Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Tim Johnson
‘Jail-roaded’: Did the county bend election law in service to the jail?
Last week, on the day voters expected to receive their ballot and voters pamphlet they received instead a large, expensive glossy four-color multifold mailer.[…] 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
Unless the Council stands up, and the people take back this election aggressively right now, the jail industry just did a zinger. 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
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
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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