Major Development on Lake Whatcom at Lake Whatcom Wildwood Resort / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Dena

Click the graphic to view this full document on the Whatcom County website.

June 10, 2017 Wendy Harris

The county intends to issue a SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for the most significant development on the shorelines of Lake Whatcom that I have seen in the last 10 years. It is being done under the optional DNS procedures of SEPA which does not allow for a public hearing. The public may provide written comment on this project until July 5th.http://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/28929. Continue reading →

Whatcom County Council agenda for next Tuesday is out / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dena

9:11am November 3, 2016 Wendy Harris

The council agenda for next Tuesday is out.

Want to see how seriously the county really values restoring Lake Whatcom? It is proposing $50,000 for a homeowner incentive program that will go into retrofitting watershed homes to achieve better on site infiltration and reduce stormwater run-off. Continue reading →

Comp Plan Update, Help plan the county you want to live in / Cascadia Weekly, Matt Petryni

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Dena

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Matt Petryni

Xwot’qom is a Coast Salish word (translated roughly as “noisy water”) from which Whatcom County takes its name. One perhaps better translated as “turbulent,” or “troubled water,” for it means the same thing but somehow more accurately describes the place we call home. […]

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Big News But Not Good News / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dena

15 hrs November 23, 2015 Wendy Harris

Behind our back and without any public input, the county renegotiated some of the terms of the Lake Whatcom TMDL, and DOE submitted this for EPA approval. Continue reading →

How the City Avoids Its Obligation To Protect Wildlife / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Dena

4 hrs November 8, 2015 Wendy Harris

What is happening here in Bellingham and Whatcom County to our wildlife, is happening all over the country and all over the planet, and it adds up to one big crisis. Continue reading →

Tilting at Windmills in the Watershed / Facbook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Dena

Yesterday at 3:43am October 27, 2015 Wendy Harris

Lots of interesting things on the county council agenda for Tuesday, but this, a $137,000 contract for evaluation of the Lake Whatcom storm water capital facilities plan, caught my eye for several reasons. Continue reading →

Bellingham Faces An Expensive Reality / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dena

18 hrs October 21, 2015 Wendy Harris ACTION

“Affordable housing is a new, and growing reality.”
Kelli Linville, Candidate Statement, Voter’s Pamplet.

Oh goodie. Guess that means we can now forgo all those developer incentives and subsidies that are driving our property taxes up? Continue reading →

The Utter Stupidity of the Boat Inspection Program on Lake Whatcom / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Dena

7 hrs July 23, 2015 Wendy Harris

I am reposting below my post from July 19 because the topic of my post, the stupidity of the boat inspection program for Aquatic Invasive Species, is on the COB city council agenda for discussion. Continue reading →

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