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Sequim Taxpayers Asked to Fund Jamestown's Environmental Festival for Local Schoolchildren
Sequim City Council is reviewing a request from the Jamestown Corporation to use taxpayer money to bus local elementary students to its Dungeness River Nature Center festival. The tribe, reporting over $100 million in annual revenue, wants the city to cover buses, ads, food, and staff time for its environmental event. Critics question why a profitable tribal corporation needs public dollars to shape young minds while expanding its own commercial developments. Should Sequim families pay the tab?
During its work session yesterday, the Sequim City Council examined a 2027 Municipal Funding…
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