The Editor:
At least a couple of decades ago I was part of a downtown design committee under the planning commission that spent more than $10,000 on consultants. We met at least monthly for a couple of years. This was before the ultra-modern “Ken Kellar Memorial Building” (now city hall) was built. We even paid for professionally drawn designs of building facades with early 1900s fishing village themes. The design and zoning recommendations were thrown out due to a minor objection from somebody. It was likely due to a developer’s objections to limitations for height and view preservation. The design process was started over again about a year later, hiring the same Bellevue consultant.
The developer vision for the west side of Peace Portal Drive is simply to build many high-end condos over expensive commercial space, leaving downtown Peace Portal Drive a mostly shadowed canyon. The sunset(s) in Blaine! A natural attraction, year-round, is worth preserving.
Don Starr
Blaine
The Editor:
We are happy to be sending to you this check to support The Northern Light. How fortunate for our community that you are here. Thank you for your excellent reporting.
Sarah C. Whitney
Custer
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