As the Sequim City Council prepared to host local the WA State Legislators from the 24th district,  a crowd of approximately 120 supporters of “Save our Sequim” (SOS) lined Sequim Avenue and the City square to make the continual statement, “No MAT”.

“We would like to be left alone and maintain our own property, like our grandfather and great grandfathers did, and find some tranquility and peace,” said Tim Shaw, who is also a spokesperson for his mother, Evelyn Smelling Shaw, now 88 years old.   Her husband Richard Shaw passed away in 2017, leaving her and the family with many responsibilities.

The family farm sits on 15 acres, where they raise Black Angus livestock, next to the proposed Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) facility, on South 9th Street.

Sequim, WA – Approximately 125 people gathered at the Sequim City Hall, Tuesday, November 25, at 6 PM to appear before the City Council, for public testimony. The usual 5 PM meeting, had been cancelled and the meeting room was not available earlier. 

As the meeting commenced, about 30 people were standing outside the main room, because of overflow capacity. Many represented the Save our Sequim (SOS) group, which has over 2500 members. The city has a population of approximately 7200 people.

Jennifer States, recently re- elected Councilor for the City of Sequim, appears to have a conflict of interest, according to Jenna Rose of Save Our Sequim (SOS).

Jenna Rose appeared during the comment period at the City Council meeting on Nov. 12, 2019 to testify that she had learned that States is “doing business with the Jamestown S’klallam Tribe, contrary to what States and her husband said – which was published in the Sequim Gazette.”

The Clallam County Board of County Commissioners is pushing for another property tax – this time for a “Conservation Futures Fund”.  The tax, which does not require a vote of the public, would create a county ordinance to increase property tax at a rate of two and three-quarter cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Clallam County Courthouse ( 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles) in the commissioners’ boardroom (Room 160),  so the taxpayers can weigh in on the additional tax.

Sequim, WA – An announcement was made to the Save Our Sequim (SOS) members to gather at the Elks Restaurant, from 3-8 pm, November 8th, for an open house meeting with representatives from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

The topic of interest was opioids and also the Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT) facility, projected by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, at North 9th Avenue, next door to Costco and other businesses in Sequim.