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PD9 regional planner Gordon Jones attributed the organization’s funding woes to low unemployment in the area. “You’re just not going to have the same degree of programs that other rural areas are going to have,” he said.
“I have not been happy with services we’ve received from PD9,” Mr. McCarthy said. “Some of it is not their fault. They’re understaffed, but you get into a situation where localities are not interested in paying for more staff unless they’re confident that staff will be capable of providing the services they want. It’s my impression none of the member jurisdictions has that confidence.”
Louise van Dort, who was chairman of the Washington Planning Commission at the time they contracted with PD9 for help drafting the town’s subdivision ordinance, is satisfied with the help her commission received from PD9. “We knew what we wanted the ordinance to say, but we wanted to be assured correct ordinance language would be used and all bases would be covered.”
She said the draft the town planners received was not “tailored to our specific needs as set forth in the outline we gave them.” It covered situations that weren’t applicable to Washington, she said. “It was clear it was a boiler plate ordinance, but we simply threw out portions that were not applicable, and I felt it was helpful.”
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