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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982 November 02,1982 Special City of Bellingham%'JHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE P.O. Box 398 Bellingham, WA 98225 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Phone 676 - 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1982, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM PROPOSITION NO. 1, SHALL THE CITY BE PROHIBITED FROM DEVELOPING OR ISSUING BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING FACILITIES CONNECTED WITH ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROPOSITION NO. 2, SHALL THE CITY BE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A ONE-HALF OF ONE CENT SALES TAX EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1983. Office of the Auditor of Whatcom County Bellingham, Washington November 12, 1982. Pursuant to a notice given by Joan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, we the undersigned, will Roehl, Chairman of the County Council of said County, and David S. Mc Eachran, Prosecuting Attorney of said County, now meet with Joan Ogden, County Auditor of said County, at the County seat of said County on the 12th day of November, 1982 for the purpose of canvassing the Votes cast in the County of Whatcom at the General and Special Election held on Tuesday. November 2, 1982, as shown on the poll books. Joan Ogden, County Auditor as aforesaid, now makes oath as follows: OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) I Ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) if Joan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Whatcom County, Washington have been in no wise altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when I received them, except that the vc�,L_s of the absentee voters have been added, SO HELP -ME GOD. kci for o� Whatcarn County Subscr.bed and sworn to before me this 12th day of November, 1982. Chairman, Whatcom County Council Immediately after the oath by the County Auditor, the said Joan Ogden, Will Roeh1 and David S. Mc Eachran proceeded as a Canvassing Board in and for said Whatcom County to canvass the votes cast in the voting precincts of the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington on Tuesday the 4nd rim., c.ay ot. Nc�vemm�eL , _932. The r.esult of said canvass as found and determined by us is set forth herein and recorded 'in Volume 6 Elections Records. CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON) SS. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) The undersigned, being the officers designated by consU—_i,ting the Canvassing Board in and for the County of Washington, having met for the purpose of canvassing the following propositions: the law and of Whatcom, the votes State concerning Whatcom County, Washington CITY OF BELLINGHAM SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the City be prohibited from developing or issuing bonds, for construction of parking facilities connected with any commercial development? YES /_% NO Proposition No. 1 Total Votes Cast 15,862 Total YES Votes 8,312 52.4% Total NO Votes 7,550 47.6% SPECIAL ELECTION ---,,PROPOSITION NO. 2 Shall the City of Bellingham be prohibited from implementing Ordinance 9124, providing for the imposition of a one-half of one cent sales tax effective January 1, 1983? Proposition No. 2 Total Votes Cast Total YES Votes Total NO Votes YES NO 15,110 7,471 49.4% 7,639 50.6% Me the undersigned, do hereby declare that said statement and returns contain the number of votes cast for and against the foregoing propositions at said election, and that the absentee votes have been added thereto; said election held on the 2nd day of November,. 1982. That the total number of registered voters in the voting precincts of the City of Bellingham, as reported was 27,438 and- the number voting 16,755. Witness our hand and offi.--ial seal this 12th day of November, 1982. Chairman, Whatcom County Council 1 Prosecuting Attorney o- Whatcom County 3F t_ P.O. Box 3% gha-. Wash-gton 9822S JOAN OGDEN, AUDITOR Phone 676-6740 August 11, 1982 1, Joan Ogden, Whatcom County Auditor, do hereby certify that I have examined the Initiative Petition for Submission to the Voters of Bellingham, proposed initiative measure entitled SHALL THE CITY BE PROHIBITED FROM DEVELOPING,OR .ISSUING BONDS, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING FACILITIES CONNECTED WITH ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT? Said petition contains two thousand five hundred fifteen (2,515) signatures of registered voters residing within the City of Bellingham, which is more than 20% of the total number.of =; votes cast for the office of Mayor at the last preceding municipal general election. A sufficiency is therefore established. