tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post241340720457033049..comments2023-11-22T22:04:17.326-08:00Comments on Get Whatcom Planning: Rural Element: No Peace In Our TimeJean Melioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-59665539295727572302012-08-09T12:33:15.796-07:002012-08-09T12:33:15.796-07:00Too true. I'm a (bad) poet and didn't kno...Too true. I'm a (bad) poet and didn't know it.Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-35924399782327624922012-08-09T12:20:27.374-07:002012-08-09T12:20:27.374-07:00Nice Doctor Seussian finish there.Nice Doctor Seussian finish there.Steensmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-71309968900010531292012-08-09T09:29:20.513-07:002012-08-09T09:29:20.513-07:00There are many things about Whatcom County that ta...There are many things about Whatcom County that take me back to upstate New York. And yes, that appears to be the size of things. <br /><br />Or maybe fighting IS winning. The law that the County hasn't complied with has been on the books for 15 years. The County fights and loses, but in the meantime, there's been a whole lot of development out in rural areas and vested rights for a WHOLE lot more. So the folks who are fighting have "won" by delay.<br /><br />They've "won" 77 stream reaches that have been designated impaired water bodies, and oversubscribed water, and shorelines that are closed to shellfish harvest, and a polluted aquifer, and a polluted lake that is the drinking water sources for half the County, too. But those costs are externalized to everybody, so I guess that they don't count for planning purposes. Only the profits from land conversion are included in the equation. <br /><br />Luckily, we have gorgeous mountains and a beautiful bay. And the sun is out today. Hooray!Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-16727208516555498912012-08-09T05:08:22.722-07:002012-08-09T05:08:22.722-07:00Here in the Adirondacks (northern NY state park th...Here in the Adirondacks (northern NY state park the size of Vermont) where planning issues are historically contentious, it has been said, "Adirondackers would rather fight than win." I take it that is also the attitude of your politicians.Ann Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711580039490815539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-22918594497651936122012-08-09T00:57:33.200-07:002012-08-09T00:57:33.200-07:00It's okay Carl, because under the Affordable C...It's okay Carl, because under the Affordable Care Act, I'm sure this is now covered.ApexNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058325929564211196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-41560946516127034592012-08-08T20:34:25.963-07:002012-08-08T20:34:25.963-07:00I'm thinking about suing the electorate for su...I'm thinking about suing the electorate for subjecting me to itCarl Weimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-43560921493469003602012-08-08T18:37:47.512-07:002012-08-08T18:37:47.512-07:00Reconveyance will be September 11th. They introdu...Reconveyance will be September 11th. They introduced the motion last night.Bob_Aegerterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281914076649773604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-72452552972985314122012-08-08T17:35:34.857-07:002012-08-08T17:35:34.857-07:00I am suffering from post-traumatic council disorde...I am suffering from post-traumatic council disorder. Am I entitled to compensation under the GMA?Wendy Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989736805329230209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-81025730476772254372012-08-08T13:45:36.719-07:002012-08-08T13:45:36.719-07:00And John Lesow, too! How could I forget fearless ...And John Lesow, too! How could I forget fearless John Lesow?<br /><br />John was reprimanded, too, for talking back when one of the Council members misrepresented what he had said.Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-86925798005209787802012-08-08T13:19:19.294-07:002012-08-08T13:19:19.294-07:00I think that the reconveyance hearing is next time...I think that the reconveyance hearing is next time. Blessedly, I'll be out of town.Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-4926004302833947342012-08-08T13:16:54.635-07:002012-08-08T13:16:54.635-07:00That pretty much was the meeting. About 6 people ...That pretty much was the meeting. About 6 people spoke -- Kate Blystone on behalf of Futurewise; Roger Almskaar (wanted wording changes), Ellen Baker (didn't want the County to negotiate with Futurewise or us), Wendy Harris (the Rural Element won't protect the environment), one or two others. The Council's deliberations focused largely on complaining, bitterly, about me (in particular), Wendy, Futurewise, the Growth Management Act and the Hearings Board. <br /><br />I've been to some weird public meetings, including one where protestors dressed in squirrel costumes dumped a pile of nuts in front of the dais. (This was not in Whatcom County, of course, or those squirrels would be behind bars.) But this was by far the most unpleasant.Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-38487338103036948132012-08-08T13:09:56.120-07:002012-08-08T13:09:56.120-07:00Haven't you figured out yet that they don'...Haven't you figured out yet that they don't want to hear anything unless it supports their ill-conceived position? Besides, you insist on muddying the waters (pun intended) with the facts. Until you are ready to "sell" them the "science" they want, you will continue to just annoy them. Are they still trying to reverse the reconveyance????Sue Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-40134089463575238972012-08-08T12:32:05.953-07:002012-08-08T12:32:05.953-07:00Wow. So... other than that... how was the meeting?...Wow. So... other than that... how was the meeting?ApexNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058325929564211196noreply@blogger.com