Blaine Confidential

  Questions for Mayor Mary Lou Steward  ( from Donna M.) Q1.  After four of your critics were publicly named in a death threat during a town hall meeting, why did you immediately leave the dais to speak privately with Police Chief Rodger Funk along with Officer Maphumulo in the hallway rather than checking on the safety of the threatened citizens or addressing the threat on the record?     Q2.  Once you knew a credible death threat had been made against named citizens, what did you do to protect them – and why did you choose not to do more?     Q3.  Why did you not publicly state that night - or at any time since - that the City of Blaine does not tolerate threats of murder against critics of the city?     Q4.  You attended the restraining order hearing related to this threat to murder but left immediately after the first order was granted. Why did you not remain to observe the full proceeding or speak with the victims afterwar...

Whatcom County fails to protect Birch Bay from flooding caused by developments at Birch Point . Read more about Birch Bay flooding, pollution and traffic gridlock caused by fraud at the City of Blaine , exacerbating historical flood damage caused by Trillium Corporation, developer of Semiahmoo Resort. Trillium was owned by David Syre, owner of Cascadia Daily News, which has covered up real estate development crimes by the City of Blaine. Local governments are driven by their insatiable desire for property and sales taxes from luxury developments at the expense of existing taxpayers who pay for fixing damage to shorelines, streams and other  Critical Areas . Without a city government to protect them, Birch Bay residents face tall odds as both Blaine and Whatcom County governments neglect their duties to them under state and federal law.