Meaker, Hill, and Bains

5/15/25 letter to city and county:

On May 13, 2025, Scott Meaker and his son allegedly vandalized and threatened Blaine business owner Bill Becht for displaying signs in his store windows advocating for the arrest of Blaine City Council members involved in corruption.

On February 8, 2024, Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) members Gurdeep Bains--a downtown developer with three building sites--and Scott Meaker--a downtown building contractor--were invited by City of Blaine Community Development Services (CDS) to provide presentations to the Blaine Planning Commission to support CDS’s efforts to change downtown zoning and development regulations to financially benefit developers. 

The exact wording of the (DAC) recommendations--voted on by Gurdeep Bains, Scott Meaker, and Blaine Planning Commissioner Kevin Owens--is now written in the downtown zoning code for review. The proposed changes have already been included as a placeholder in the 2024 docket resolution1940-24 that went before Blaine City Council on February 12, 2024.

Commissioner Owens spoke at two Blaine City Council meetings to promote and encourage them to move the DAC recommendations to the Planning Commission where he will review the DAC recommendations, despite concerns raised as to his no longer appearing impartial.

In September 2023, Bains applied to be on the Planning Commission, losing by a 4:3 vote, or he, too, would be voting for a second time on the DAC recommendations. Councilman Hill, who supported Bains's bid, owns the only property downtown suitable for a municipal parking facility--one of the DAC recommendations. Hill did not recuse himself from participating in Council’s discussion session on the DAC recommendations or recuse himself from participating in two City Council votes specific to the DAC downtown zoning and development regulations recommendations.

The Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) members voting on changes to city development regulations on June 6, 2023, included the following members: Mia Richardson, Glen Pentland, Greg McHenry, Scott Meaker, Susan Sturgill, Kevin Owens, and Gurdeep Bains. Gurdeep Bains is a developer who owns three sites downtown. Greg McHenry works for the Port of Bellingham. Scott Meaker is a downtown builder. Kevin Owens is a Blaine Planning Commissioner.

McHenry moved and Bains seconded a motion to reduce minimum parking requirements downtown. Pentland and Sturgill opposed. 

Meaker moved and Owens seconded a motion to investigate a municipal parking facility. Pentland and Sturgill opposed.

Bains moved and Meaker seconded a motion to amend building height restrictions. Pentland opposed.

Meaker moved and McHenry seconded a motion to increase building heights by twelve feet. Pentland opposed.

 

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