Doing his job of keeping us safe is enough. He will, of course, respond to ICE requests for assistance when needed, but will not use our resources to hunt down, round up and hand over people in Whatcom County who are such a large part of our economy. You know them. A circus or an LSD-infused fever dream. The visual and aesthetic dissonance is deafening. Will large rock be crushed into smaller ones? Where is water coming from to wash it all? The port is also undertaking improvements in the existing infrastructure at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal, apparently aimed at loading heavy cargo.
Are they already gearing up for this specifically? In spite of claims of greater transparency, I would be skeptical, based on past dealings. How many jobs, family-wage jobs or not will be created? A few additional truck drivers and a handful of equipment operators perhaps.
Hammer, a wave of pre-emptive road rage washes over while reading the CDN article outlining the litany of I-5 delays associated with several forthcoming culvert replacement projects CDN, Jan.
The irony in another article CDN, Jan. My line of work involves assisting municipalities and private citizens with obtaining permits for stream-related developments โ all of which are required to upsize when modifying culverts on fish-bearing streams.
In conjunction with the numerous voluntary passage enhancements by cities and non-profits, these serve to effectively and incrementally fix the blockages between state-managed crossings and increase accessible habitat.
