This is not just a Skagit County issue. Here in Whatcom county, Bellingham is moving forward with residential and commercial development in the Lettered Streets and the Waterfront District that is not just in the blast zone, but a block or two away.. mere yards. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Making a Jail: Bamboozle! / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Trust me, baby!
Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 5:53 pm Tip Johnson
The jail proposal is wrought with troubling contradictions. The only way to prevent a massive misappropriation of public funds – a tax heist – is to vote down Prop. 2015-1 and start over on a downtown jail, next to the courthouse with good programs out front to keep folks out of jail. Continue reading
Event: Exposing the Jail Industry Gold Mine, October 21 / Facebook event, Restorative Community Coalition
Rewind to Gary Jensen 2009: Don’t Bankrupt Ferndale / Noisy Waters Northwest
Excerpt from the Thursday, November 19, 2009 “Rome: Before The Autumn” blog post on Don’t Bankrupt Ferndale
October 16, 2015 Dena Jensen
While the Don’t Bankrupt Ferndale blog site may not have stayed active long, it was just long enough to get a couple posts on record about Mayor Gary Jensen’s involvement in the hugely expensive Ferndale Police Station and Ferndale Library projects that were on the burner in 2009. Continue reading
The Bellingham Herald omits important context from Charter Commissioner Dow’s email quote / Facebook post, Sj Robson
The quote from Commissioner Chet Dow’s April 18, 2015 email, cited by Ralph Schwartz in an October 14 Bellingham Herald article is missing what I believe to be the most critical part of the entire email. Continue reading
Next Whatcom County Planning Commission is Thursday October 22 / Noisy Waters Northewst
October 15, 2015 Dena Jensen
Whatcom County Planning Commission meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Continue reading
Props 1 vs. 9, Your Guide to the 2015 initiatives / Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Tim Johnson
1-2-3: Lock up Bellingham and throw away the key
Standing outside the Whatcom County Courthouse an angry group waves signs that read “End Urban Rule.” What does it mean?[…] Continue reading
Righting the Rules / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Tim Johnson
RIGHTING THE RULES: Whatcom County goes to court again next week, this time facing the Supremes. And on the eve of the update of their Comprehensive Plan, might significant portions of the Comp Plan unravel?[…] Continue reading
Jail Facts Successfully Avoided / NorthwestCitizen, Editor’s Blog post
Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 12:48 pm Editor’s Blog post
On 9/30/2015 County Council member Rud Browne originated Agenda Bill 2015-295 (p.251-259), a resolution requesting County Executive Jack Louws develop models to assist the County Council , the City of Bellingham and other “interested parties’ to “understand the impact of the various proposals related to a new long term jail facility use agreement”. Continue reading
Jail Tax is a bad idea: Joy Gilfilen on the Joe Show/ Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Joy Gilfilen
October 13, 2015 Joy Gilfilen
Just interviewed on the Joe Show about the reasons that the Jail Tax is a bad idea, and how the jail industry is like a goldmine for private contractors – and a tax hog for the working public. Continue reading
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