Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 3:01 pm Tip Johnson
According to a report from County Executive candidate Joy Gilfilen, the County has – in a classic stonewall – summarily rejected the Restorative Community Coalition’s Request for an Investigation and Notice of Improper Conduct. Continue reading
The Voice of AuthorityMon, Oct 26, 2015, 2:57 pm Tip Johnson
This election, featuring a huge jail tax proposition, has seen much talk about the “dilapidated” jail that is “literally falling apart.” In a questionable jail mailer Sheriff Elfo cites, “severe and unsustainable conditions within the jail that jeopardize staff, visitors and inmates.”
This begs the obvious: Why has the jail not been fixed after taxpayers approved a sales tax to do so? According to a letter from Elfo to County Executive Jack Louws on April 22, 2015, Elfo says, “it would be imprudent to invest major capital to remodel and continue utilizing a facility” described as “inadequate, failing and dangerous.” That makes their 2004 jail tax campaign look like a bait and switch. And when was that decision made? By whom? Does Elfo really have the authority to overturn the electorate’s intentions? […]
You can’t return a serve that doesn’t arriveMon, Oct 26, 2015, 4:32 pm Tip Johnson
By now, most everyone is aware that the county sent a controversial promotional piece supporting the jail tax to voters, paid for with tax funds. Continue reading
14 hrs Just on the surface, it is unsustainable. It has not been adequately justified, it has not had public hearings on this current plan, and it is simply bad business. Continue reading
Monday, October 19, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
Mon, Oct 19, 2015, 3:27 pm John Servais
In a bombshell announcement, the Bellingham Police Guild today urged that the jail sales tax proposition be voted NO by citiizens. […]
Read John’s complete post on NorthwestCitizen here.
Here is a link to the Bellingham Police Guild announcement: http://www.bellinghampoliceguild.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=530876
Deceptive and very definitely a promotion piece for the proposition. Created by the very consultants who stand to profit from the passage of the tax increase.Sun, Oct 18, 2015, 12:37 pm John Servais
The jail proposition must be stopped. Of all the items on the ballot, this one is the most onerous and devastating. Continue reading
A recent jail mailer issued by the county administration addressing a ballot measure right before ballots were mailed reflects abuse of power by Executive Louws on several counts. I hope this will cause some individuals and organizations to reconsider their endorsement. Continue reading
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
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