Charter Change would make it as easy to get an ordinance on the ballot as it is in the City of Bellingham alone. Under the proposal it would take about 6500 signatures to get an ordinance on the ballot COUNTYWIDE while it takes 6100 signatures to do the same in the CITY of BELLINGHAM. Whatcom County Council 2021 The County Council garnered enough votes at the June 1st County Council Meeting to ...
Whatcom County:Port Of Bellingham District 2 Kelly Krieger Candidate for District 2 Port of Bellingham I am running to be Port Commissioner in District 2. I want our Port to lead the way on creating a business environment that is prepared to foster high-paying industries of the future. Grounded in a strong vision for Whatcom County’s future, I focus on clean energy jobs, building a workforce with strong engineering and technology skills, ...
In an open letter addressed to the Bellingham School District a group of local parents expressed their concerns. They claim that "The divisive ideology to which you’ve subscribed has no place in public schools". The full letter is below Open Letter to Bellingham Public Schools All children add value to the community and all children should be treated with dignity and respect. Kids should be taught to celebrate each other’s differences and we are ...
Washington State Map after 2010 Redistricting From beginning to end the redistricting process really matters as demographics change and the Census is taken. Process to "Count" people changes on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Beginning Nov 19, 2020 (16 Days after the Presidential election) Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham said that "during post-collection processing, certain processing anomalies [had] been discovered." And census figures would have to be held past the December 31st ...
KAMAL BHACHU FILES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE Kamal officially filed for the position of County Council at Large. Kamal holds Kamal Bhachu Whatcom County Council At Large Candidate a deep desire to serve the people of Whatcom County. Since immigrating from Punjab, India as a teenager in 1996, Kamal has made Whatcom county his home. Kamal and his wife, Tami, have settled in the Blaine area with their ...
Normal Filing for the 2021 Election ended on Friday May 21st and the field of candidates is set for the Primary August 3rd (with ballots going out on July 14th.) There will be one Countywide race in the Primary: County Council At-Large. There will be a total of 9 Primaries in Whatcom County this year. We have included School Districts in our list below as they seem to have drawn more interest than ...
The official 2021 Political season starts off on Monday May 17th In the State of Washington Please go to The Whatcom County Elections Candidate Resources Page here to get information on what you need to run for office. Please see our related stories: Barry Buchanan to Run for another term as an At-Large Whatcom County Council Candidate: (Vote on continuing long running moratorium on progress at Cherry Point is on the Agenda for Tuesday ...
This Tuesday May 18th 2021 the Council Council agenda includes this agenda item: AB2021-227: Ordinance imposing an interim moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications and 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 to be processed at Cherry Point Buchanan Campaign Sign This ordinance is a continuation of the liberal majority's ...
NOTE: The Bellingham Metro News has removed the article from their website due to threats .. Here is the link to the article via The Daily Wire BELLINGHAM, Wash. — All info within this post was obtained from The Daily Wire. Written by Hank Berrien.
One person found dead in at homeless camp 9:00 AM May 7th 2021 The fire department found one person dead after responding to a call of a fire reported in the RV's at a homeless encampment on the 1400-1500 Block of D St in Bellingham about 4:00AM May 7th 2021. One RV was reported destroyed and another damaged. The Picture below was taken by the Fourth Corner on April 26th after reports of ...