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this llth day of August, 1982. Joan Ogden Whatcom County Auditor and Ex--officio Supervisor of Elections Ms. Joan Ogden Whatcom County Whatcom County Bellingham, WA Dear Ms. Ogden: CITY ATTORNEY, 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, Washington 98225 Telephone: (206) 676-6903 Auditor Courthouse 98225 September 15, 1982 At last evening's regular meeting of the Bellingham City Council, I was directed to request that the referendum proposition relating to Ordinance 9124, earlier validated by your office, be referred to the qualified electors of the City for ratification or rejection at the Municipal General Election to be held on November 2, 1982. The following ballot title is to be used in conjunction with this proposition: SHALL THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM BE PROHIBITED FROM IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE 9124, PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A ONE-HALF OF ONE CENT SALES TAX EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1983? /7 Yes NO kt cc: Greg Kosanke e tru1: ours, ti Patrick L. Brock City Attorney BELLINGHAM ALL AMERICA CITY 1979 - BO p,Q. Box 398 8rlhngham. iYoshersgtan 98275 JOAN OGDEN, AUDITOR Phone 676-6740 September 2, 1982 I, Joan Ogden, Whatcom County Auditor, do hereby certify that I have examined the Petition for Referendum to D. K. Hoffman, Finance Director, City of Bellingham and to the City of Bellingham. The undersigned citizens of the City of Bellingham respectfully order and direct that Ordinance No". 9124 entitled: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TAXATION AND IMPOSING A SALES OR USE TAX UPON AND TO BE COLLECTED FROM THOSE PERSONS FROM WHOM THE STATE SALES OF USE TAX IS COLLECTED, FIXING THE RATE OF TAX, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION THEREOF, CONSENTING TO THE INSPECTION OR RECORDS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE 'VIOLATION THEREOF. Said petition contains one thousand four (1,004) signatures of registered voters residing within the City of Bellingham, which is more than 8% of the total number of votes cast for the office of Mayor at the last preceding municipal general election. A sufficiency is therefore established. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 2nd-day of September, 1982. Joan Ogden Whatcom County Auditor and Ex-officio Supervisor of Elections 1n in co CQ }1428455 �d SPECIAL NOTICE c� (NOTICE TO STATE, COUNTY, PORT, SCHOOL AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS, COUNTY � TREASURER AND COUNTY ASSESSOR) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN'Dursuant to Ordinance No. 9141 of the City of Bellingham (the "Ordinance") of public hearings to be held in the City Hall of the City of Bellingham at 7:00 p.m. on October 7, 1982, October 12, 1982 and October 14, 1982 for the purpose of hearing testimony and receiving all statements and materials submitted regarding a plan of public improvements and their financing as proposed in the Ordinance. The proposal involves the acquisition and construction of the following public improvements at the following estimated costs (the "Public Improvements"): DESCRIPTION Multi -floor parking structures Provision and relocation of utilities including construc- tion of a utility corridor Total ESTIMATED COST $15,386,000 $ 500,000 $15,886,000 The location of such improvements are depicted upon the map attached hereto (Exhibit A) . In addition to the use of other funds to finance the Public Improvements, the City proposes the creation of a Tax Apportion- ment District (the "District") pursuant to Chapter 42, Laws of Washington, 1982 (1st Ex. Sess.) from which all regular ad valorem taxes levied on increases in the fair market value of property therein after December 31, 1982 (the "Tax Allocation Revenues") will be allocated to the City for purposes of financing the Public Improvements. Such allocation of taxes will continue C'tiolbol1in9h0m CITY ATTORNEY a onSPECIAL NOTICE - 1 m.Wask1 98225 Tolep6o+w (206) 676-6903 r 1428455 until the costs of the Public Improvements payable from such taxes have been paid and all bonds to which such taxes are pledged are retired. It is estimated that the fair market value of the prop- erty in the District will increase by Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) during this period. The boundaries of the proposed District are contained within Exhibit B attached hereto. The City will pledge its full faith and credit toward the payment of any general obligation bonds payable in part from Tax Allocation Revenues. In the absence of sufficient Tax Allocation Revenues to pay debt