By: Wendy Harris

Will Lake Whatcom Watershed Reconveyance Be Approved?
Wendy Harris · Mon May 21, 2012
After years of debate, the County Council may be requesting that DNR approve the Reconveyance
City Staff Lacks Impartiality On Dock Closure
Wendy Harris · Tue May 15, 2012
A City staff memo on the Bloedel dock closure reads more like an advocacy brief
R.G. Haley Site: Will Funding Come With a Side of Dioxin?
Wendy Harris · Mon May 7, 2012
Dioxin contaminated sediment dredged from Squalicum Harbor, dumped at the Cornwall Landfill, may be spread across the R.G. Haley site.
Port and City Provide The Truth But Not the Whole Truth
Wendy Harris · Sat May 5, 2012
Treaty Rights and Public Rights Ignored During Joint Port/City Meeting on Status of Waterfront Redevelopment
1 comment
City Has No Love For Fish and Wildlife
Wendy Harris · Thu Mar 29, 2012
Development at Bloedel Park ignores impacts to important shoreline habitat
2 comments
Chilling Effect on Comments Created by Council Chair
Wendy Harris · Fri Feb 17, 2012
Attempts by the County Council Chairperson to move the open public comment period to the end of a Council meeting will reduce public input.
1 comment
This Is What Conflict Of Interest Looks Like
Wendy Harris · Wed Feb 15, 2012
Lesa Starkenburg, former County contract attorney for GMA appeal, demands recusal of Council members who oppose development proposal by her private client, Nor’West Gravel
1 comment
Compliance, Noncompliance and Invalidity in Whatcom County
Wendy Harris · Sun Jan 29, 2012
The County’s rural planning actions have not just failed to comply with the GMA…they have contradicted the goals of the GMA.
3 comments
Planning Commissioner Mocks Environmental Concern For Coal Terminal
Wendy Harris · Sun Jan 15, 2012
Planning Commissioner Onkels should recuse himself from review of environmental impacts at GPT.
3 comments
Property Rights Protected Under Lake Whatcom Stormwater Proposal
Wendy Harris · Mon Jan 9, 2012
The County’s proposed stormwater regulations for Lake Whatcom will increase development without improving water quality
2 comments
Bellingham Herald removes comments
Wendy Harris · Fri Dec 30, 2011
Decide for yourself if this blog comment, posted under my own name, should have been flagged and removed from the Bellingham Herald Online Edition.
1 comment
Herald Permits Censorship of Pro-Occupy Bellingham Comments
Wendy Harris · Fri Dec 30, 2011
Anyone can “flag” a blog posting, resulting in immediate removal of your comment, regardless of merit. This is occuring for comments supporting OB.
1 comment
City Exceeds Scope of Occupy Bellingham Eviction
Wendy Harris · Wed Dec 28, 2011
The City infringed on the public’s right to peaceful assembly in a public park by enforcing an inappropriate public safety law
2 comments
Dock Increases Risk of Invasive Species on Lake Whatcom
Wendy Harris · Sun Dec 18, 2011
Relocation of a dock to Bloedel Donovan Park underscores failure to protect Lake Whatcom from invasive species
Planning Commission Fails to Remove Cherry Point From Birch Bay Mitigation Plan
Wendy Harris · Wed Dec 14, 2011
Claiming it is unfair to treat large property owners different than small property owners, the Commission refuses to remove industrial areas from buffer mitigation proposal.
Loophole Benefits SSA and Undermines Birch Bay Mitigation Proposal
Wendy Harris · Wed Dec 7, 2011
Tell the Planning Commission to eliminate this loophole
2 comments
Update on Cherry Point Buffer Mitigation Proposal
Wendy Harris · Fri Dec 2, 2011
Planning Staff’s recommended revision will not prevent SSA from reducing wetland buffers.
County Proposal Includes New Cherry Point Buffer Mitigation Requirements
Wendy Harris · Tue Nov 22, 2011
The County’s new mitigation proposal is unlikely to be adequate for Cherry Point’s industrial impacts to habitat buffers
3 comments
Lake regulations will increase development
Wendy Harris · Mon Nov 14, 2011
Proposed new storm water regulations will increase Lake Whatcom development. Hearing this Thursday.
1 comment
Lake Whatcom Issues Ignored During Elections
Wendy Harris · Sun Nov 6, 2011
Important events concerning the Lake occurred during the election with little comment from the public, the candidates or the media.
16 comments

Wendy Harris

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Mar 31, 2008
Wendy was well-known for her civic participation in both Bellingham and Whatcom County. She was a dedicated environmentalist, a friend to all animals, a fearless writer, and an outspoken critic on civic issues. For many years, Wendy was a force to be reckoned with as she wrote for NW Citizen, the Whatcom Watch, and other local publications. She died in August, 2023.

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