April 20, 2016 Wendy Harris
Our policies for agriculture need substantial revision at the federal, state and local level. We are subsidizing the most affluent farmers who cause the greatest ecological harm. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2016
April 15, 2016 Letter to Whatcom County Districting Committee, Subject: Political Packing/ Dylan Richardson
Dylan Richardson testifying at the Public Hearing for the Whatcom County Districting Final Map Proposal on April 13, 2016, in the Whatcom County Council Chambers
Sent to the Whatcom County Districting Committee
April 15, 2016, by Dylan Richardson
Subject: Political Packing
Hello, members of the districting committee, and districting master,
My name is Dylan Richardson, and I live in precinct 181. I testified at the districting committee’s public hearing on April 13th regarding political packing. This topic has been brought up several times, and I would like to further comment, especially to the Districting Master, Dr. Ypma, in the event that any amendments are submitted to him with this as a justification. I appreciate you all hearing me out last Wednesday evening, and I won’t repeat the entirety of my comments, but I will summarize my testimony.
Travels with Kenny / Salish Sea Maritime, Jay Taber
April 11, 2016 Jay Taber
In July 1974, the year U. S. District Court Judge George Boldt ruled on the American Indian treaty fishing rights case United States v. Washington – commonly known as the Boldt Decision – I was a cannery tender captain, buying salmon for Port Chatham Packing Company of Seattle, owned at the time by a pair of Norwegian brothers named Norman and Erling Nielsen.
Talking points for comments on Habitat Conservation Areas / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
April 11, 2016 Wendy Harris ACTION
To Comment On Habitat Conservation Areas: #1
If you want to send a comment to the Planning Commission on the issue of Habitat Conservation Areas, or provide comment to the PC, I have a number of talking points. Continue reading
Wanna Talk Wildlife? OK. Let’s Talk Cherry Point Wildlife / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
If only our own port commissioners cared about Cherry Point herring as much as the new port commissioner in Seattle. Thanks, Fred. Continue reading
Some contributions from Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) interests donated to Congressman Rick Larsen’s campaigns / Facebook post, Sj Robson
Below, are some of the campaign contributions from Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) interests donated to Congressman Rick Larsen’s campaigns: Continue reading
Motivation for people to attend April 13 (at 6:00pm) Public Hearing, Whatcom Districting Committee map / Facebook post, SJ Robson
Whatcom Democrats email flier
April 10, 2016 Sandy Robson ACTION
Here’s some motivation for people to attend the April 13 (at 6:00pm) Public Hearing for the Whatcom Districting Committee map, and weigh-in to the committee on the new proposed 5-District map. [Here is a link to the agenda for the hearing and copies of the maps being considered: http://wa-whatcomcounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/17324 . The hearing is being held at Whatcom County Council Chambers, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham] Continue reading
Puzzle Pieces / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
PUZZLE PIECES: Late last week, the sponsor for the Gateway Pacific Terminal project announced they would suspend the environmental review process as they await the separate determination by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of whether the GPT project materially interferes with the tribal treaty fishing rights of Lummi Nation. […] Continue reading
Redeem Yourself, Slackers! / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
So I was the only person to appear for the public hearing on the utilities chapter of the Comp. Plan [Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Update]. Yeah, the weather is great, but I am worried that people are relaxing now that we have elected a progressive [Whatcom County] council. Continue reading
Proposed redistricting map for your review / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Final proposed map for 5 council districts for Whatcom County. There is also a high resolution pdf of this map linked below the article.Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 1:14 pm John Servais
Just in at 1 pm today is the release of the official proposed new districting map for Whatcom County council elections. Continue reading
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