CC Letters: Issue No. 19

February 19, 2026

Mission Statement: To preserve and publish citizen correspondence with local government as a public record of civic participation.

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On Feb 2, 2026, at 1:04 PM, [Redacted] wrote:

Dear Loni,

Please share the following message with the Commissioners.

Dear Commissioners,

I am writing regarding Commissioner Ozias’s April 2025 County Spotlight column in the Peninsula Daily News concerning harm reduction services.

Given the technical nature of this topic, please clarify whether Commissioner Ozias possesses professional expertise or a formal background in public health. While the column promotes these services, it does not provide measurable data to support the assertion that they are effective. I request that the supporting data be made available to the public to demonstrate the success of these programs and the distribution of paraphernalia.

Additionally, I would appreciate clarification on the program’s funding and administration. Specifically, please explain why public funds are being utilized for a third-party study when opioid settlement funds should be sufficient for this purpose. I am also interested in why the Jamestown S’Klallam MAT healing center and the Veterans Administration are not active partners in funding the program, and why organizations such as 4PA and the University of Washington’s Shielding Hope grant are not involved in these public communications. Furthermore, please clarify why Public Health is not tracking and publishing these outcomes directly.

The nonprofit 4PA makes significant contributions to the safety and well-being of the community by cleaning areas of Port Angeles littered with harm reduction supplies. Given their impact, please explain why this organization has not been recognized or allocated opioid settlement funds for their work.

As elected officials, it is essential to provide the medical or scientific basis for these claims and to maintain fiduciary responsibility regarding the county budget. In light of the potential federal shutdown, I also request an outline of the steps being taken to halt non-essential services, such as membership dues, travel expenses, private security, and other discretionary fees.

Thank you for your time and for addressing these concerns.

Sincerely,

[Redacted]

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From: [Redacted]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 3:42 PM
To: Bernbaum, Rep. Adam <Adam.Bernbaum@leg.wa.gov>; Chapman, Sen. Mike <Mike.Chapman@leg.wa.gov>; Tharinger, Rep. Steve <Steve.Tharinger@leg.wa.gov>
Subject: Comment RR: SB 5400 Local news journalism (AGAINST)

TO: Representative Adam Bernbaum,
Senator Mike Chapman,
Representative Steve Tharinger

FROM: [Redacted] (Constituent)

STREET ADDRESS: [Redacted]

E-MAIL: [Redacted]

PHONE: [Redacted]

BILL: 5400 - Supporting local news journalism. (Against)

SUBJECT: Comment on SB 5400

MESSAGE:

Wanted to express my total “against” of this bill to use taxpayer dollars to fund the media. I’ve been in professional media for over 45 years, have seen the landscape shift, and have also watched as legacy media has become little more than subservient to a single viewpoint. A recent issue of my local paper, the Peninsula Daily News, used less than 16% of its available editorial space for local coverage -- coverage which never includes in-depth reporting on government actions and programs. It’s no wonder most people get their news from other sources. Let the free market pick winners and losers, not the government. Thank you.

RESPONSE REQUESTED: [Redacted] has requested a response to this message.

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from: [Redacted]
to: ”King, Brian” <BKing@co.clallam.wa.us>,
Brian Smith <Bsmith@cityofpa.us>
bcc: clallamityjen@gmail.com
date: Feb 18, 2026, 12:55 PM subject: sex offender Marcus Dalos

Hello,

Convicted child rapist and child molestor Marcus Dalos has been arrested in PA twice in recent months, once yesterday. He has been listed as “absconded” from the Makah Nation registry and suspected to be in Port Angeles for some time.

Please ensure he is promptly registered and listed as soon as possible. It is not right that child rapists can register in another “nation” then loiter around the Port Angeles parks without registration and notification.

Thank you,

[Redacted]

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from: [Redacted]
to: ”French, Mike” <mike.french@clallamcountywa.gov>,
“Ozias, Mark” <mark.ozias@clallamcountywa.gov>,
Randy Johnson <randy.johnson@clallamcountywa.gov>,
“Chapman, Rep. Mike” <mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov>,
“steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov” <steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov>,
Compliance and Ethics <complianceandethics@oig.doc.gov>,
“OIG.Hotline” <oig.hotline@epa.gov>,
“dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov” <dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov>,
“governmentaffairs@oig.doc.gov” <governmentaffairs@oig.doc.gov>,
“edamessage@eda.gov” <edamessage@eda.gov>,
“kmillius@eda.gov” <kmillius@eda.gov>,
“Cochran, J Wesley (Federal)” <jcochran@eda.gov>,
“epa-seattle@epa.gov” <epa-seattle@epa.gov>,
“Molly.Utter@noaa.gov” <Molly.Utter@noaa.gov>,
“Christopher.Holmes@noaa.gov” <Christopher.Holmes@noaa.gov>
date: Feb 17, 2026, 7:44 AM subject: Re: Analysis of Long-Term Economic Policy and Regional Land-Use Strategies (2004–2026) To the Board of Commissioners:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725848467772722

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from: [Redacted]
to:”French, Mike” <mike.french@clallamcountywa.gov>,
“Ozias, Mark” <mark.ozias@clallamcountywa.gov>,
Randy Johnson <randy.johnson@clallamcountywa.gov>,
“Chapman, Rep. Mike” <mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov>,
“steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov” <steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov>,
Compliance and Ethics <complianceandethics@oig.doc.gov>,
“OIG.Hotline” <oig.hotline@epa.gov>,
“dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov” <dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov>,
“governmentaffairs@oig.doc.gov” <governmentaffairs@oig.doc.gov>,
“edamessage@eda.gov” <edamessage@eda.gov>,
“kmillius@eda.gov” <kmillius@eda.gov>,
“Cochran, J Wesley (Federal)” <jcochran@eda.gov>,
“epa-seattle@epa.gov” <epa-seattle@epa.gov>,
“Molly.Utter@noaa.gov” <Molly.Utter@noaa.gov>,
“Christopher.Holmes@noaa.gov” <Christopher.Holmes@noaa.gov>
date: Feb 10, 2026, 8:02 AM subject: RE: Analysis of Long-Term Economic Policy and Regional Land-Use Strategies (2004–2026) To the Board of Commissioners:

To: The Clallam County Board of Commissioners (Mark Ozias, Randy Johnson, and Mike French)
CC: Former Commissioners (Mike Chapman, Steve Tharinger, Mike Doherty, Bill Peach, and Pat Campbell)
Date: February 10, 2026

RE: Analysis of Long-Term Economic Policy and Regional Land-Use Strategies (2004–2026)

To the Board of Commissioners:

Hello,

Since 2004, the Clallam County Board of Commissioners—including both current members Mark Ozias, Randy Johnson, and Mike French, and predecessors Chapman, Tharinger, Doherty, Peach, and Campbell—has directed approximately $1 billion in local and federal resources toward a specific economic framework that was never listed in any federal grant plan. This framework of “Baseline ICLEI activities”, implemented through entities such as the Puget Sound Partnership, the North Olympic Development Council (NODC), and the Strait Ecosystem Recovery Network (SERN), is aligned with ICLEI-driven sustainability policies that have siphoned funds and the life from Clallam County.. While these initiatives aim to build “capacity” for global markets, and a “compensattion mechanism,” they have coincided with a $1.9 million local budget deficit and a significant shift in the regional tax base.

During this period, tribal revenues from local economic activities have grown from six figures to an estimated $200 million annually, representing an approximate percentage increase of over 19,000%. In contrast, the private sector and local property owners face the following fiscal and regulatory challenges that must be addressed and investigated for allegations of intentional fraud because the NODC ,SERN,and Puget Sound Partnership never intended to use federal funds for the purposes for which the funds were requested.

Please investigate thge following:

Audit of Habitat Restoration Expenditures:

Millions in public funds have been allocated to floodplain restoration, “fish passage” and culvert projects, including those at Bear Creek Road, Butler Creek, No Name Creek, Johnson Creek, and Ennis Creek. Data suggests many of these are “stranded investments” that provide access to stream reaches with negligible spawning or rearing potential. These expenditures prioritize meeting court-mandated metrics and “cultural access” over demonstrable biological recovery, as wild salmon restoration goals remain unmet despite two decades of significant investment and dam removal. Now, Washington State proposes to reduce hatchery funding and limite non-native fishing even more. Boldt determined non-native shares too but they have been systematically reduced.

Audit Federal Grant Utilization and Property Base Erosion:

The county continues to leverage massive federal awards, such as the $35 million U.S. Department of Commerce DDD Grants, Recompete Grant, EPA grants for shoreline protection, NOAA grants for salmon recovery and FEMA Grants for flood control policies that plan flooding and does not mitigate it even though the Jamestown tribe utilizes Jimmycomelately science to prevent flooding in Blyn. Evidence from SERN’s 2021 Property Buy-Back Workshop suggests these funds, combined with engineered flooding from projects like the Dungeness Levee setback, are used as leverage to acquire private land at reduced costs, systematically eroding the county’s taxable land base.

Audit of Land-Back Initiatives and Property Swaps:

Recent trends toward “compensation mechanisms”, “restorative justice”, “land-back” initiatives and strategic property swaps—often involving the transfer of county or private lands to tribal trust status—further diminish the local tax rolls. These swaps facilitate tribal expansion while leaving the remaining private property owners to shoulder the financial burden of county infrastructure and services. It has developed into a “day of Reckoning” for local tribes who have admitted their grants in the inflation reduction act is “window dressing and green washing” and that they are now aligned globally not with American interests and have declared themselves “global players,” using federal tax dollars.

Audit Regulatory Impact on Private Property:

A series of recent policy shifts—including restrictive recreational vehicle ordinances and the expansion of the “Conservation Futures” program—reflect a pivot away from private land utilization. By treating private property as a variable to be mitigated rather than an economic asset, these policies undermine the fiscal foundation of the county.

Conclusion:

You have spent twenty years building an economy for “global opportunities”, “partners” and “stakeholders” across the globe, but never for the people who live here. Your global ambitions are an environmental disaster of shipping emissions—which have increased 1.7-fold globally since 1970—that has increased the world economy by 81 percent; our collapsing tax base and the loss of our property rights are the reality for Clallam County Citizens..

Thanks,

[Redacted]

    ICLEI CHARTER:

Charter 1.3 - Mission The Association’s Mission shall be to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global sustainability with special focus on environmental conditions through cumulative local actions.

Charter 1.4 - General Mandate The Association shall build an active and committed municipal membership of local spheres of government (local and regional governments and authorities) as well as international, regional, national and sub-national local-government associations.

Charter 2.2 – Eligibility for Membership

Members of the Association shall be local spheres of government (local and regional governments and authorities), as defined in the particular country, and international, regional, national and sub-national associations of such municipal governments and authorities, which support the Association’s mission, mandate and principles as stated in the Charter. In case of doubt the Global Executive Committee determines the eligibility for membership of a type of government or authority in a country.

By-Laws 2.3 - Obtaining Membership § 2.3.a - ICLEI offices shall provide membership application forms. The Secretary General shall name agents (usually ICLEI offices) that are authorized to receive and process membership applications. § 2.3.b - An applicant shall be eligible for membership if the criteria for Membership according to Articles 2.2, and 2.3 of the Charter are fulfilled.

NODC AND SERN

Next Issue: Monday, February 23, 2026

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