service on such general obligation bonds, debt service must be made from then existing taxes or other revenues, which may result in an increase in taxes or a reduction in exist- ing programs. It is estimated that the aggregate principal amount of such general obligation bonds which are payable from Tax Allocation Revenues, will not exceed $3,150,000; based on an estimated rate of interest of 12%, and a term of 2 - 20 years, the yearly debt service on such bonds will not exceed $428,000 and the total principal and interest payments required for the full term of such bonds will not exceed $8,132,000. For a fuller description of the Public Improvements and the plan for finance thereof, reference is made to the Ordinance. The Ordinance and additional information regarding the Plan and the public hearings thereon will be maintained and available for public inspection during regular hours at the Office of the City Clerk in the City Hall. SPECIAL NOTICE - 2 City of Bellingham CITY A"ORNEY 210 tattie StreH OAM)hann. Washington 98225 Wephawe (206) 676.6903 �~' + L��-INN j 42845� f o 1 d y ttJ� 4r U U 1-L1+ cn FLC-RA CHAMPION Y' N7 r a EXHIBIT A - PROPOSE'D BOUNDARY Di, is . No. Cal" mmmWowumaL:Wi1i18bit�0DS9E�84 iaS6. 4:StF•,"'°. -"`ilk•W:7d4d'lbw`i1�i;tiC11d�'1tBUtL'.T?rrS"rA�i�: i 8lldY.: ITSC .4 1428455 EXHIBIT B Tax Apportionment District Number 1 is fully described as follows: Lots A,,B, C, D, and E of the Quacicenhush Subdivision, as the same is shown at Page 7, Volume 5 of Plats, Official Records of the Whatcom County Auditor; Fractional Blocks 214,215, and 216, as shown on the Whatcom County Appraiser's Atap of New Whatcom Tidelands, recorded at Pages 30 and 31, Book 4 of Plats; Lots 9 through 16, block 25; Lots 9 through 16, Block 24; Lots 9 throuf�h 16, Block 23; Lots 9 through 16, Block 22; All of Blocks 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, and 50; Lots 1 through 8, Block 72; and Lots 1 through 8, Block 73; as all of the same are shown on the Plat of the Town of New Miatcom, recorded at Page 24, Book 1 of Plats, Official Records of the Whatcom County Auditor; and now all a part of the Con- solidated City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington. R � rn G CORRECTED LEGAL DESCRIPTION EFFECTIVE 9-21-82 EXHIBIT B Tax Apportionment District Number 1 is fully described as follows: Lots A, B, C, D, and E of the Quackenbush Subdivision, as the same is shown at Page 7, Volume 5 of Plats, Official Records of the Whatcom County Auditor; Fractional Blocks 214, 215, and 216, as shown on the Whatcom County Appraiser's Map of New Whatcom Tidelands, recorded at Pages 30 and 31, Book 4 of Plats; Lots9 through 16, Block 25; Lots 9 through 16, Block 24; Lots-.9 through 16, Block 23; Lots 9 through 16, Block 22; All of Blocks 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, and 50; Lots 1 through 8, Block 70; Lots 1 through 8, Block 71; Lots 1 through 8, Block 72; and Lots 1 through 8, Block 73, as all of the same are shown on the Plat of the Town of New Whatcom, recorded at Page 24, Book 1 of Plats, Official Records of the Whatcom County Auditor; and now all a part of the Con- solidated City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington. tt9 NOTICE OF PO[.I ING PlIACES FOR GENERAL AN i',,Wt,:C1 Ali. EF.ECTION Ti_ifSDAY, NUV!-:%1iiF'!: `1., VWI IN the Matter of Selcc.tin,; of 1'uli::i,p; Places for the Precincts of Whatcom County, Washington, to be Edward G . Kok __ Used as Such Polling; Places for the General and rr� being f i r s t Special Election to Be Hold in Said Whatcom County ` dug sworn on oa,tl says: That he is the principal Clerk or Business onTucsday, iVovrmi;cr'�, 1!i0l. Y Y WHEREAS,aGeneral arid S,winctslectionistobe >'b�ianC! er of The iSellir ilam Herald, a daily newspaper of general geld in Ili of the vu[In•; l:rucfncts of Whatcom g g y County. Washington, es the end Wtyduty of Nuvcntisor circulation in said count and state and of Federated Publications, 1982, and he law makes it the duly aF the Supervisor y such hatsan s to idGeneraianepecialpiaees toEion. used as Inc., a Delaware Corporation (publisher of said newspaper), and surh at sail Gencrai and Special Eiec[ion. s p©ervis rE ofFERlectionsllthaty heOrdered bui dings the authorized to make this affidavit; that the legal notice entitled in hereinafter ramcand are hereby selected and the cause and court named on the attached co which is a true and designated as pollinggp places for he respective voting copy Precincts of Whatcom County. Washington, at said correct co of the original .eneral and Speciai Election, to be held in said copy(and herinafter referred to as "Notice") BFLLIounty oGHAMTuesday, the 2ndday ofNovember, INC was published In the regular and entire Issue and not in supple - AND POLLING PLACES ment, of each number of said newspaper ublished and circulated 11, 21, 41 St. Paul's Parish Hall. 2t1fi Walnut St.p 31,51,71,91 Columbia School. 