Welcome to Noisy Waters Northwest! Many facts, figures, stories, and perspectives are, sadly, often unheralded in our local media in Whatcom County, Washington. Click on the title of items on our picturesque story board for a refreshing splash of information that won’t be held back. If you prefer a list format click on the All Info Lists, here or the tab listed under Menu or next to our header. There is a search field on the list pages to search all information on this blog site. All posts note their categories of commentary or news related content. Continue reading
The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame / Facebook comment, Joy Gilfilen
(Note: the following is a comment Joy posted on the post above in the Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition Facebook group.)
The problem is that most of this is political lobbying and half-truths. The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame of mismanagement to others, and the guilt of overcrowding to the state or to his powerlessness to change anything. Continue reading
Railroads Try to Sneak Into GMA with Stronger Provisions / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Has anyone been tracking HOUSE BILL 2468, Concerning rail dependent uses for purposes of the growth management act and related development regulations? Continue reading
Super Bowl 50 – Wretched Excess / NorthwestCitizen, Dick Conoboy
Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 11:45 am Dick Conoboy
Two years ago I wrote an article on this site explaining my rationale for not having watched the Super Bowl. Continue reading
Bellingham Planning Commission last night / Facebook Post, Whatcom Hawk, Dick Conoboy
Bellingham Planning Commission last night. The PC went over the housing chapter of the Comp Plan. Continue reading
County Council Agenda for Tuesday Has Important Items for Review / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Look at the bottom of the agenda to review the introduction items, and you will see a “Resolution adopting a Statement of Incarceration Prevention, Criminal Justice, and Jail Planning Principles for Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health systems (AB2016-072).” Any comments on that will need to be made at open session in the evening. Continue reading
Northwest Jobs Alliance’s Smear Continues / Facebook post, Sandy Robson
In its February 2, 2016 ad, Northwest Jobs Alliance (NWJA), led by SSA Marine’s Gateway Pacific Terminal consultant Craig Cole, along with John Huntley and Brad Owens, continues to misrepresent Lummi Nation’s comments submitted on the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Update. Continue reading
Fictions in Collision / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Tim Johnson
FICTIONS IN COLLISION: Whatcom County Council held a long and crowded, rancorous session on the update of the county’s Comprehensive Plan last week. Continue reading