Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 26. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
The sound management of urban growth is the greatest responsibility we entrust to our local elected officials. If mismanaged, excessive growth turns into ugly and resource tapping sprawl. Alternatively, weak growth is bad for business and leads to missed economic opportunities. Ken Mann has found the happy medium to these two extremes. Time and again, [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 23. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
I am writing in regard to the upcoming election in Whatcom County. Specifically, I am writing to endorse Ken Mann for a seat on the County Council. In our lives we all have a person we turn to first for things such as financial advice or help with a home repair. When I need information [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 22. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
Last weekend my friend and I borrowed his girlfriend’s car to do a bit of local exploration: Whatcom County style. We headed out through Nooksack and onto South Pass Road, stuffed $2 into can in trade for a bag local hazelnuts, toddled around Silver Lake and completed our journey with a pint at the North [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 21. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
I just received my Local Voters’ Pamphlet in the mail and realized what an easy choice it will be to vote for Ken Mann for County Council. In the Voters’ Pamphlet, Mann’s opponent, Mary Beth Teigrob, lists her “significant career experience” has having been a bookkeeper for her and her husband’s business and running a [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 20. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
I have known Ken Mann for several years and think Whatcom County is fortunate to have someone running for County Council who is willing to give so much positive energy toward solving community problems. He brings an innate curiosity to the issues, allowing him to see both sides of a question. This quality ultimately serves [...]
Support Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 19. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
A recent large donation to Ken Mann’s opponent prompts me to write in my endorsement for Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council. His opponent’s ‘Palin-esque’ routine (rhetoric?) and similar lack of experience has me worried about her knowledge of and experience dealing the range of issues currently facing Whatcom County. In contrast, Ken Mann has [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 16. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
Vote for Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council. Ken has the experience to be a fair and effective Council Person. He has been on the County Planning Commission for many years so he has a deep understanding of the issues currently facing the County. Ken can hit the ground running. Ken is fiscally conservative and [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 15. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
Ken Mann is one of my favorite people in Bellingham; he knows how to combine his intelligence, personal experience and friendly nature into one optimistic, energetic and welcoming being. Never before have I actually befriended a politician, or anyone interested in running for office for that matter, but Ken is different. Not only do his [...]
Supports predictable government for citizens
Filed on 14. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
The City of Bellingham & Whatcom County is at a crossroads and the citizens need to make a decision. Do we want an economically healthy community that works for everyone, promotes property rights for everyone? Do we want political leaders who look to build positive working relations with business, leisure activities and conserve the growth [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Filed on 13. Oct, 2009 in Contributors
Whatcom County is a place in which most of us chose to live. The beauty of the bay, the ruggedness of the mountains, the fertility of the farmland, the myriad recreational opportunities are all an undeniable draw. Like me, Ken Mann has chosen to live here, but in addition, he has chosen to serve this [...]
