Tuesday was full! PUD: Mostly ordinary business; they are working on their ‘Strategic Plan’ update, held in Lynden, we did not attend; supposed to be ‘white paper’ explaining. They also retained RH2 Engineering, no purpose discussed. RH2, has also hired, via Gary Stoyka WC Public Works and via WC Council; which may help explain PUD retaining RH2? Whatcom County Council …
Whatcom County Council to Introduce New Interim Moratorium for Cherry Point
Whatcom County Council passes the introduction of a 5th interim moratorium on facilities at Cherry Point during their July 24th, 2018 meeting. Council members introduced ordinance (AB2018-077B) “Imposing an interim moratorium on accepting permits for new or expanded facilities in the Cherry Point urban growth area, the primary purpose of which would be the shipment of unrefined fossil fuels not …
Latest Council Discussion On Cherry Point
County Council’s Special Committee of the Whole Meeting held Tuesday morning, July 10, 2018 – by Mike Curtiss for CTNW Whatcom County Council members continued their discussion of preliminary draft comprehensive plan and zoning code amendments for Cherry Point during their Special Committee of the Whole on Tuesday morning, July 10. For the last 4 meetings, council members have been …
Citizen Journalist – WC Council Meeting and Planning Unit Meeting for July 10, 2018
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 …
Update on public water systems and exempt wells in Whatcom County
Update on local efforts to comply with the State Legislature’s mandates for public water systems in the “Hirst Fix” bill passed in January, 2018. Land use consultant Roger Almskaar, also President of the Whatcom Chapter of Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR), presented documents to the Whatcom County Council on June 19th asking for a change to the Drinking Water …
County Council Continues Discussion on Regulations to Cherry Point With Moratorium That Will Restrict Growth and Jobs
The Whatcom County Council continued their discussion of a “temporary” Cherry Point permit moratorium during its Special Committee of the Whole meeting, on June 19th. Councilmembers had asked staff to prepare Comp Plan amendments in an effort to write regulations that would interrupt Cherry Point-based industries to expand business growth and avoid a lawsuit for Whatcom County. Some ideas Council …