OCEAN FARMS PROPAGANDA
The direct mail card supporting Proposition 2025-07 in the October 17 mail delivery alongside our ballots and voters pamphlet in Blaine was paid for by Ocean Farms LLC. Ocean Farms LLC is the Avista at Birch Point developer hoping to be annexed by the City of Blaine because city development standards and critical area protections are far lower than Whatcom County and Washington State, thus making more profits for developers (and more pollution for Birch Bay). Unfortunately for Ocean Farms, Whatcom County on October 3 sent a letter to the City of Blaine essentially saying Birch Point annexation is off the table due to the entire area being a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area, and due to the failure of Blaine City Council to adopt a Capital Facilities Plan showing detailed costs of annexation to Blaine taxpayers, which is required by state law prior to any annexations. They also told Blaine it has enough vacant land without annexing. The only purpose of the fraudule...