HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Council for October 24 1985WHATCOM- COUNTY COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 24, 1985
Council Special Council meeting was
i. by Acti#g Chairperson Becker, with
Roe:hl..Chairperson Becker explained
the County Executive's proposed 1986
I?U -Bi.IC °AEARI -NG C N!tY .EXEiC-UT?VE' S PEDPOSEp 1986 BUDGET
The public beating was declared open in the matter of the
County "E*e"O t ve''s proposed 1986 budget.
Glen Hagman
Spoke against any cuts that
1510,4Dth St.
would affect senior citizen
Bell Ingtiam
programs; spoke in support
of providing maintenance to
the Bellingham Senior Center.
0111 Verwp�f
Spoke against any cuts that
417- V. 14th
would affect senior citizen
Lyndon
programs.
.Bill Car- er
Spoke in support of the
2811 Pullman St.
senior citizen programs and
the number of senior volun-
teers.
=Marian McIntosh
I P Nor:t obbre Rd.
E1'enor Ahrens
3924 Pyselne Rd.
B -ane
L-1a Paul
30-6th
Blaine
Ma =r.ty Gross
Catholic Comm. Services
Tim Lucy
Humane Society
Spoke in support of funding
senior citizen programs.
Spoke in support of funding
senior citizen programs.
Spoke on specific needs that
the Blaine Senior Center has.
Spoke against cutbacks in the
request made by Catholic
Community Services for two of
their programs.
Distributed a handout (see
attached exhibit #1) regarding
the Humane Society.
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Whatcom County CobttciT
Special Coun5+�1 Meeting Minutes
Thursday -, October `` 4, 185
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Aawh Buckenmeyer
Spoke on the proposed ORV park
63616 Mt.'8akr Highway
on Sumas Mountain.
Chaffx�ts�n decker stated that
the proposed ORV park on
Suanas„ Mountain iaas' not before the
Council at this time, and that
commen s iehou4 Tae res xi t-44 t "o
those that pertain to the County
Exe'+cutive's "proposed" 19$ "6" budget.
Jul Osborne
Spoke against any further
133s,Hemmi.;d.
funding for ORV parks in the
iricien
Whatcom County budget.
Cole, eiplalned the appeal process
and why it is important
for CourcilmemberS not to receive
testimony on any item that may
in the ;;future be appealed before
the Council.
Pe 'er" Rasmn,ssen
Distributed a handout (see
7.6:0 Kendall ,"
attached exhibit 12) regarding
Maple P'a'lls
funding for proposed ORV parks
Kathleen Casey
Spoke against any further cuts
)hAteom County Crisis
to the Whatcom County Crisis
Semi Off s
Services.
Don Oe:r;g, Director
Spoke against the Executive's
S�Ihatcom - County psychiatric
proposed cut of $6,000.00 to
C1xc
the clinic.
Bob-Tull
Stated that there would be no
kiin"dale
simple solution for the
Council and that now was the
time when decisions needed to
be made at the County level.
Mary Sommerville
Spoke against the Executive's
sidzi Community Services
proposed -ut of $101000.00
from the request made by Sun
Community Services.
Itiek Dudley
Stated that professionals
in the mental heal b"lield
are leaving the area due to
the lack of adequate funding.
%SPECMIPI.02:4
pony and the public hearing was
rated at
4,00
WHATCON COUNTY COUNCIL
wIi�A &bNTY, WASHINGTON
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3 ary -I! 'Becher
A.iing Chairperson