The cost of speaking up in Clallam County

Clallam County Watchdog · Aug 25, 2025 · 45m

What begins as a road dispute grows into a cautionary tale about power, character assassination, and the cost of speaking up in a community where “inclusion” is preached in public, but dissent is punished in private.

It’s been nearly two years since a walk on the Towne Road roadbed in September 2023 changed everything. At the time, we thought it would be our final walk; the road was scheduled to reopen in a few weeks. But my husband saw a notice fluttering on a stake: Towne Road might never reopen and could be converted into a park. The notice instructed citizens to contact the Director of…