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By Pepper Fisher

SEQUIM – After a year and a half, it appears that all avenues afforded the group Save Our Sequim to stop the Jamestown Tribe’s construction of a Medication-Assisted Treatment Center in Sequim have been exhausted.

In a pre-hearing, Superior Court Judge Brent Basden issued a ruling Wednesday dismissing the group’s final case against the City of Sequim, under the LUPA Land Use Petition Act, with prejudice, meaning it cannot be appealed. In his ruling, the Judge said the group did not have standing to bring the petition and could not show harm.

City Attorney Kristina Nelson-Gross issued this statement; “We appreciate the judge’s decision and hope this will put the matter behind us.”

The SOS group’s Board of Directors also issued a statement, and here are a few excerpts.

“While we are disappointed that our legal concerns were dismissed on these grounds, SOS has always been an organization that respects the rule of law.”

“Despite the disagreement between factions of the Sequim community for or against this project, it is our hope that we can embrace this common ground and make a concerted effort to bind the wounds that divide us.”

“SOS renounces any ongoing effort to further divide us-whether socially, politically, or philosophically. We encourage all citizens of Sequim and the surrounding areas to embrace the spirit of the City’s Proclamation, “The Year of Kindness 2021”, and restore the affection we once had for each other and this small community.”

A downtown rally that was planned for Saturday has been cancelled.