Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Tim Johnson
IN A BIND: “You break it, you own it” is an adage familiar to most people; and it was always understood that the next solutions to Whatcom County’s failed jail initiative would have to come from the communities most opposed to the $120 million sales tax proposal for a new justice center in Ferndale.[…]
Ellis St. Duplex – Note Red Condemnation Sign and Protective FencingMon, Feb 08, 2016, 5:26 am Dick Conoboy
City inspections of Bellingham rentals are due to begin in the 2nd quarter of this year.
Dear Superintendent Quinn and Principal Gardner,
I was disappointed to read the Ferndale School District statement on the Discover Ferndale website today about the upcoming Donkey Basketball game scheduled to be held at Ferndale High School this Saturday, February 13th. Continue reading
(Note: the following is a comment Joy posted on the post above in the Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition Facebook group.)
The problem is that most of this is political lobbying and half-truths. The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame of mismanagement to others, and the guilt of overcrowding to the state or to his powerlessness to change anything. Continue reading
Has anyone been tracking HOUSE BILL 2468, Concerning rail dependent uses for purposes of the growth management act and related development regulations? Continue reading
Super Bowl Income Source Being Photographed
Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 11:45 am Dick Conoboy
Two years ago I wrote an article on this site explaining my rationale for not having watched the Super Bowl. Continue reading
Bellingham Planning Commission last night. The PC went over the housing chapter of the Comp Plan. Continue reading
Look at the bottom of the agenda to review the introduction items, and you will see a “Resolution adopting a Statement of Incarceration Prevention, Criminal Justice, and Jail Planning Principles for Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health systems (AB2016-072).” Any comments on that will need to be made at open session in the evening. Continue reading
In its February 2, 2016 ad, Northwest Jobs Alliance (NWJA), led by SSA Marine’s Gateway Pacific Terminal consultant Craig Cole, along with John Huntley and Brad Owens, continues to misrepresent Lummi Nation’s comments submitted on the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Update. Continue reading
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Tim Johnson
FICTIONS IN COLLISION: Whatcom County Council held a long and crowded, rancorous session on the update of the county’s Comprehensive Plan last week.[…] Continue reading
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