The Editor:
I am a resident in Birch Bay and want to encourage everyone to support our restaurants along the bay.
We would like a variety of restaurants, but need to support them. The winter months are especially hard for them to survive.
Keeping Birch Bay alive means we support our restaurants as well as the activities. Come on, Birch Bay, eat out regularly if not for the enjoyment of being waited on and good food, then for the support of Birch Bay’s restaurants and employees’ livelihood.
Donna Jerns
Birch Bay
The Editor:
Regarding the article “Financial literacy class coming to Blaine next month” in the April 18-24 edition of The Northern Light: I have never been able to figure out why a financial literacy class isn’t a required class in high school, or at least an elective. Many students are already working during the summer months and after school earning money. Many of them have no idea what to do with it, except spend haphazardly.
Having such a class in high school would give them a great start on their financial future as an adult, and you would eventually find less people living paycheck to paycheck. It is a practical lesson which is relevant to one’s entire life. Think about it, school administration.
Sharon Neem
Blaine
The Editor:
In reading the recent article in The Northern Light concerning the Woodberry Project, I was saddened but not surprised to see the city once again side with special interests over its residents.
“Blaine community planner Alex Wenger said he couldn’t explain why this project in particular garnered so much public attention.” Clearly Mr. Wenger must have missed reading the written correspondence and listening to the public testimony submitted in opposition to this project.
As in the case with the Sea Smoke development, the city staff, city planning commission and most members of the city council ignored the wishes of the taxpayers/voters living in west Blaine. In addition to ruining the parkway for tourists, resident wildlife and the local residents, how can the city cram more housing out here before having solved the train crossing problem at Bell Road and Peace Portal Drive that has gotten considerably worse over the years and effectively deters many of us from shopping/frequenting the restaurants and other businesses in our town? The city must want west Blaine folks to go to Ferndale or Bellingham to shop/eat?
The next time any of the five council members voting in favor of this project are up for reelection and/or the next time this tone-deaf city asks me for a tax increase for some pet city project, I’ll remember Sea Smoke, Woodberry, the aforementioned train crossing and vote against accordingly.
Blair Smith
Blaine
The Editor:
While walking along the beach at Birch Bay State Park, Sara Olinger-Stirrat found an Easter egg surprise ... a free Birch Bay Water Slide ticket. Thank you, Easter Bunny!
Wendy Olinger
Blaine
The Editor:
Like a previous letter writer last week, I look forward to every edition of The Northern Light and read it from cover to back cover.
What I have found also is, I am not getting the information on what meetings are available for me to get involved within my new Birch Bay community on a consistent level. I recently moved from Everett and am looking forward to being an active member within my new community. I have attended a number of local meetings but for whatever reason, I don’t know when the next meetings are and continue to find out I missed them when there is a follow up article in the latest edition of The Northern Light.
I would like to make a suggestion to all these groups like the Birch Bay Library, the Birch Bay berm or the chamber of commerce specifically for Birch Bay ... to make sure their information to the public for attendance is sent into your newspaper on a consistent level. Within the Coming Up section, I know every week when The Vault Restaurant is having music, which is great ... but I believe this section is supposed to be geared toward the public and community events programs. I have submitted my email address to groups, paid a membership fee to some and still am not seeing how I can remain active and involved if I don’t have the information for meeting dates.
I might suggest that The Northern Light, when they run a new article on any of these events that involves a meeting or community group, that at the end of the article, you always list the next meeting info or contact info for follow up. To all you community group presidents ... the Coming Up section in The Northern Light is the perfect place for you to stay in touch, and at a great price ... free!
Looking forward to seeing you all again as soon as I know when and where.
Sharman Burnam
Birch Bay
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