John Servais
John started Northwest Citizen in 1995 to inform fellow citizens of serious local political issues that the Bellingham Herald was ignoring. With the help of donors from the beginning, he has improved the site, invited other writers to join him, and enabled commenting with verified real names for informative community dialog. He is proud that NW Citizen is now perhaps the oldest political blog in the world.
Articles by John Servais
Tax incentives proposed for Fairhaven apartments - Updated
Updated - Monday eve, Nov 16, 10:40 p.m. The public hearing for the proposed tax exemption is being left open for written comments until Dec 7, the date of the council meeting.&[...]
Final Election Returns: Jail Tax Rejected
The jail sales tax is dead. Rejected by the voters of Whatcom County. A simple majority of 51.42% of voters has said 'NO' to the measure that was strongly [...]
Recent comments
"Actually, Jon’s comment is within the guidelines for comments on NW Citizen. He does not make any personal insults but rather sticks to the issue and facts. &[...]
A Resolution to Make Sure Nothing Gets Done"A bit more info on the developer. It is Chili Peppers, L.L.C. and is a Lynden corporation owned by Chet Kenoyer, a long time real estate [...]
Alert On Development Proposal: 2706 Mill Avenue"Mr. James shows the destructive and divisive tone that is threatening our country with ruin. He shows the partisan fever - the tribal anger - that is so destructive [...]
Hannah Ordos for County Council"Let’s not allow public concerns about ABC Recycling’s scrap heap to be redefined by anybody. Those defending government screwups or corrupt deals often try to redefine, [...]
Define "Mandate""Doug, My. A bit of condescending and marginalizing writing from you towards our writer. Not what we do here. A bit in his teeth, you say? [...]
Define "Mandate"
