Banks, ballots, boards, and broken promises

Clallam County Watchdog · Sep 13, 2025 · 42m

This week’s roundup reveals a common theme: decision-makers are cutting backroom deals, shifting burdens onto residents, and calling it “progress.” From our supposedly “local” bank quietly selling off its buildings to Wall Street, to bond consultants scripting the outcome before Sequim voters even got a say, to commissioners breaking promises in the Towne Road fiasco, the pattern is clear. The public is told to conserve water, trust the process, and pay higher fees—while special interests cash in.

First Fed’s new boss, old problems

First Northwest Bancorp, parent company of First Federal…