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FOURTH CORNER BALLOT DROP LOCATIONS

LOCATIONS   CLALLAM Clallam CB - Clallam Bay Drop Box Drop Box 16990 Highway 112, Clallam Bay, WA  98326 Clallam Clallam County Courthouse - Voter Service Center Voting Center 223 E 4th St Room 042, Port Angeles, WA  98362 Clallam CV - Carlsborg Ballot Drop Box Drop Box 261461 US-101, Sequim, WA  98382 Clallam FW - Forks Drop Box Drop Box 500 E Division St, Forks, WA  98331 Clallam NB - Neah Bay Drop ...

By |2024-08-06T08:27:39-07:00August 6, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Whatcom County Council Delays Putting People’s Initiative on the ballot

An Initiative submitted by a group of citizens in Whatcom County was held up by 4 of 7 Council members from being put on the ballot; which is the standard practice. Background: In the November 2022 Proposition 5 was placed on the ballot by super majority vote of the Council. The Proposition passed by 20 votes. It added a tax of about 19 cents per thousand to all property tax payers and will collect ...

By |2024-07-15T13:11:05-07:00July 15, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Dr Raul Garcia U.S. Senate Candidate to have 6 Days of “Freedom From Fentanyl Walk” July 16 to July 21st

Dr Raul Garcia U.S. Senate Candidate running against Maria Cantwell in the Primary on August 6th. Dr Raul Garcia In an event no one in politics can remember being done in Washington State Dr. Raul Garcia is taking 6 campaigning day to Walk from the Yakima area to Seattle.  His 20 + miles a day walk is to highlight the plight of those who have died from overdoses of Fentanyl and those ...

By |2024-07-12T09:35:06-07:00July 12, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Whatcom County Resolution proposal addresses gas ban cost and puts people first

Councilman Mark Stremler Stremler proposes energy choice to Whatcom County Council In an effort to have the Whatcom County Council get behind the effort to have "energy choice"  Councilman Mark Stremler introduced a resolution which supports energy choices for residents and business owners in Whatcom County.   The County Council had a hearing on June 18th to consider the proposal. Presented near the end of the June 18th meeting (page 6 of 7 ...

By |2024-06-29T08:22:37-07:00June 29, 2024|Fourth Corner News|6 Comments

Bellingham City Council approves emergency landmark tree protections

City Council approves emergency landmark tree protections  The ordinance takes effect immediately and protects the largest, most significant trees in Bellingham May 21, 2024 - by Ryan Key-Wynne, Planning and Community Development Under the City’s emergency landmark tree ordinance, any healthy tree with a trunk diameter of 36 inches or greater will be automatically considered a “landmark tree” and receive special protections. To prevent the removal of exceptional trees in anticipation of new regulations, the ...

Past Issues of the Fourth Corner NewsLetter

Archive Fourth Corner Issues Here August 6th 2024 at 9:22 am PDT Last Chance to vote today!! July 15th 2024 at 1:28 pm PDT Brian Heywood on Fear of the electorate, Local Initiative runs into roadblock to get on the ballot. June 29th 2024 at 8:44 am PDT Resolution at Whatcom County Council Considers energy choices for citizens. Last week for Signing Petition See Locations June 12th 2024 at 5:40 am PDT ...

By |2024-08-16T07:12:33-07:00June 11, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Do you know your Superior Court Judges

Do you know your Superior Court Judges... many never appear on the ballot. Trooper Gadd THE way Superior Court Judges are elected came to light recently, to this reporter,  in the case of a state trooper that was killed on the Freeway in Marysville.  A suspect in the case just had his bail reduced from $1,000,000 to $100,000 by Judge Richard Okrent in Snohomish County. This suspect was in Snohomish County jail ...

Single Family Homes and the American Dream Reduced by State Action by John Lesow

John Lesow Guest Writer “Planners on Both Sides of the Border are on the Same Page…And it’s the Wrong Page.” At their April 24 meeting at the Bellingham Yacht Club, the Bellingham City Club hosted a pro-development panel discussing the pressing issue of “Balancing Policy, Population and Preservation”. At issue were the recent legislative edicts from Olympia, demanding more housing density in Bellingham and prohibiting Single Family Zoning. The Washington State legislation, ...

Echelon Insights Total Poll on behalf of Concerned Taxpayers of WA.

Challenger Raul Garcia of Yakima. Received 36% of the Respondents to the poll. WEB SITE Challenger Raul Garcia of Yakima. Received 36% of the Respondents to the poll. WEB SITE Incumbent Maria Cantwell of Seattle. Received 44% of the Respondents to the Poll WEB SITE New State Poll Shows Surprising Results for Challengers this Fall A new poll released this week by Echelon Insights and sponsored by Concerned Taxpayers of ...

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