Letters to the Editor: February 21-27, 2019

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The Editor:

Thanks Harriett Lenardson for your letter regarding Birch Bay Drive. About time someone spoke up. I moved up here from Arizona and rented a condo by the bay. I had to laugh at the 25 mph sign, as all types of vehicles didn’t even get close. After I bought my condo, I had a close up view of peaceful ducks and geese, the quiet of a Sunday morning, and the race to and from work several times a day by so many residents. I could tell the tourists from the residents; they were going slowly, enjoying the views.

Then came the storm, and I watched the poles and trees being tossed over the road, the traffic still moving for a while until the police blocked the road. The bulldozers did what they could, then the signs went up. Danger, 10 mph beyond this point and other decorative signs ignored by drivers. The crumbled asphalt is amazing, but no one slows down. 40 mph is their average, and the so-called “one way only” is not observed. Once a police car parked by the 10 mph sign and only then did brake lights appear. Perhaps a traffic camera could be stationed by the damages. If so, I believe the fines could pay for the repairs!

Bette Fineman, Birch Bay

The Editor:

Not even six months out from the last election and Doug Erickson is already demonstrating why he should not have been re-elected. How stupid does he think the people in Whatcom County, and by inference, the rest of Washington State, really are? Why would Erickson think we need special legislation to explain the difference between cows’ milk and soy, almond and other plant based products currently labelled and sold as “milk”?

The wording on the existing packaging is already adequate, and this proposal seems to be a huge waste of taxpayer money that could be better spent on, oh, maybe cleaning up Birch Bay’s newly destroyed roads and beachfront? Come on, Doug, you’re supposed to represent all of Whatcom County. Time to show some love where it’s needed!

Stephanie Sandercock, Blaine

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