2508 Utter St. on the following dates, to wit: 61, 101, 111 Birchwood School, 3200 Pinewood Ave. 81,121 Shuksan School, 2713 Al der wood Ave. 12, 92,122,132 Bellingham Covenant Church, 920 E. Sunset Dr. October 27, 1982 22, 42, 82,142 Advent Christian Church, 2100 Broadway 32, 52, 62 Washington Square, 2501 "E" St. 72,102,112 Parkview Scho01, 3033 Coolidge Dr. 13, 23, 53. 73 Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Ave. 33, 43, 93 Lincoln Square, 409 York St. 63,103 Courthouse Annex, 1000 North Forest St. a3,113 St. LukesGeneral Hospital, 809 E. Chestnut 123, 33,143 Carl Cozier School, 1330 Lincoln St. 153 Absentee Voting Only 14,24,104 Bloedel-Donovan Park Bldg., that for more than six months prior to the date of the first publica- 2214 Electric Ave. 34,94 Roosevelt School, 2900 Yew Street tlon of said Notice, at all times Since, and now, the said "The Bell- 44,114 Bloedel-Donovan Park Bldg., 2214 Electric Ave. inghom Herald" has been established, published and circulated in 74, 84Bloedel-Donovan Park Bldg.. 2214 Electric Ave. 15,85,115SehameHighSchool, 2700Col legeParkway the English language continuously and continually as a daily 25, 45,105 Laweli School, 93514th St. 35,55,75 CourthouseAnnt:x,1000NorthForestst. newspaper In the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, 65, 95, 125St. LukesGeneral Hospital. 609 E. Chestnut 16,46,106 Chuckanut Square. 140012thSt. the name being at all times printed either in whole or in part in an 26, 86,126 Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1717McKenzie office maintained at Said place of p newspaper publication; that such news a er 36, 56, 116 Happy Valley School, 104124th St. 66,76 Lowell School, 935 14th St. IGS been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior SMALL TOWNS Blaine City 1,2.3 City HaR."H"St. :ourt of Whatcom County, Washington; that the full amount of the Everson City Fire Dist. No. 1, Fire Hall, Everson City � $ . Ferndale CityI&2 City Hall.5694 second Ave. ee charged for such publication is $ Ferndale City 3 & 4 Ferndale School Dist. Admin. Ofc., 6041 Vista Dr. Lynden City 1, 2, 3 City F ire Hall, 209 4th St. Lyndon City 4, 5,6 Camel Club, 216 Main St., Lynden NooksackCity &Noaksack 3 City Hail, - Madison Street, Noaksack Sumas City City Hall, 433 Cherry St., Sumas RURAL WHATCOM COUNTY Acme Acme Fire Hall, Valley Highway N9, Acme Baker 1 Van Zandt Community Ctr.. Highway fig and Potter Rd. Baker 2 & Deming 2 Welcome Community Club, Mosquito Lake Rd. Columbia, Glacier & Maple Falls Maple Falls Grade School, Silver Lk. Rd. Crescent 1 & 4 Lake Samish Fire Hall, W. Lk. Samish & Summerland Crescent 2 Chuckanut Fire Hall, Chuckanut Dr. Crescent 3 Cedar Grove Club House, 4915 Samish Way Caster 1 Odd Fellows Hall, Portal Way & Custer School Rd. Custer Z Haynie Hail, Haynie Rd. & Valley View Rd. Custer 3, Nit. View 2 & SemiahmooBirch Say Grande, Office of Water Dist. S. Birch Bay Lynden & Harborview Rd. Delta 1, 2, 3 Delta Grange Hall, Loomis Trail & Weidkamp Rd. Deming 1 & Lawrence 3 Deming Grade School, Next to High School, Deming Ferndale Twp 1 &6 Meridian High School, 194 West Laurel Rd. Ferndale Twp 2 & 3 American Legion Hall, Ferndale Ferndale Twp 4 & 5 North Bellingham Fire Hall, Northwest Rd. Geneva & Lake Geneva Fire Hall, ti Cable and La kewood abscribed and sworn to before me this day of. O c t, , 19 8 2 ington, re- Pry the State of hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, trut. and complete copy of a ar roar f Cj� 1). / as the same a non ure - �-- 0f&ex' ppnars on reco:d in the D�f�ce of � the City Clerk/ Finance Department of the City of Bellirtgha ashington. Deputy City Jerk FINANCE DEPARTMENT, 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, Washington 98225 Telephone: (206) 676-6900 EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 23, 1982 The Council recessed to Executive Session. �c Council reconvened with all members noted present. (Council Member Douglas was absent this evening.) EXECUTIVE SESSION INITIATIVE REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING FACILITIES DOWNTOWN REVIEW OF SUBJECT MATTER OF KOLE PETITION TO DETERMINE ITS LEGALITY UNDER INITIATIVE PROCESS Council President Fay stated that it had come to the City Council's attention through information from City Attorney Pat Brock, that if the Council did not take any action tonight, but merely took in the information and did nothing, that the matter would not go on the ballot. He further stated that the time .frame is such that the matter could not get on the fall ballot. Council President Fay reported