Sequim City Council celebrates Constitution, passes pro-Constitutional Resolution
By Sue Forde, Guest Author Sequim, WA - 9/13/2021 - The Sequim City Council held its regular council meeting on September 13, 2021. At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor William Armacost read into the record a Proclamation in remembrance of the 9-11 attack,...
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Letter: Sequim City Council Member Outburst Brings Questions
Dear Editor: The intemperate outburst by City Council member Brandon Janisse following the Executive Session held Monday January 11th did not enhance his reputation. Although Brandon is clearly a bureaucratic acolyte of [City] Manager [Charlie] Bush, his statements...
Public Comment Response to the City of Sequim’s “Proclamation – The Year of Kindness 2021”
RE: "Proclamation - Year of Kindness" presented at the Sequim City Council meeting on Dec. 14, 2020. I would like to make it clear to the City of Sequim that SOS [Save our Sequim] is not the entity dividing this community. The Developer and the City did that when...
Clallam County Commissioners to consider Resolution for Instant Runoff Voting
by Sue Forde, Guest Editorial Clallam County, WA Dec. 9, 2020 - At the Board of County Commissioners' (BOCC) work session to be held on Dec. 14, 2020, commissioners will be presented with a resolution for consideration to promote the idea of Instant Runoff Voting...
What Good Are Rainy Day Funds if You Can’t Use Them When it’s Raining?
by Shauna Millar According to The Tax Policy Center "Rainy day funds, also known as budget stabilization funds, allow states to set aside surplus revenue for use during unexpected deficits. Every state has some type of rainy day fund, though deposit and withdrawal...
How the Fish and Forest Law Affects Our Communities
by Shauna Millar The Washington State Enabling Act set aside public forest land for logging, for the purpose of supporting and funding schools in Washington State. Those funds have decreased to the point that school levies are now assessed to make up the difference. ...
Vehicle Caravan Rally “Peaceful Protest” draws hundreds of people
Citizen Review Staff Saturday October 10, 2020 - Sequim, WA - After a rainy night, the sun broke through, as approximately 150 vehicles...
Hearing examiner cancels MAT hearing appeal
by Staff Sequim The hearing examiner Phil Olbrecht, who has been hired by the City of Sequim, to represent them, regarding the planned Medication -Assisted Treatment (MAT) center. has cancelled the appeal hearing. This was the next step towards addressing the issue...
Does the Sequim City Council Know?
Editor, Last Thursday the Sequim City Attorney, Kristina Nelson-Gross, signed a Stipulation for the City of Sequim which settled certain issues related to the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) clinic proposed by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. That Settlement...
City Council vote disappoints citizens of Sequim
By Lois Krafsky-Perry and Staff Sequim, WA "What happened?" asked many citizens after the Sequim City Council voted yes on a suggested ordinance by City Attorney Kristina Nelson-Gross. The decision was to vote yes and direct all appeals A-1 and A- 2 for an...
Forde and Chapman hold live debate in Port Angeles
Port Angeles, WA - Questions were hurled at two local candidates competing for the 24th District, Position 1, at a local business association meeting held on Sept. 8, 2020. Sue Forde (R) from Sequim and Mike Chapman (D) of Port Angeles, answered a variety of...
Sequim High School Graduate and Pepsi Cola dignitary dies at age 99
By Lois Krafsky-Perry Donald McIntosh Kendall, who graduated from Sequim High School died on September 19th of unknown causes, according to his family. He was born March 16, 1921 in Sequim, Washington. The vigorous football player and scholar from Sequim High School,...
Hearing Examiner cancels MAT appeal hearings
By Staff Sequim After a lengthly time of discussions, the newly hired Hearing Examiner, by the City of Sequim, has thrown in the towel on the scheduled upcoming hearing dates. Phil Olbrechts sent a letter to the City and has made the decision to cancel hearings. The...
North Olympic Peninsula WA News and Editorials
Is national organization’s influence calling for ‘deep transformation’ the right direction for City of Sequim?
This is Part 1 in a series of reports Sequim, WA - March 24, 2021 - Approximately 88 individuals including city staff and facilitators, an average of 44 per meeting, attended two Zoom community “conversations” about “Race, Equity and Inclusion” presented by City of Sequim’s employees Cherisse...
