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Shall, Not Should: MRC Letter Turns the Comp Plan Into a 20-Year Land-Use Weapon
The Marine Resources Committee just told Commissioner Mark Ozias how to write Clallam County’s next 20 years: replace “should” with “shall,” treat climate forecasts as binding, and put a biologist on every Critical Areas and shoreline file. Chair LaTrisha Suggs signed the letter. Commissioners sell housing affordability while this blueprint makes property parcels, wells, and bulkheads cost more in consutlants and time — and leaves trust land, including the Tribe’s 122-acre golf course, off the same rulebook.
On September 17, 2026, the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee sent…
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