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Is passing Proposition 5 the will of the people? A4 Meet the Sudden Valley BOD candidates — Beginning on Page 6 DECEMBER 7, 2022
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Ferndale council passes 2023 budget ěʼnĩ őūĩ űäÁŅʼn ĩù department head ʼnÁěÁŅĆäʼn͡ Áʼn ĩĢä post is vacant By Cal Bratt For the Record
FERNDALE — It was City Administrator Jori Burnett doing final presentation of a 2023 city budget through to passage
by the Ferndale City Council on Monday evening. Not present was former Finance Director Rachel Moothart, who was hired earlier this year from the private sector. Moothart left the Ferndale position on Nov. 23, said city communications officer Riley Sweeney on Tuesday. “Despite our desire to keep her, she decided it wasn’t the right fit for her,” Sweeney said. The 2023 budget anticipates $52.5 million in total revenue, with approximately $65 million
in expenditures. The current expense fund covering departments is about $13 million. The budget is balanced, said Burnett, meaning that all funds will be positive at the end of 2023. The higher ratio of expenditures compared to revenues reflects the fact that the city will be spending funds it has built up over previous years for capital improvement projects in 2023. Nearly half of the budget is See Ferndale on A6
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Don’t choose the wrong ballot box
To jail - or not to jail
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minimum security and drug and alcoholrelated needs. That facility holds about 130 minimum or low-medium custody and alternative corrections inmates. According to the County, an average of 30 inmates a day serves time on electronic home detention. Whatcom County has also looked into contracting jail space with other counties in the state.
WHATCOM COUNTY — The Whatcom County Jail, adjacent to the courthouse at 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, is at the top of Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo’s list of public safety concerns. Why did Elfo say the jail is at the top of his list? For starters, he listed a broken elevator, increases in fights and altercations in a larger population, and the inability to house not only current offenders but additional offenders. In 2012, a task force started to work on the appropriate size and location of a new jail facility. Pete Kremen, then Whatcom County executive, appointed that group. Built in 1984, the current jail houses 148 inmates, according to the County’s website. An additional facility, an interim work center, was constructed in Bellingham’s light industrial Irongate district for
Future jail At the September forum, Ferndale Police Chief Kevin Turner talked about an increase in crime in his community. “We’ve had to do more for less with less – with more restrictions,” he said. Turner cited approximately 250 incidents in which he could have put someone in jail but wasn’t able to. Lynden Police Chief Steve Taylor, who moved from a jurisdiction in Arkansas in 2020, spoke of at least 100 similar incidents he said couldn’t be booked. Bellingham Police Chief Rebecca Mertzig, who came from Snohomish County and took office here June 2, 2022 , spoke of the jail in that county which is in close proximity to a compound of supporting agencies with resources instead of offenders being released to the streets
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– and likely to return. It is something she said she would like to see incorporated in a future jail here. A new jail? Elfo said that he remembers groups studying the needs of a new jail “when I was still employed at the county over 20 years ago,” “At least since the mid-1990s when I attended a meeting at the Whatcom County Courthouse,” Elfo wrote. “A Blue Ribbon Committee on criminal justice released a report on critical safety and justice issues relating to the jail facility.” Elfo cited the followed sources for why he advocated for a new jail versus remodeling: • Evaluations from the County Facilities Division and their contractors. • 2003 policy unanimously adopted by the Whatcom County Council in the Essential Public Facilities Ordinance requiring one mile setbacks of jails from schools. • 2004 United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections Technical Assistance Report “Operational Review of the Whatcom County Jail.” See Jail on A6
70 flood-prone properties tabbed for federal aid ĩŖĢőű͡ ʼnőÁőä͡ ƇĢÁěĆŹä ěĆʼnőʼn ùĩŅ site buyout or äěäŪÁőĆĩĢ ĩù Ăĩġäʼn By Cal Bratt For the Tribune
WHATCOM — A total of about 70 flood-prone proper-
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ties have been identified by the county as eligible to be either bought out or have buildings raised with public money. It’s connected to the record flooding that hit Whatcom County in November 2021. There are two rounds of application for Hazard Mitigation Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Public comment on the first round of application is happening now, through Dec. 15.
The county hopes to receive a first batch of money — on a fast track with FEMA — in spring 2023, said Deborah Johnson, an engineer with the county River and Flood Division. In the first round are 22 properties for acquisition, $11 million requested, and 17 properties for elevation, $3 million requested. In the second round are 19 properties for acquisition See Flood-prone on A3
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There are two different ballot drop boxes in Sudden Valley for two different ballots. Cast your pink Sudden Valley annual general meeting (AGM) ballot envelope into the black SVCA ballot drop box located across from the administration office service window at 4 Clubhouse Circle. SVCA ballots must be in the SVCA box by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Cast your white and red Whatcom County ballot envelope into the white and red Whatcom County ballot drop box located at the Sudden Valley security turnaround in gate one. County ballots must be in the county box by 8 pm Tuesday, Nov. 8. Make sure your vote counts. Choose the right drop box for your ballot.
