September 17, 2015 Dena Jensen
The topics for Thursday, September 24 are related to the Comprehensive plan update, including UGA Proposal for Bellingham, Chapter 3 – Housing, and Chapter 2 – Land Use. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2015
COB Planning Commission To Focus On Health Issues, Sept. 17 / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
22 hrs September 16, 2015 Wendy Harris
On Thursday, in conflict with the waterfront cleanup meeting with DOE on RG Haley and Cornwall Landfill, the Bellingham Planning Commission will hold a GMA update work session on urban villages and health. 7PM, city council chambers. Continue reading
Everything old is new again: Native American rights and the Gateway Pacific Terminal / Noisy Waters Northwest
September 16, 2015 Dena Jensen
In a January 2014 article printed in the monthly Whatcom Watch publication, author Sandra Robson suggested, “Let’s pretend we are big corporations like SSA/PIT and BNSF, who desperately want this coal terminal [Gateway Pacific Terminal or GPT] to be permitted and built,” and asked, “…what could our pretend corporations do about the roadblock that the Lummi Nation presents to the proposed GPT ?” Continue reading
COMMON THREADS UNTHREADED / Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Tim Johnson
COMMON THREADS UNTHREADED: Whatcom County voters will get to choose if they want five districts, a Skagit County judge says.[…] Continue reading
That Louwsy Jail Deal / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Draw your own conclusionsTue, Sep 15, 2015, 6:26 pm Tip Johnson
It is appropriate for the city to consider what is needed in a jail agreement, what is needed in a jail and what is needed in jail alternatives. The County should do more of this, too. A lot more. Continue reading
Whatcom County Council agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
10 hrs September 15, 2015 Wendy Harris
Discussion of railroad quiet zones, although I can not tell if this is at 12:30 or 1:30.
And at 3PM, a very obscure, “Presentation of the Trail Town Program along the Great Allegheny Passage: A model for economic growth in Whatcom County (AB2015-254).” Continue reading
Offer your testimony about the Jail financial plan at Whatcom County Council meeting tonight / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Joy Gilfilen
25 mins September 15, 2015 Joy Gilfilen ACTION
Last night the COB approved a financial deal [regarding the proposed Whatcom County Jail plan] to take to the Whatcom County Council tonight if the Mayor can get it on the agenda. Continue reading
American Haiku Archives / The Boynton Blog
September 11, 2015 The Boynton Blog
If you’re interested in haiku, you may already know about the American Haiku Archives. Continue reading
A Learning Moment – Hopefully / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Sun, Sep 13, 2015, 9:42 am John Servais
I was going to cross the railway bridge over the Padden Creek Lagoon – but paused as I heard the dull, quiet rumble of a train engine from the direction of Poes Point – toward the west and Bellingham Bay. Continue reading
Friends of the Gateway Pacific coal terminal fail in lawsuit aimed at fair representation for Whatcom County voters / Facebook post, Sj Robson
4 hrs September 12, 2015 Sandy Robson
On September 10, 2015 a hearing was held at Skagit County Superior Court in Mount Vernon, regarding a lawsuit filed by Common Threads Northwest (Plaintiff) against Whatcom County (Defendant). Continue reading
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