May 4, 2023 Dena Jensen
The quote on this post was part of a brief comment given by our current Whatcom County Executive near the end of a March 15, 2023 discussion about adopting public comment guidelines for the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force (IPRTF) a couple of months ago.
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December 5, 2022 Dena Jensen
In this post is an email I sent last night regarding tomorrow’s 12/6/22 Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The COW agenda says Council will be discussing general meeting rules. It is left to community members who have some experience on where to find more details, to learn that apparently this discussion is to be solely focused on limiting our time to speak at their meetings. It would have taken very few extra words to say that on the agenda. Here is the link to the memo for the meeting: https://whatcom.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11493559&GUID=01A69383-70BC-41D5-A732-01A369E4CD18
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October 4, 2021 Dena Jensen
Public comment for Bellingham City Council is tonight, 10/4/21, at 7:00 p.m. via this Zoom link: www.cob.org/commentzoom
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September 1, 2021 Dena Jensen
9/1/21: This project is a work in progress, will be updated daily until transcription of public comments is complete, and will include transcriptions of public comments from Bellingham City Council meetings before the Council started restricting their public comment periods to 15 minutes on March 22, 2021. The public comments transcribed will be for regular City Council meetings earlier this year, from January 11, 2021 through March 8, 2021.
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At the height of the objections to the rule breaking by Vargas.
Anne Mackie guest writes about the Monday, Oct 17, Bellingham City Council meeting. She is a community leader who lives in the York neighborhood.
Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 4:27 pm // Guest writer, Anne Mackie
What does it look like when a special interest group has your City Council president in their back pocket? It looks like what transpired at the October 17 Bellingham City Council Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan.
Rumors of a “crowd control problem” at city hall Monday night circulated on police scanners. As someone who was there, I can say the only control problem was emanating from Council President Pinky Vargas who violated meeting rules to accommodate her friends in the real estate and building industry. […]
Thu, Sep 01, 2016, 5:00 am Tip Johnson
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policy by all accounts is ripening. Meanwhile, other important policies seem unfortunately in decay – like opportunities for public discourse.
Click on the graphic to access COB Special Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda on the COB website.
For those of you who are following the Comprehensive Plan process for the City of Bellingham, there is a revised schedule of work sessions as the city council moves the sessions to the Committee of the Whole which meets in the afternoon. Continue reading
Green and productive lands—they might just be the most important concern to people who live in Whatcom County: The farms, the forests, the lakes and mountains. […] Continue reading
December 19, 2015 Dena Jensen
The 110 page Scoping Report for the Shell Anacortes Oil by Rail facility was released this week on December 18, 2015. Continue reading
7 hrs September 9, 2015 Wendy Harris ACTION
The Gristle recounts an explosive and confrontational city council meeting last week. I do not think there was any attempt by council to reconcile the planning commission recommendations with public opinion. Continue reading
noisy waters northwest 
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