Investigation comes to an unsatisfying close

After years of investigation aimed at determining what happened to more than $100,000 in revenue from two City of Washougal-sponsored festivals in 2008 and 2009, the official answer was recently delivered by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office: They really don’t know if public money was misused, lost or misappropriated.

As detailed in an article in today’s Post-Record, an investigative report determined that while proper financial procedures were not followed or in place, no crimes were committed. What is clear, however, is that former Mayor Stacee Sellers abused her powers as an elected leader.