This just in … blues legend Muddy Waters, who reportedly died April 30, 1983 is alive and well and living at Olhava. Sources indicate that Waters, who topped the charts with such tunes as “Can’t Be Satisfied/I Feel Like Going Home” … Oh. Really? Hmmm.

Apparently rumors of Waters’ revival were greatly exaggerated although there are “muddy waters” at the Poulsbo development, which is also pretty significant — but possibly not so amazing as the discovery of Mr. Waters.

What exactly is going on at the 216-acre project, which has left a huge brown wound on Poulsbo’s northwest end (part of which will be scabbed over with a Wal-Mart) depends on who’s doing the explaining.

First Western isn’t answering returning phone calls on the proceedings at Olhava. Officials haven’t even graced us with a “no comment” in quite some time, leading us to question their thoughts and motives even more. We’ll keep after them though.

The City of Poulsbo is clearly in reaction mode to the issue and likely doing its best to avoid relighting the political powder keg at Olhava. Staff says they can’t really tell the developers how to fix problems. Maybe they should at least try.

For instance, when stabilizing grasses were dying at the site this summer, maybe someone from the city should have asked for additional mitigation to ensure that problems wouldn’t occur when the rainy season began. If they had, we might not all be in this muddy waters mess to begin with.

As soon as turbidity problems started this winter it became pretty apparent that First Western’s anti-erosion measures were simply not “adequate.” Did officials there and at the city think that it wouldn’t rain this winter? Why didn’t they act earlier instead of simply reacting?

Meanwhile, appellants against the Wal-Mart are likely chomping at the bit for the next council meeting in order to get a well-deserved “We told you so” or two into the council minutes.

Might have been easier if they’d just sighted Elvis.