Should the Shelter Bay board resign over the Rainbow Park clearcut?

A January letter to Jack Galbraith, president of the Shelter Bay Community Inc. board of directors calls for his – and the board’s – resignation.

The letter, paid for by a couple of residents, asserts the board violated the community’s governing documents and Washington state law when they, as a corporate entity, paid a $92,513 fine to the Swinomish Tribe for the September 2020 Rainbow Park clearcut by Steve Swigert, a director. That decision privileged him over the interests of the entire community, the letter claims.

The six page letter alludes to significant board misconduct and...