Well said Russ. The decision by staff to dismiss this case without sending it to the Commissioners was appalling. You should consider coming to the next meeting of the PDC to testify on these issues. It will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 9:30 AM. Anyone can testify and can do so remotely via Microsoft Teams. You can sign up by e-mailing pdc@pdc.wa.gov and requesting to sign up and testify, but if staff ignore your first e-mail make sure to follow up and be persistent: members of the public have a right to testify at these meetings.
Your perspective as a former Commissioner would be particularly valuable. Very few people are willing to offer meaningful critiques of the agency's performance (or lack thereof). Most of the meetings are filled with self-congratulatory reports from staff on what a great job they are all doing and members of the public can't get a word in edgewise except for the first 5-10 minutes of the meeting.
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