.