Sequim citizens express disappointment over MAT hearing decision
Group calls for unity, balanced and transparent approach going forward Press Release February 11, 2021 Save Our Sequim (SOS) was organized in July 2019 at a community level by a dedicated group of citizens who love Sequim. This unaffiliated group opposed the idea to locate a regional methadone...
Clallam County GOP passes resolution to Re-Open Washington, Defends County Autonomy
"There have been many voices from citizens over the past months calling for the re-opening of Clallam County and the State in a safe manner," Sue Forde, chair of the Clallam County Republican Party, stated. "Our small businesses have been hurting - and some closing, never to re-open - our children...
Letter: Sequim City Council Member Outburst Brings Questions
Dear Editor: The intemperate outburst by City Council member Brandon Janisse following the Executive Session held Monday January 11th did not enhance his reputation. Although Brandon is clearly a bureaucratic acolyte of [City] Manager [Charlie] Bush, his statements were insults toward his fellow...
Public Comment Response to the City of Sequim’s “Proclamation – The Year of Kindness 2021”
RE: "Proclamation - Year of Kindness" presented at the Sequim City Council meeting on Dec. 14, 2020. I would like to make it clear to the City of Sequim that SOS [Save our Sequim] is not the entity dividing this community. The Developer and the City did that when they assumed the Citizens of...
Clallam County Commissioners to consider Resolution for Instant Runoff Voting
by Sue Forde, Guest Editorial Clallam County, WA Dec. 9, 2020 - At the Board of County Commissioners' (BOCC) work session to be held on Dec. 14, 2020, commissioners will be presented with a resolution for consideration to promote the idea of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), otherwise known as...
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Opinions and Letters to the Editor
Questions arise about so-called ‘legal’ reasons for denial of moratorium on MAT clinic
January 4, 2020 Editor, Citizen Review Editor: On August 12, 2019 the Sequim City Council voted 4-3 against a proposal made by Council Member Ted Miller for a three-month moratorium on all development applications in Sequim’s Economic Opportunity Areas. I have read an email dated August 21, 2019...
Letter to the Editor – Appropriate that Tribe acknowledge support by ‘giving back’
Dear Editor: I compliment the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe for its Thanksgiving holiday spirit in talcing out the full-page advertisement in the November 27, 2019 Gazette describing its monetary contributions to various Peninsula communities over the past ten years. Since in my opinion the Tribe's...
A park system that ‘can’t afford’ to maintain parks now plans a full-service ‘state park of tomorrow’
Commentary by Steve Marble for Citizen Review November 26, 2019 Brace yourselves for another round of change in our little community, particularly in regards to Highway 101. The Tribe’s five story hotel will not be the only new traffic attractor. Now the Washington State Parks and Recreation...
Letter to the Editor: Can promises about MAT clinic be kept?
Nov. 9, 2019 Sequim, WA The large ad placed by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe about their MAT [medically assisted treatment] clinic project contains many promises to the community. But, can these promises be kept, either realistically or even legally? The "non profit" promise. Thirteen hundred of...
False alarmism on global warming
by Gene Farr The Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Seattle Times article “Climate change threatens health in Pacific Northwest” in the Peninsula Daily News is full of deceptions and unfounded claims. The cause of more smoke in our area is not climate change, but grossly inadequate forest management. Wildfire...
Letter to the Editor: Questions re the proposed MAT facility in Sequim
Editor I have the following questions regarding the proposed MAT facility in Sequim. The Session Law (C 413 L 19) which appropriated $7,200,000 for “Jamestown S’Klallam Behavioral Health” stated that the appropriation was specifically conditioned on the following action: “The department of...
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State News
Republican Jodi Wilke Withdraws from Race
By Lois Krafsky-Perry "I am withdrawing my candidacy with a heavy heart", said Jodi Wilke, who is on the ballot for Representative 24th, District Pos 2. She urges everyone to support Brian Pruiett. "He is a fine person and will make an excellent Representative for our 24th District", affirmed...
Republican lawmakers step up with plan for safe restart of economy
Wilcox: “We are looking forward to working with the governor and majority party to produce the best possible results for both our public health and our economic crisis.” Republicans in the state Senate and House of Representatives today shared the first plan for safely restarting Washington's...
Governor Inslee signs Facial Recognition Technology Services bill
Olympia, WA - Washington State Governor Jay Inslee (D) signed Senate Bill SB 6280 on March 31, 2020, an Act relating to the use of facial recognition services; adding a new section to chapter 9.73 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration...