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 …
Long-term Democrat Sends Message to the Party
Gary Hagland shared a message from a Skagit County Democrat to be forwarded and shared to the Democrat Party of Washington State. This is his message to them. FYI: CAPR is a nonpartisan organization, but it supports property rights without fear or favor. The WA Democrat Party’s record on Skagit’s water problems is pretty clear and the party is not …
The Push for “Legal” Trespass
There was a significant push during the latest Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) review process to make Whatcom County Farm Plan information part of the public record. In the council review workshop on July 11, 2017, former councilman Carl Weimer proposed the following amendment regarding farm plan disclosure ITEM 13 (Originally Issue 146) (Weimer) 16.16.870 Limited Public Disclosure Amend subsection (B) to …
Feb. 8th, 2018 – Whatcom County Conservation District Regular Meeting
Meeting Summary: Doug Allen -Director of the Bellingham Office for State Department of Ecology (DOE)- introduced two new field inspectors and discussed starting to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Whatcom County Conservation District (CD) and State DOE to delegate responsibility of which department is responsible for what tasks in Whatcom County when completing Agriculture field inspections. A …
Feb. 7th, 2018 – #WakeUpWhatcom Update
In this update: Last chance to request mail-in ballot for Conservation Dist. Election Whatcom County Planning update on permit exempt wells Realtors’ Association weighs in on County reactions to Hirst fix Growth Mgmt Hearings Board – new ruling on County Hirst compliance Just in – Well Owners meeting scheduled URGENT – URGENT -URGENT Last chance to request a mail-in ballot …
2018-Jan 17: Organizing for Whatcom County – Citizen Journalist Report
Subject: Management Team meeting– Attention Organizing for Whatcom County Chair The Management Team met on January 17, 2018 and was attended by approximately 25 government agency representatives and private citizens. Twelve members sat at the ‘table’ representing Bellingham, Whatcom County Planning and Development, PUD, Fish and Wildlife, two-members from Lummi Business Council, three-members from the Nooksack Tribe, and a representative …