Another issue on my agenda, and apparently mine alone, is cattle fences around streams and creeks.
Sounds like a good idea, right? Cows degrade water and if we keep cows out of our waters, it will help water quality. Except for one small problem. Continue reading
Don’t believe everything you read in the agenda
Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 1:47 pm Tip Johnson
Author’s Note: I was wrong and owe the prosecutor an apology. I’m sorry. I am told on good authority that the header designating the Chief Deputy Prosecutor on the draft revision was in fact a pagination carry-over from the footer of the previous page. Further, my source reveals that the edits referenced below actually originated from new council member Todd Donovan. Perhaps he can explain?
Tonight’s County Council meeting is starting to look like the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
The prosecutor Todd Donovan has apparently reacted badly to the County Council taking a leadership role to guide jail planning efforts following the defeat of the county’s proposed sales tax levy last November. Continue reading
If you click the graphic link above you can page back and forth between the three proposed Whatcom County Jail planning resolutions up for review by the county council tonight.
March 8, 2016 Dena Jensen
Former candidate for Whatcom County Executive in the November 2016 election, and human rights activist, Joy Gilfilen alerted people on Facebook today about resolutions regarding jail planning that are up for review by the Whatcom County Council tonight, March 8, 2016. Continue reading
March 3, 2016 Dena Jensen
This is one of those stories that gradually unfolds to its stomach-turning conclusion. I will be walking you through it step by step, so bear with me. Continue reading
We may never knowSat, Feb 27, 2016, 12:24 pm Tip Johnson
In the original Whatcom County Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Finance Committee was scheduled to hear an “Update from Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo regarding jail use agreement negotiations with the City of Bellingham (AB2016-100).”
February 17, 2016 Wendy Harris
It is the environmental regulations that implement the policies and goals in the county comprehensive plan, as reflected in Chapter 11 on the Environment and a few other places. It is adopted as part of the County Code, in Chapter 16 and is referred to as the Critical Area Ordinance, or CAO. Continue reading
February 16, 2016 Dena Jensen
Anyone who is familiar with, and potentially concerned about, the issue of dredging gravel from the Nooksack River may want to listen to the meeting audio from the Whatcom County Natural Resources Committee meeting on February 9, 2016. Continue reading
One open door is not enoughSun, Feb 14, 2016, 7:54 pm Tip Johnson
The life of a lowly editorialist is such that we often don’t have access to the resources needed to redress the grievances we detail.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Tim Johnson
IN A BIND: “You break it, you own it” is an adage familiar to most people; and it was always understood that the next solutions to Whatcom County’s failed jail initiative would have to come from the communities most opposed to the $120 million sales tax proposal for a new justice center in Ferndale.[…]
Look at the bottom of the agenda to review the introduction items, and you will see a “Resolution adopting a Statement of Incarceration Prevention, Criminal Justice, and Jail Planning Principles for Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health systems (AB2016-072).” Any comments on that will need to be made at open session in the evening. Continue reading
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