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Date: Introduced by d /-f
Proposed No.
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION NAMING AND FIXING THE BOUNDARIES
OF "NORTHWEST PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT ";
DIVIDING THE DISTRICT INTO FIVE SUBDI.VISIONS;
DESIGNATING CANDIDATES FOR FIRST DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS; AND SUBMITTING PROPOSITION TO
FORM DISTRICT AND ELECT FIRST COMMISSIONERS
TO VOTERS AT NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to notice published June 28,
July 5 and July 12, 1979, hearing was held
July 19, 1.979, on petition to forma Park and
Recreation District in Blaine School District except
Point Roberts;
AND WHEREAS, all persons attending were accorded
the opportunity to speak in favor of or in opposition
to the petition; and the County Council gave careful
consideration to the views of those persons who
spoke for or against said proposed district;
IOW, THEREFORE,, I.T IS RESOLVED BY THE WHATCOM
COUNTY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.. the name for said proposed district shall
be "Northwest Park and Recreation District ".
SECTION 2. The Council, having heard the arguments
in favor and in opposition to said proposed district, specifically
finds that all of the land within the proposed boundaries will
be benefited by inclusion in said district.
SECTION 3. No land is added to or eliminated from
the proposed boundaries, and the boundaries of such district
are fixed as the exterior boundaries of Blaine School District
No. 503, including the City of Blaine which has consented to
inclusion by resolution (a certified copy of which was filed with
the petition to form the district), but excepting Point Roberts
which already is contained within the Point Roberts Park and
Recreation District; said boundaries are more particularly
described in Exhibit "A" attached to this resolution and
incorporated herein as though set out in full here.
SECTION 4. Northwest Park and Recreation District
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1 shall be divided into five subdivisions designated and
2 described as follows:.
3 District No. 1 - The area north of E .Street,
east of Allan and north of H Street, to the
4 International Boundary and east to Harvey Road.
5 District No. 2 - The area south.of E Street, west
of Allan and South of H Street, to the north side
6 of Boblett and east to the Harvey Road.
7 District No. 3 - r-"he area from the south side of
Boblett to Dakota Creek and east to the Harvey Road..
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;:)istrict No. 4 Dakota Creek south.to the north side
9 of the Birch Bay / Lynden Road and east to the District
Boundary, including that area of the District east
10 of the Harvey Road to the International Boundary
and east of the Harborview Road.
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7istrict No. 5 - The area south of the Birch Bay/
12 Lynden Road and west of the Harborview Road, including
all of Birch Point.
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14 Said district boundaries are indicated on the map
15 attached hereto and marked Exhibit "B ".
16 SECTION 5. The following resident electors, no
17 two of whom reside within the same subdistrict, are designated
18 candidates for election as first park and recreation district
19 commissioners of the Northwest Park and Recreation District:
20 District No. 1 - James Gregory
21 District No. 2 - Judith Dunster
22 District No. 3 - Willa Fleharty
23 District No. 4 Steven Holmstrom.
24 District No. 5 - Leonard Unruh
25 SECTION 6. The proposition to form proposed Northwest
26 Park and Recreation District shall be submitted to the. voters
27 of the district for their approval or rejection at the next
28 general election, stated in such a manner that the voters may
29 indicate yes or no. The ballot shall be so arranged that voters
30 may vote for the five nominated candidates or may write in the
31 names of other candidates.
32 SECTION 7. The County Auditor as ex- officio county
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1 elections supervisor, is authorized and directed to find it
2 necessary to call and notice a special election in conjunction
3 with the next regular election to be held in Whatcom County
4 and at such election submit to the voters of said district the
5 proposition to form the district and also the names of -the
6 candidates for park and recreation commissioners in the manner
7 provided in chapter 36.93 Revised Code of Washington..
8 SECTION 8. df a majority of all votes cast upon
9 the proposition favors the formation of the district, it shall
10 be declared to be organized under the name designated, and the
11 candidate from each subdivision receiving the highest number of
12 votes for park and recreation commissioner shall be declared the
13 duly elected first park and recreation district commissioner of
14 the subdivision of the district.
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16 Adopted in regular open session the �day of
17 1979.
18 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Chairper on
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ATTEST: Joan Ogden
22 County Auditor & Ex- officio
Clerk of the Council:
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24 By 4�ab
eputy
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Resolution - 3.