Now is the time to join us in collective action to prevent the imminent paving of the lower Dungeness Levee.
When: Monday May 13th. 7:45 - 10:00 AM
Where: Clallam County Courthouse - 4th Street entrance
For those who are unaware, four bids for the Lower Dungeness Levee paving have been received and were opened on May 7th. All were below the bid limit and were approved by Commissioners French and Johnson with Commissioner Ozias voting no. The bids were sent to the Roads Department for evaluation and a recommended winner. There has still been no permit approval from the US Army Corps of Engineers for the amended plans that were bid on. This is just the beginning of a process that can still be interrupted and delayed by various appeals which are already being undertaken! However at this point the most effective pressure that can be brought to bear is through a protest by as many concerned citizens as possible on the morning of Monday May 13th prior to the BoCC Work Session. We plan to gather starting at 7:45am in front of the courthouse. Please join us anytime between 7:45am and 9:00am. We will go inside at 9:00am to sit down and listen to the work session. We encourage you to bring signs that you can hold up and pass to the commissioners before or after their meeting. If you can't make it Monday, or are available both days, please consider going on Tuesday (5/14) to the BoCC meeting as well, as you will then have an opportunity to speak and tell Commissioners Johnson and French what you think about their decision to pave the levee. It would be reckless and costly to award a bid to pave the levee without proper permitting and further environmental and traffic studies. We are looking forward to showing all three commissioners that we still care greatly about this issue. If you are able to wear blue in any way for the protest that would be helpful to show unity. But if you are not we are just happy to have your participation and support! Thank you all, your efforts have tremendous influence!