Many people in our region made lots of noise at Whatcom County Charter review meetings during the six month 2015 season – citizens, commissioners, and Whatcom County Council members included. At the page linked to in the graphic above, you can take a look back over the process, some of the outcomes, and even view the sample ballot and voter’s guide online before yours arrives in the mail. Here’s the full link in case you need to copy and paste: https://noisywatersnw.com/tag/whatcom-county-charter-review-commission/
Tag Archives: Whatcom County Charter Amendments
You gotta vote! / Noisywaters Northwest
There are 128,613 of us registered voters in Whatcom County who will have a chance this November to give more power to our actions on behalf of our community. We just have to study, mark, and deliver our ballots to do it! Continue reading
The Tyranny of One / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Tim Johnson
THE TYRANNY OF ONE: Bellingham City Council held a special meeting this week to study and receive comments on proposals that will appear on the countywide November ballot.[…] Continue reading
RE: November Props. 2 and 3, County Council can only place measures on ballot / Facebook post, Sj Robson
1 hr October 4, 2015 Sandy RobsonThere needs to be two corrections made to this [Bellingham Herald] article [“Bellingham leaders to weigh Whatcom County election changes”] regarding the description of the amendments (propositions) provided by Ralph Schwartz. Continue reading
COMMON THREADS UNTHREADED / Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Tim Johnson
COMMON THREADS UNTHREADED: Whatcom County voters will get to choose if they want five districts, a Skagit County judge says.[…] Continue reading
Friends of the Gateway Pacific coal terminal fail in lawsuit aimed at fair representation for Whatcom County voters / Facebook post, Sj Robson
4 hrs September 12, 2015 Sandy Robson
On September 10, 2015 a hearing was held at Skagit County Superior Court in Mount Vernon, regarding a lawsuit filed by Common Threads Northwest (Plaintiff) against Whatcom County (Defendant). Continue reading
Propositioning, suing, and referendum-ing a path toward a coal terminal / Facebook post, Sj Robson
17 hrs August 16, 2015 Sandy Robson
On the August 8 Saturday Morning Live KGMI radio show, hosted by Tea Party Treasurer Kris Halterman, she announced a “Liberty Alert,” in which she spoke briefly about a new effort she is involved in for a referendum to be placed on the 2016 general election ballot. Continue reading
Conservative Charter Review agenda: “Limit, restrict or prohibit, if possible, the County Council’s powers found in 8.20 and 8.23…” / Facebook post, Sj Robson
5 hrs July 24, 2015 Sandy Robson
It is clear from a 2-page document (shown in 2 separate photos) attached to Charter Review Commissioner Chet Dow’s February 21, 2015 email to Dave Brumbaugh, what the goal of conservative Charter commissioners was/is. A photo of Dow’s Feb. 21 email is shown in a photo. Continue reading
Jan Peters Brings Traditional Irish Folk Music to Boundary Bay Brewery / Whatcom Talk, Dana Hubanks
July 17, 2015 Dana Hubanks
The first time I met Jan Peters I was busking outside the Community Food Co-op. It was the middle of February and my hands were moving sluggishly from the cold. Continue reading
FOUR PROMOTING FIVE / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Tim Johnson, The Gristle
Despite the long and pretentious, preening moment of silence and quiet reflection the conservative caucus of the Whatcom Charter Review Commission invokes at the start of their meetings, caucus members nevertheless failed to gain divine insight on several key realities: […] Continue reading




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