Disappearing Deficit Debacle

Clallam County Watchdog · Dec 28, 2025 · 1h 5m

Clallam County taxpayers were told a dire story: multi-million-dollar deficits, looming layoffs, and essential services on the chopping block unless property taxes were raised. That narrative justified higher fees, staff cuts, weakened public safety, and a levy lid lift pushed to the ballot. Then, just days after voters rejected the tax increase, nearly $2 million in previously undisclosed revenue suddenly surfaced—without notice, explanation, or accountability. In this “Sundays with Seegers,” County Commissioner Candidate Jake Seegers explains how this is not a story about spreadsheets or…