LUMMI ISLAND - The Whatcom Chief, the ferry to Lummi Island, is scheduled to be out of service from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, for maintenance and inspection of the approach spans that vehicles use to reach the boat.
The last run from Gooseberry Point will be 10:10 a.m. The last run from Lummi Island will be 10:20 a.m. The work depends on the weather, so the schedule could change.
Details: Whatcom County Public Works Director Frank Abart, 360-676-6692.
LUMMI ISLAND - The Whatcom Chief, the ferry to Lummi Island, is scheduled to be out of service from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, for maintenance and inspection of the approach spans that vehicles use to reach the boat.
The last run from Gooseberry Point will be 10:10 a.m. The last run from Lummi Island will be 10:20 a.m. The work is weather dependent, and the schedule may change.
Details: Whatcom County Public Works Director Frank Abart, 360-676-6692.
LUMMI ISLAND - The Whatcom Chief, the ferry to Lummi Island, is scheduled to be out of service from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, for maintenance and inspection of the approach spans that vehicles use to reach the boat.
The last run from Gooseberry Point will be 10:10 a.m. The last run from Lummi Island will be 10:20 a.m. The work depends on the weather, so the schedule could change.
Details: Whatcom County Public Works Director Frank Abart, 360-676-6692.
LUMMI ISLAND - Ordered to cease unpermitted activities at its quarry, Lummi Rock, LLC has been slowly complying, Whatcom County's planning director said.
"It's going a little too slow when there are additional compliance issues," said Sam Ryan, director of Planning and Development Services.
She was referring to a notice of violation issued Feb. 1 for a new infraction, operating during nighttime hours. According to the notice, neighbors at Lummi Island Scenic Estates documented 10 instances in which Lummi Rock moved barges during the night, from Dec. 19, 2012, to Jan. 30, 2013, in violation of a permit.
LUMMI ISLAND - The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of two people as their 38-foot boat began taking on water south of Lummi Island Friday, April 19.
At about 10:40 a.m., the Coast Guard received a radio call from the pleasure craft White Fox, which was taking on water south of Lummi Island, near Vendovi Island, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard launched a response boat from Bellingham and a helicopter from Port Angeles. The response boat arrived about 20 minutes later.
For now, a Lummi Island quarry will continue to operate under certain restrictions, but the Whatcom County hearing examiner on Wednesday, Feb. 13, came close to shutting down the operation.
He also made sure during Wednesday's hearing that officials from Lummi Rock, LLC, knew he disapproved of their lack of adherence to the rules. The county issued three stop-work orders in 2012 requiring Lummi Rock to cease unpermitted activities.
"This is an organization that's totally out of control," Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink said. "They do whatever they want whenever they want ... all without permits."
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