Welcome to Noisy Waters Northwest! Many facts, figures, stories, and perspectives are, sadly, often unheralded in our local media in Whatcom County, Washington. Click on the title of items on our picturesque story board for a refreshing splash of information that won’t be held back. There is a search page to search all information on this blog site. All posts note their categories of commentary or news related content. Continue reading
Regarding Bellingham Police Department officers using text messages to conduct agency business / Letter to Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood
The images above display screenshots from Bellingham Police Department Lieutenant Claudia Murphy’s body cam video recordings in late 2021 related to her work enforcing City of Bellingham parking code for recreational vehicles
August 4, 2022 Dena Jensen
There is an August 1, 2022 post here on Noisy Waters Northwest related to the subject of this email sent today to City of Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood. As of the time of that post, I had not yet received a response from the Mayor or Bellingham City Council President Hannah Stone regarding questions I had about Bellingham Police Department officers being advised, back in January of 2021, to delete their text messages weekly. Here is the link to that post: https://noisywatersnw.com/2022/08/01/waiting-for-answers-regarding-bellingham-police-department-texting-practices-noisy-waters-northwest/
Continue readingWhatcom County Council Members need more education related to homeless services / Noisy Waters Northwest
August 2, 2022 Dena Jensen
Our Whatcom County Council Members continue to need additional education and oversight on their positions regarding homeless services in Whatcom County. You can contact your Council Members with your input regarding the following information with contact information provided at the bottom of this post.
Continue readingWaiting for answers regarding Bellingham Police Department texting practices / Noisy Waters Northwest
August 1, 2022 Dena Jensen
Sometimes the failure of government officials to respond, or the length of time it takes them to respond, provides some of the answer to the questions you are asking.
Continue readingSome relevant perspective regarding Whatcom County concerns related to 22 North / Noisy Waters Northwest
July 13, 2022. Dena Jensen
I was not able to attend the Whatcom County Council meeting last night in order to give public comment, but I did manage to send off an email I’m including in this post, right before the meeting started.
Continue readingBigger bang needed behind Ferndale fireworks safety / Noisy Waters Northwest
July 4, 2022
Last year, as the Fourth of July approached, Ferndale, Washington community member Glenn Stewart put together a 20 page document addressing his concerns over threats and damage that fireworks – especially those identified as illegal within Ferndale city limits – posed to the animals, humans, and property there.
Continue readingSenator Sefzik Proposes Riches for Oil Companies; Democrats Reject It
June 24, 2022 Glenn Stewart
A recent Wharton School study of gas-tax holidays in Maryland, Connecticut, and Georgia found that on average about 70 percent of the tax cuts got passed along to consumers—Refiners and gas-station owners pocketed the biggest chunk of the “savings.”
Continue readingACTION ALERT AND UPDATE CONCERNING NONCOMPETE CLAUSES PREVENTING GROCERY ACCESS IN BIRCHWOOD / Tina McKim
June 17, 2022 Tina McKim
OUTRAGEOUS!!!!
In an absolutely infuriating and heartbreaking twist, we just learned today that the new deed on the former Albertsons/ current Big Lots space STILL has extensive non-compete clauses preventing a grocery store from going into the Park Manor Shopping Center.
Continue readingNo, We Should Not Name the Ferndale Thornton Overpass Project for the Late Senator Doug Ericksen / Glenn Stewart
June 10, 2022 Glenn Stewart
Any ‘opinion piece’ about the late senator Ericksen must begin with an acknowledgment of the tragedy of his death. “Every man’s death diminishes me…” His friends, allies and opponents alike both sympathize and empathize with his loved ones; he was father and husband and more. He died far too young.
Continue readingRegarding permitted RV encampment parking / Letter to Mayor Seth Fleetwood and Bellingham City Council
May 27, 2022 Dena Jensen
Here are a couple quotes from the Fox 13 article, Olympia the first to permit free RV encampment parking on public street.
Continue reading“Olympia law says if an RV stays in one spot for more than 24 hours, it can be ticketed and towed. A requirement of the Ensign Road permit is for its occupants not to move—unless they plan to leave the area permanently.”
First responders await training in ‘behavioral health 101,’ due late 2022 / Noisy Waters Northwest
May 19, 2022 Dena Jensen
Ever think, here in the year 2022 in Bellingham and Whatcom County, folks have got to be off-base who are claiming that law enforcement officers, paramedics, EMT’s (emergency medical technicians) or firefighters don’t have sufficient knowledge of behavioral health concepts and approaches to properly serve the needs of community members?
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