that none of the Council Members present wished to do this. It was moved by Council Member Caldwell, seconded by both Council Members Wolf and Braddock, that the Finance Director be instructed to forward the initiative relative to parking facilities to the County Election Department for placement on the November 2, 1982, ballot. Motion carried. Council Member Fay said that quite a bit of information and several possibilities and alternatives were explained from the standpoint of the legal future of this matter and that none of these are pertinent with the passage of this motion. He added that the matter will go on the ballot as the petitioners have asked by signing it. Council Member Wolf stated that he was anxious to express his opposition to the purpose and the effect that the initiative will generate if it is successful on the ballot in November, although he thought it was essential for the Council to put it on the ballot and cooperate with the initiative process. BELLINGHAM ALL AMERICA CITY 1979 - BO 1111 F INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF BELLINGHAM To D. K. Hoffman, Finance Director of the City of Bellingham, and to the City of Bellingham: We, the undersigned citizens of the City of Bellingham and legal voters in the respective precincts and wards set opposite our names, respectfully direct that the proposed initiative measure entitled: SHALL THE CITY BE PROHIBITED FROM DEVELOPING, OR ISSUING BONDS, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING FACILITIES CONNECTED WITH ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT? which is the ballot title of the following ordinance: The City Council of the City of Bellingham, pursuant to Citizens Initiative No. hereby does ordain as follows: 1. The City of Bellingham shall not, either directly nor indirectly, develop, acquire, or otherwise participate in automobile parking facilities connected with any shopping center, complex, or other commercial development within the r city. 2. The City of Bellingham shall not use or cause to be used tax -derived money, public credit, general obligations of the City of Bellingham, or sale of 'y publicly owned assets of the City to finance or otherwise participate in the �S development of automobile parking facilities in connection with any shopping center, complex or other commercial development in the city of Bellingham. . 3. Invalidity of any section of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other section hereof. ^ shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Bellingham, State of Washington, for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on the 2nd day of November, 1982, and each of us for ourselves state: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the City of Bellingham, State of Washington, in the precinct or ward written after my name, and my residence address is correctly stated., WARNING �'. EVERY PERSON WHO SIGNS THIS PETITION WITH ANY OTHER THAN HIS OR HER TRUE NAME, KNOWINGLY SIGNS MORE THAN ONE OF THESE PETITIONS, SIGNS THIS PETITION WHEN HE OR SHE IS NOT A LEGAL VOTER, OR MAKES ANY FALSE STATEMENT ON THIS PETITION MAY BE PUNISHED BY FINE OR IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. :4. a ,w_ .- _ ' f .6� '•,.� L. �1 it !' •.,8' 1.>�.i.L `�y •c. �i s,J,•.r . _ � I .1 �' STATE OF IWAZ I7 f N � T'I ON, � COUNTY 01' W HATCOn, � s� NOTICE. OF GE.NERA1, AND SPECIAL. L:LECTEON Whatcom County, Washington November 2, 11..182 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Tuesday, November 2, 1982, in Whatcom County, Washington, Edward G . Kok __ a General uitd Special Election will be held. — --- �' p �^ pg� ��^^ being firs t The names of said nominces will appear under the duly sworn on Dath says: That F99StT� flflClpal Clerk or Business respeetit•r titkt!s of the offir.^.s for which they are candidate~ upon the ballot, which ballot will be used Manager of The Bellingham Herald, a daily newspaper of general and voted at the General and Special Election to be held in the entire County of Whatcom. State of Wash- circulation in said county and state and of Federated Publications, ington. Notice is further given that said election will be Inc., a Delaware Corporation (publisher of said newspaper), and held at the regularly designated polling; places for each hof the . votingon precincts oitfbWhe 2a 1982, County, authorized to make this affidavit; that the legal notice entitled in Wainthat each of said poling places cs shall beof op n from T:(lo the cause and court named on the attached copy which is a true and The names of said candidates, their post office ad- correct copy of the original (and herinafter referred to as "Notice") dresses, and the offices for which they seek election e-easfollows: STATE