SVCA needs election volunteers The Whatcom County Jail, above, adjacent to the courthouse at 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, is at the top of Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo’s list of public safety concerns. (Photo courtesy WCSO)
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SVCA opens new welcome center with ribbon cutting
By Nancy Alyanak N&E Chair
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The white mark on the window sash shows how high the 2021 floodwater got at the Tennant Lake Park house near Ferndale.
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FERNDALE — On Nov. 29, the Ferndale School Board announced the resignation of Jessie Deardorff. Deardorff, who was first elected to the district director 3 position in November 2019, emailed her resignation to the board on Nov. 20. According to the district’s Nov. 29 press release, Deardorff said it “was not an easy decision to step down but recalled the many strides forward the district has made during her tenure.” “It is with great respect that I know you will find the right person, from District 3, as my replacement,” Deardorff stated in her Nov 20 email to the district. “I look forward to hearing all the great news from the school board.” According to the school district’s website, Deardorff is an enrolled member of the Lummi Nation, a multi-generational resident of the Ferndale community, a graduate of Ferndale High School, and the parent of children who attended Ferndale schools. Deardorff is also a professional educator, with a master’s degree from Western Washington University. Asked why she chose to pursue a seat on the board, Deardorff stated at the district’s website that as a Native American she “saw the lack of representation among district leaders.”
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If you ever wanted to see an election from the inside, now is your chance. AGM election volunteers will get a front row seat to watch ballots being processed and counted by professionals. UniLect, the SVCA election services contractor, needs volunteer help during the AGM. Volunteers will remove ballots from the mailing envelopes and place them face down as directed by UniLect personnel. Nominations and Elections Committee members can watch, but cannot touch the ballots themselves. That task is for volunteers or UniLect only. If you are interested in volunteering, email your request to N&E Chair at BODAlyanak@suddenvalley.com or go to the Volunteer Opportunities page link on the left side of the Sudden Valley website. Fill out the committee volunteer form for the N&E Committee. Ignore the form’s request for related experience and write in AGM volunteer request and submit the form. Volunteers will work Nov. 5, the day of the AGM, in the multipurpose room in the community center from 10 a.m. until finished (usually by 2 p.m.). Lunch is included.
Manuel Reta, un veterano y líder digno Veterano de la Guerra Vietnam, Manuel Reta, foto derecha, dice que la participación comunitaria puede ser un remedio para las ansiedades llevadas por muchos veteranos.
Por Leora Watson Staff Reporter
On Oct. 1, the Sudden Valley Community Association celebrated the opening of its new welcome center with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The SVCA Welcome Center is at 1850 Lake Whatcom Blvd., just inside the entrance of Gate 2. Over 100 community members attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and toured the facility which now houses all member services. Jo Anne Jensen, SVCA’s deputy general manager, was on hand to offer encouraging remarks regarding the association and assist in the ribbon cutting. “Staff have worked hard to make this new building a welcoming and functional space in which we can better serve the members of the association,” Jensen said. “By bringing together all the member services, we hope that you will find it more convenient to work with us and easier to get answers to your questions.” President A.J. Tischleder thanked everyone in attendance. “This is an exciting day for Sudden Valley and I’m happy to be here to share it with you,” Tischleder said. “The acquisition of this building extends the footprint of our association in a way that benefits all members.” “Current residents may not know that this property was originally part of Sudden Valley, but was later sold to a private own-
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FERNDALE – Manuel Reta siempre puede ser encontrado llevando su gorro de veterano Vietnam. Para Reta, ponerse el gorro diariamente significa ser un líder y voz para otros veteranos y representar la libertad en los EE. UU. que los veteranos defienden. “Soy líder. Soy una boquilla. Soy una persona con la que la gente puede contar porque lo que hago es seguir adelante con mi palabra,” dijo Reta. “Yo era así en Vietnam y llevaba las mismas herramientas aquí para ayudar como representativo de veterano.” Reta sirvió en el Ejército EE. UU. como sargento de 1969 a 1971 después de ser reclutado a la edad de 18 años. Estuvo en la unidad de infantería en Vietnam durante la guerra. Cuando Reta fue reclutado, estaba viviendo en Sedro-Woolley y trabajando en Alcoa Aluminum Corporation. Acababa de casarse con su primera esposa. Irónicamente, Reta fue reclutado en el Día de los Inocentes.
