The turnout was pretty good - our side had about 50 people and their side had about ten. We had some nice discussions back and forth - Bellingham is like that.
Their side wants to Gerrymander the county council districts to include large chunks of Bellingham city in three of five districts. Our side wants proper representation of rural residents and we do not want the citizens of Bellingham to gain an unfair advantage in the polls. Bellingham has 40% of the population of the county - their representation needs to stay at that level.
I did not go into the county council meeting - after standing on the sidewalk for an hour, my hip was talking to me so I headed home. Dinner was a Costco hot dog around 4:00PM - good but not what I am used to eating...
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