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OPPOSING BLAINE UGA PROPOSAL

October 1 letter to Whatcom County Planning Commission: Water Planning Matters, formerly Blaine Water Coalition, will participate in the Whatcom County Planning Commission hearing to  oppose the City of Blaine UGA/UGA Reserve Proposal . Additionally, I wish to submit the following concern for the hearing record about the invalidity of the Blaine proposal due to  direct financial conflicts of interest by three Blaine officials  who used their office to engage in self-dealing--voting on rezone amendments to the Blaine Municipal Code on their own properties, a crime in Washington State under the Ethics in Public Service Act. In section IV, UGA Growth Allocation Proposal, it states, "The City has already taken the first few actions, including increasing maximum building height in the Central Business Waterview District, adopting a residential parking relief program for the entire Central Business District, and creating a new Urban Mixed Use zoning to accommodate middle housin...

ALICIA RULE ENDORSES TRUMP SUPPORTER

Whatcom Democrats have endorsed Eric Lewis for Blaine City Council. Blaine Mayor Mary Lou Steward and Democrat State Representative Alicia Rule (former Blaine City Councilwoman) have endorsed his opponent Jiggy Sorrell , a Trump-supporting Republican.