er,” Tischleder said. “And since we have lost so many of the beautiful features that were originally built, it feels very good to have had the opportunity to return this one to our community and to bring back a little of our history.” “We hope that members will take advantage of the lake path as we enjoy this beautiful fall weather, and we encourage you all to fill out one of our surveys to share your thoughts about how to make best use of this new property,” Tischleder added. “The survey will also be accessible through the website so we can hear from members who were not able to make it here today.” After the ribbon cutting, members were invited to walk through the new member services office to meet staff and join in a celebratory toast of sparkling cider. The Sudden Valley Community Associa-
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tion (SVCA) currently has 32 full-time yearround employees located in four facilities, with staff numbers doubling seasonally. The welcome center will be home to 11 full-time employees and will serve as a welcoming environment where knowledgeable staff provide one-on-one assistance, and members and visitors can learn more about the association, activities, events, and classes. The board stated in the June 2022 Views the purchase of the new welcome center and the 3.6 acres on which it sits is about preservation of the natural environment of the area, protecting property values, and creating a supportive and welcoming environment. Visit https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/LWYKQ3T to take the brief online survey. The survey has six questions and takes less than three minutes to complete.
Un líder Reta completó la formación básica en Fort Lewis, Washington antes de que fuera enviado a Los Ángeles y después a Alaska. Era de Alaska que Reta fue enviado a Vietnam. Una vez allí, Reta luchó durante siete meses antes de que fuera herido, y luego destituido. Una vez de vuelta en los EE. UU., estuvo en la guardia nacional durante dos años. “El primer día que llegó a Viet-
(Leora Watson/ Ferndale Record)
nam fue puesto como ‘point man,’” dijo Reta, explicando que es soldado que lidera el camino para los demás. “Desde el primer día al día final que fue herido, era el líder.” Reta dijo que su vista fuerte le hizo ideal para el deber. También dijo que fue un honor ser un ‘point man.’ “Prefiero tomar la delantera a alguien más entrando en una trampa explosiva o viendo un soldado Viet Cong a la derecha o izquierda,” dijo Reta, a medida que recordó una cuenta de detener el grupo de activar una bomba plantada después de ver un pequeño objeto metálico sobresaliendo de la tierra. Durante su tiempo en Vietnam, Reta dijo que Dios le protegió de muchas experiencias cercanas a
la muerte durante su tiempo en el combate activo. En un incidente, Reta y su tropa habían subido a las montañas y encontrado un jardín creciente. De allí, Reta empezó a tirar de las zanahorias y otras verduras del jardín mientras el resto de la tropa descansaba. “Alguien en unas de las colinas comenzó a enviar un montón de balas en mi dirección,” Reta dijo, describiendo cómo veía las balas viniendo hacia él pero de repente cambiar la trayectoría a viajar arriba de su cabeza. “Dios tuvo su mano sobre mí,” dijo Reta. “No debería estar aquí.” Reta recibió una gama de medallas y elogios por su tiempo sirviendo en Vietnam, incluyendo
una medalla de servicio de defensa nacional, insignia de infantería de combate, medalla de campaña de Vietnam, medalla del elogio de ejército, medalla de servicio de Vietnam y un estrella de servicio de bronce. Reta también recibió un Corazón Púrpura por la primera vez que le dispararon en el costado durante una emboscada. La bondad sale Proteger a sus amigos y compañeros soldados significó todo para Reta cuando estaba en el combate activo en Vietnam. “Eres parte de la familia. Les vigila y protege, haz todo lo posible, y pones tu vida en frente de ellos para defenderlos, nunca para
abandonarlos,” dijo Reta. “Eso es lo que hice. Eso es porque ellos me miraron como un líder entonces y aún ahora.” Un residente de Ferndale, Reta ahora es un miembro activo en la comunidad. Como presidente y fundador de la Cámara de Comercio Hispano del Noroeste de Washington (NWHCC), Reta es la voz para la comunidad local Hispano. “Siempre que haya una necesidad, salto sobre él y trato de ayudar,” dijo Reta. “No soy tímido. Quiero hacer lo correcto. Continuaré haciendo eso mientras viva.” Por el NWHCC, Reta y su esposa Bertha ejecutan Chicas Reinas, un grupo de baile folklórico Mexicano que participa en eventos y desfiles por los condados de Whatcom y Skagit. Como veterano, Reta ha participado en muchos desfiles él mismo y siempre lleva la banda estadounidense en el desfile. Reta dijo que cree que la participación comunitaria puede ser un remedio para los veteranos que sufren de ansiedad y TEPT, o que llevan lo que él llama una mochila de memorias que necesitan descargar. “Hay muchos veteranos buenos afuera, pero muchos de ellos se han llegado a ser quedado atascados en las drogas y alcohol,” Reta dijo. “Un remedio o algo que les ayudará es empezar hacer trabajo en la comunidad e involucrarse. Poco a poco, eso ayudaría a su ansiedad. Se trabaja fuera, involucrarse, y la bondad sale.” -- Ponerse en contacto con Leora Watson en leora@lyndentribune. com.
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