MEASURES was published in the regular and entire issue, and not in supple - Proposed by Initiative Petition er ment, of each number of said newspaper published and circulated INITIATIVE MEASURE NO.412 P P Shall the maximum interest rate on retail sales be on the following dates, to wit: the higher of 12% or 1% over the federal discount g rate? YES LI NO ;1 October 27, 1982 Proposed by Initiative Petition INITIATIVE MEASURE NO._414 Shall a system requiring a minimum five cent re- fund on sales of beer, malt and carbonated beverage containers be established? YES L1 NO Proposed by Initiative Petition INITIATIVE MEASURE NO.435 Edward B. •Moss. mui r'ox Road, r•erndale 98248 - Non -Pa PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO.I gat for more than six months prior to the date of the first publica- (Vote for One) COMMISSIONETi DISTRICT 2 on of said Notice, at all times since, and now, the said "The Bell - Paul D. Kenner, 229 E. Wiser Lake Rd., Lynden 98264 - Non -Partisan gham Herald" has been established, published and circulated in WHATCOM COUNTY SPECIAL ELECTION- PROPOSITION NO.1 le English language continuously and continually as a daily Submitted by Whatcom County Shall Whatcom County impose an excise tax on the ?wspoper in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, use of telephone access lines for the purpose of fund- ing an emergency service communication System a same being at all times printed either in whole or in part in an (911 telephone system) In an amount not to exceed fifty cents per month fo r es ch telepho ne a ccess line? fice maintained at said place of publication; that such newspaper YES 11 NO [j is been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior CITY OF BELLINGHAM SPECIAL ELECTION- PROPOSITION NO.1 )urt of Whatcom County, Washington; that the full amount of the Shall the city be prohibited from developing, or issuing bonds, for construction of parking facilities a charged for such publication is $ 138.32 connected with any commercial development? YES L r NO L SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO.2 Shall the City of•Bellingham be prohibited for im- �f plementing Ordinance 9124. providing for the imposi- tion of a one-half of one cent sales tax effective Janu- ary 1,1983? YES ❑ NO Li CITY OF NOOKSACK SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO. 1 Submitted by the City of Nooksack Shall the City of Nooksack be annexed to and be a part of the Whatcom County Rural Library District? YES :J NO LJ WHATCOM COUNTY PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN Vote Only For Your Precinct Committeeman In 11 Your Precinct (Vote for One) JOAN OGDEN Whatcom County Auditor and Ex-officio Supervisor of Elections L9691 )scribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of Oct. ,19 82 Y P,UBLr0in and forth of Wash- ft TY� : �- mod. '�..: i.Er��i'.iL ' a.v► ka:� :,;r 9J ,�}' STATE OF WAS'HIN GTON, SS COUNTY OF WHATCOM, NOTICE OF THE CLOSING OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS The Registration Books in aI[ the precincts of Northwest Hark and Recreation District No. 2, Whatcom County, Washington will be closed to original mps- trations and transfers between precincts after Saturday, October 30, 1982, until after the Spe- cial Election held on Tuesday, November 30, 1982. JOAN OGDEN Whatcom County Audi- tor and Ex-officio Super- fvisor of Elections Ias3a Edward G. Kok being first duly sworn on oath says: That.he is Re pr-erncipal Clerk or Business Manager of The Bellingham Herald, a daily newspaper of general circulation in said county and state and of Federated Publications, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (publisher of said newspaper), and authorized to make this affidavit; that the legal notice entitled in the cause and court named on the attached copy which is a true and correct copy of the original (and herinafter referred to as "Notice") was published in the regular and entire issue, and not in supple- ment, of each number of said newspaper published and circulated on the following dates, to wit: October 21 1982 that for more than six months prior to the date of the first publica- tion of said Notice, at all times since, and now, the said "The Bell- ingham Herald" has been established, published and circulated -in the English language continuously and continually as a daily newspaper in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, the same being at all times printed either in whole or in part in an office maintained at said place of publication; that such newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Whatcom County, Washington; that the full amount of the fee charged for such publication ig Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of.