The WA Utilities and Transportation Commission granted BNSF’s petition to close the railroad crossing at Valley View Rd. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Whatcom County
Fuller calls on Coast Guard to ‘stand on the right side of history’ / Northwest Citizen, Guest writer, Rob Lewis
Matt Fuller photographed Feb. 15. Fuller awaits the outcome of his March 17 appeal hearing. Rob Lewis guest writes this report.
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 2:37 pm Guest writer, Rob Lewis
SEATTLE — During his March 17 appeal hearing, Matt Fuller delivered a detailed and unapologetic defense of his 22-hour occupation of the anchor chain on the Arctic Challenger, a drilling-support vessel for Shell Oil Company.
March 2016 Road Widening Project Coming to Mount Baker Highway / The Mount Baker Times
In case you haven’t been up to Maple Falls over the last couple of weeks then you might not have noticed all of the trees that have been cut down on the North side of the road.[…]
REvision Division Reduces Waste by Thinking Outside the Box / Whatcom Talk, Lorraine Wilde
March 17, 2016 Lorraine Wilde
In our busy lives, it’s pretty easy to overlook where our furniture comes from, how it’s made, and the history of the materials from which it was built. But REvision Division, a modest part of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities’ RE Store, is trying to change that.
Whatcom 2036, County Council begins hearings on growth plan / Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Tim Johnson ·
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
County Issues Clarifying Information Regarding Public Hearings / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
I received this response to a late night email to the county, and I was not the only person who was having problems from what I hear. Continue reading
Thoughts and Recommendations Regarding Public Records Requests / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
There are few laws as important for Washington residents as the Public Records Act and the Open Public Meetings Act and yet, they are under constant pressure from cities and counties who wish to minimize the public’s access to information.You do not respond to a few alleged abusers by reducing access to information for everyone. Continue reading
Louws’ personal agenda hinders public process / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
The County Executive’s first term was fairly low key and avoided controversy. But he is making up for it in a second term with a personal agenda that is increasingly in conflict with public process. Continue reading
Guide for voting in Whatcom Conservation District tomorrow / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
North is at top of photo. Hannegan in the road running bottom to top in the photo, and Pole Road is running left to right. The intersection is known as Hinote’s Corner from the original gas station here.
Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 5:13 pm John Servais
The Whatcom Conservation District is supported by our state taxes. The state legislature provides funds to the state conservation committee which in turn distributes those funds to each of the 45 conservation districts in Washington state.
Notes on the Dynamic North Shore of Bellingham Bay / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Dan McShane
A little shore bluff history review of the north shore of Bellingham Bay shows that shoreline indicates that this a very dynamic area. Click on the images to make them larger. Continue reading
noisy waters northwest 
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