February 18, 2016 Wendy Harris
Some Basics About the CAO update system.
This explains about Best Available Science and how GMA regulations and administrative laws (WACs) work with regard to the CAO update. Continue reading
Category Archives: Commentary
Info for the Critical Areas Ordinance Review before the Planning Commssion / Facebook Post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
February 17, 2016 Wendy Harris
Here is the information for the Critical Area Ordinance Review Before the Planning Commssion. [ http://wa-whatcomcounty.civicplus.com/2305/Planning-Commission-Review ] Continue reading
What is a Critical Area Ordinance? / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
February 17, 2016 Wendy Harris
It is the environmental regulations that implement the policies and goals in the county comprehensive plan, as reflected in Chapter 11 on the Environment and a few other places. It is adopted as part of the County Code, in Chapter 16 and is referred to as the Critical Area Ordinance, or CAO. Continue reading
Ferndale told not to stand in way of Rojszas making needed improvements / Facebook post, Walter Haugen
February 17, 2016 Walter Haugen
I was in the courtroom in support of the Rojszas on Feb. 12th. The article writer here [on Discover Ferndale at this link: https://www.discoverferndale.com/clock-tower-builder-survives-another-round-in-court/ ] makes it seem that the City won a victory against those “damn foreigners.” Continue reading
February 9, Whatcom County Natural Resources Committee Meeting / Noisy Waters Northwest
February 16, 2016 Dena Jensen
Anyone who is familiar with, and potentially concerned about, the issue of dredging gravel from the Nooksack River may want to listen to the meeting audio from the Whatcom County Natural Resources Committee meeting on February 9, 2016. Continue reading
Letter: After the Feb. 13 Ferndale Donkey Basketball Event / Noisy Waters Northwest
Donkey pulling in three different Ferndale High School donkey basketball games
September 15, 2016 Dena Jensen
Credits for above photos, clockwise from left: TV screen-shot from KOMO News report on Feb. 13, 2016 donkey basketball event; screen-shot of FHS/FFA donkey basketball event Jan. 2012 YouTube Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjqCkGLrcLg; screen-shot of FHS/FFA donkey basketball event Jan. 2012 YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKDBPolLIXM
Jail Reform: Music to My Ears / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
One open door is not enoughSun, Feb 14, 2016, 7:54 pm Tip Johnson
The life of a lowly editorialist is such that we often don’t have access to the resources needed to redress the grievances we detail.
The Critical Areas Ordinance Horse and Pony Show? / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
February 14, 2016 Wendy Harris
The CAO Horse and Pony Show?
Oh yeah, one more thing… I think the entire process is starting to look like a horse and pony show. I put almost 2 years of work into this project under challenging conditions and how many of my suggestions and recommendations are reflected in the final work product? 0 (zero). Continue reading
Updated: Selling Coercion – Donkey Basketball in Ferndale, WA and across the Nation / Noisy Waters Northwest
February 14, 2016, originally posted February 11, 2016 Dena Jensen
This is going to be a pictorial piece. See if the theme becomes clear.
February 14, 2016 update:
TV screen shot of a photo in a February 13, 2016 KOMO news report on the Ferndale High School donkey basketball event held that evening.
Continue reading
Statement to WWU Board of Trustees / Student Assembly for Power and Liberation
February 12, 2016 Student Assembly for Power and Liberation
Statement given at the board of trustees meeting today;
“First, it is paramount to acknowledge that we are on Duwamish land, and the campus of Western Washington University is occupying Nooksack and Lummi land. As we work, we must continuously think about the legacy of colonialism upon which we stand.
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