Whatcom County Council Evening Meeting, Tuesday, 7/10/2018. Whatcom County Council meeting had some ominous business, normal politics, and some enjoyable, humorous moments. The ominous is the anti-growth anti-Cherry Point crowd, directed by the leadership within RE Sources and their apparent control of five of the WC Councilpersons. They have been working on the Cherry Point Urban Growth Areas (UGA) Comprehensive …
Citizen Journalism: Port of Bellingham Meeting Reports for July 10th
Report for Port of Bellingham Board Meeting, July 10, 2018 The public meeting opened at 3:30 pm and immediately recessed to a closed. Executive Session. The meeting reconvened at 4:30 pm. Board President Ken Bell, Vice President Bobby Briscoe, and Secretary Michael Bell were all present, with Briscoe attending by phone. Bell said no action was taken during the closed Executive Session. …
Citizen Journalism: Current Status of Whatcom County’s Water Resource Planning Program
Minutes and opinion piece from the Whatcom County Planning Unit work over the previous month. This information has been submitted and provided to Common Threads NW from the combined works of Skip Richards and Roger Almskaar. Current Status of Whatcom County’s Water Resource Planning Program This report is the first in a monthly series. It will summarize the background and …
Citizen Journalism: Planning Unit Meeting May 9th, 2018
The following meeting minutes were provided by a CTNW Citizen Journalist. PU – GFC Meeting – Draft Meeting Notes; BIAW Conference Room (1650 Baker Creek Pl., Bellingham, WA 98226), May 9, 2018, 2:00-4:00pm Attendees: Kurt Baumgarten, Linda Twitchell, Henry Bierlink, Rebecca Schlotterback, Ander Russell, Shannon Moore, Fred Likkel, Dan Eisses, Paul Isaacson, John Mercer, Skip Richards, Gary Stoyka, Cliff Strong, Becky Peterson …
Citizen Journalism: Port of Bellingham May 1, 2018
The meeting was called to order by President Ken Bell at 4:30 pm. Vice President Bobby Briscoe and Secretary Michael Shepard were in attendance. No comments were made during the public comment period. Minutes for the April 17th meeting were approved. Seven consent items were approved without comment. They included: The consent to assignment of fueling premises and assets including …
Ignoring Costs to Community the Bellingham City Council Approves 100% Green Energy Agenda
WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE NEWS UPDATE City of Bellingham Passes Clean Energy Measure Industry warnings about costs, reliability overruled, by Brett Bonner, WBA Public Policy Director The Bellingham City Council has decided to move the city toward 100% renewable electricity, heating and transportation by 2035. The Council voted Monday night (5/7/18) in favor of a resolution that energy industry representatives say …