Her eagerness to sue may have unforeseen long-term consequences for TLCC – with the boat launch issue being just the tip of the iceberg.

After criminal charges were filed against her and her husband for removing protected vegetation without proper permits, she and TLCC’s board sued WDFW, Ecology and Kitsap County for the right to work in the lake without permits. (Pierce County Case No. 99-2-06453-0)

And when she told the state that it had no right to enforce laws on this lake because there was no public access here, she likely gave the state no choice but to build one. (JARPA May 1998)

During an orgy of lawsuits TLCC’s board was paying two Silverdale attorneys to prevent the lawful inspection of the association’s records, while fifteen Seattle attorneys and support personnel were generating $80,000 in billable hours for the lawsuit against the state.

In the October 24, 2000 settlement agreement WDFW agreed not to reopen the criminal charges against the president and her husband. Was that the real reason behind the lawsuit and the reason the membership never saw the settlement agreement?

Also in the agreement, which was signed by the president, WDFW gave TLCC permission to obtain permits to lower the lake level.

But during the December 2007 heavy rainfall several waterfront homes were damaged by extraordinarily high lake levels. Where was the president? Had she forgotten about the agreement she signed? Was this negligence? Has she made TLCC forever legally responsible to prevent flooding? And how will we know?

What long-term consequences are lurking behind the policy of secrecy?