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GMA PROCESS OVER CONTENT

July 13, 2026 letter to county council: No matter how relieved you might be to put the new comprehensive plan to bed, it will be a short relief if you allow the corruption of the planning process in Blaine to stand unchallenged. The law clearly states the public participation component is fundamental and mandatory, not optional. By neglecting to see that Blaine observed and followed that state mandate, you have placed the Blaine section of the county plan--and indeed the county plan itself--in jeopardy. Allowing the municipality of Blaine to treat its citizens as the enemy to be deterred at all costs places you in the docket when this goes to federal court for violating our civil and constitutional rights. The county council's indifference to our suffering threats to our lives for attempting to participate in planning our community's future will not be forgotten or forgiven. Giving the criminal administration of Blaine what they want makes you culpable.

MUNICIPAL THUGGERY MATTERS

July 13, 2026 letter to Whatcom County Council: While you contemplate how much municipal thuggery and corruption you will tolerate in the City of Blaine comprehensive planning process, try to imagine what happened in Blaine happening in Bellingham:  1) Citizens speak out against self-dealing by public officials in amending the municipal code, only to be threatened with murder by a friend of the mayor. When citizens complain to the police, the city manager defames them. When they obtain civil protection orders from Whatcom District Court, city police intimidate them in court and at their homes. 2) Citizens file complaints against police misconduct with the State Criminal Justice Training Commission, and the city council and city manager demonize the citizens in public meetings and local media.  3) When the state senator representing the citizens demonizes them in a defamatory letter to the commission, the citizens file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Board. As superviso...