Blaine Confidential

4/25/25 letter to City of Blaine: Blaine City Manager Mike Harmon has recommended  giving Blaine Community Development Services director Alexander Wenger a raise  to $12,437.33 per month. This must be in recognition of Mr. Wenger's devotion to criminal misconduct, approving unlawful Planned Unit Developments, falsifying SEPA determinations, lying to the city council about stormwater management, handing out variances to friends, and violating all state and federal environmental protection laws on behalf of crooked developers such as Blaine City Councilman Mike Hill and Gurdeep Bains. Wenger and Harmon should be prosecuted, not rewarded for their crimes. Ps--In addition to Alexander Wenger's crimes listed above, please note he also illegally altered public records to prevent citizen oversight of his criminal activities, as well as facilitated conflicts of interest on behalf of Councilman Hill and on the choreographed Downtown Advisory Committee self-dealing.

4/21/25 letter to Whatcom County: The   Whatcom County 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update   is a farce. Public participation is limited to emailing comments that no one responds to, while   bureaucrats collaborate with building and real estate lobbyists   to update our plan for their benefit at the expense of our communities.  In the City of Blaine,  our comprehensive plan update that you are mandated under state law to supervise and harmonize with that of the county  has been corrupted by 1. a FREE SPEECH BAN for the last fourteen months, under which  Blaine citizens are forbidden from orally addressing our city council at their meetings , 2. HABITUAL VIOLATIONS of the Growth Management Act, State Environmental Policy Act, and Clean Water Act by Blaine Community Development Services, and 3. the FAILURE OF WHATCOM COUNTY to intervene despite  numerous requests to the Whatcom County Executive, Whatcom County Prosecutor, and Whatcom County Council ...

The  2025 Blaine City Council election candidate filing week   is May 5-9, 2025. Candidates must be registered voters and reside in the ward for which they are filing. At-large candidates can reside anywhere in Blaine.  Write-In candidates m ust file a declaration by August 5 (primary) or November 4 (general). Rhyan Lopez and Eric Davidson voted NO TO FREE SPEECH on February 10, 2025. Mike Hill voted YES TO CHANGING THE BLAINE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR HIS FINANCIAL BENEFIT six times. Councilmember Position Term End Eric Lewis Ward 1 - Position 2 2025 Rhyan Lopez Ward 2 - Position 4 2025 Eric Davidson Ward 3 - Position 6 2025 Mike Hill At-Large - Position 7 2025

4/20/25 letter to Washington Newspaper Publishers Association : Patrick Grubb, member of Washington Newspaper Publishers Association foundation board, is corrupt. The Northern Light, which he publishes, has covered up criminal misconduct by Blaine officials for three years, simultaneously vilifying community activists attempting to hold their government accountable. Please read my testimony in the public record which includes links. https://www.ci.blaine.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/21961/2025-02-25-05-44---BLAINE-TOXIC-COVERUP

4/19/25 letter to City of Blaine: To clarify  the difference between abstaining on a city council vote and recusing oneself from voting  on a city council matter, abstain simply means one is not voting;  recuse means stating why one is not voting  and leaving the chambers prior to discussion and vote. If it is due to a  conflict of interest , then simply abstaining but not recusing oneself does not satisfy this  state-mandated legal requirement.

4/19/25 letter to City of Blaine: I have come to accept that collectively you are very slow learners, but clearly below average intelligence on your part is no excuse under the law for violating the Blaine City Council Rules of Procedure, in which it is plainly stated that the mayor is obligated to ensure that conflicts of interest do not happen at city council meetings. In the case of Blaine, our mayor and city manager have been accomplices to facilitating conflicts of interest, leaving it to the rest of you on the council to censure both Mayor Mary Lou Steward, Blaine City Manager Mike Harmon, and Blaine City Councilman Mike Hill whom they protected from exposure as a crook.  Your lack of integrity by failing to address this organized crime in Blaine City Hall makes you all complicit in lawsuits to come. Cowardice is not an excuse.