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Residents press PRCAC for protections after $600,000 was used from TBD for Johnston Road
Summary
Committee members raised alarms after discovering county records showing $600,000 previously drawn from the Point Roberts TBD to fund Johnston Road; speakers urged adding protective language to future measures and improving public records access.
Several PRCAC members and residents said they had uncovered county records showing a prior transfer of $600,000 from the Point Roberts TBD to fund Johnston Road and urged stronger protections to prevent future diversions. Rhiannon said she found the documentation by searching county contract records and recommended that any future ballot language or county agreements include explicit guardrails.
Committee members emphasized the need for transparency and suggested posting PRCAC spreadsheets and annual fund records online so residents and committee members could track receipts and expenditures. "They had previously taken 600,000 out of TBD to put Johnston Road through," Rhiannon said, and speakers asked that any new ballot language include safeguards so the fund could not be used without PRCAC input.
