How long should it take to determine the environmental
impacts of environmentally-friendly renewable energy projects?
The sudden cancellation of the Green Apple Project left Whatcom County leaders and legislators surprised and disappointed but determined to somehow bring the project stakeholders back to the table.
Local Lawmakers Hope to Revive Phillips 66 Joint Venture for the Green Apple-Renewable Diesel Project
What’s new in 2020 for the Port of Bellingham
Commissioners for the Port of Bellingham are rotating commission seats for 2020. Michael Shepard, who was serving as secretary, is now president. Bobby Briscoe, who was serving as president, is now vice president. Ken Bell, who was serving as vice president, is now secretary. The decision was made at the Port’s Dec. 10, 2019 meeting. Commissioner Briscoe said “it’s been …
Whatcom County Council Receives Warning Letter from Legal Representative for British Petroleum of Cherry Point
Letter to the Whatcom County Council concerning the “Interim Moratorium” from Brian Israel of Arnold & Porter: At its meeting on December 3, 2019, the Whatcom County Council voted to enact an eighth extension of the “Moratorium on the Acceptance and Processing of Applications and Permits in the Cherry Point Urban Growth Area the Primary Purpose of Which Would B …
Port Commission discusses adding more commissioners
Commissioners of the Port of Bellingham discussed the possibility of increasing the number of Port commissioners from three to five at their public meeting on Nov. 5, 2019. The public meeting began at 4:30 pm. The three current Port commissioners — Board President Ken Bell, Vice President Bobby Briscoe and Secretary Michael Shepard — were all present. During the public …
Citizen Journalism: Whatcom County Council Meeting Report for October 22, 2019
Birch Bay’s Golf Cart Zone was one of the main points of interest at the Whatcom County Council meeting on October 22, 2019. The public meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. Council members Barbara Brenner, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey and Satpal Sidhu were present. Link to October 22, 2019 Whatcom County Council …
Citizen Journalism: Port of Bellingham Meeting Report for October 8, 2019
A waterfront residential project and Bellingham Makerspace were some of the more interesting topics discussed at the Port of Bellingham Commission regular meeting on October 8, 2019.