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By Erin KElly The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) met April 16 at the community center, covering drainage funding options, governance changes, transportation funding, and a proposed campground that drew significant public comment.
Drainage funding options Whatcom County Public Works expanded on earlier discussions about funding solutions for Point Roberts drainage issues, outlining three possibilities: a Flood Control Zone District, a focused stormwater utility, and a countywide utility. Each option came with trade-offs related to cost, local control and longterm sustainability, and both committee members and residents asked questions during the presentation. County Councilmember atlarge Jon Scanlon also provided a broader county update, including progress on the comprehensive plan, jail and behavioral health projects, and a potential countywide ferry district to address a funding shortfall for the aging Lummi Island ferry.
Term limits change The PRCAC approved a motion to shift at-large member terms from two years to four years. Voter’s association representative Allison Calder said, “Everything I was seeing was four years” when comparing other advisory committees, and supported allowing “two consecutive terms” followed by a two-year break. At-large member Rhys-Thorvald Hansen backed the change, noting shorter terms can limit effectiveness. “They can take, like, a year or two to really learn what is going on … and then you would only have a year or two before you are out,” Hansen said.
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Firefighters drill during an intake testing event and engineer academy training on weekends in April. Photo by Erin Kelly
Fire district moves closer to $1.4 million grant for station remodel By Erin KElly
At the fire district’s regular monthly April meeting, Fire Chief Christopher Carleton’s report highlighted a potentially transformative federal grant as well as a stricter stance on illegal burning in the community, and commissioner Norman Katz announced his resignation.
Building grant application moves to next phase The department has advanced to the next stage of a USDA grant application
worth more than $1.4 million, which would help pay for a major renovation of the fire station. “If we are lucky to receive it … we’ll receive a little over $1.4 million for the remodel,” Carleton said. The total project is expected to exceed $2 million. The rest of the funding would come out of the district’s capital reserve, which now sits around $1.6 million. The chief is working with King Architecture from Bellingham. They’ve
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