There was deliberation about an agenda bill regarding regulation of slaughterhouses in the county, and during those deliberations, it was discovered that the legal content wasn't reviewed by the county legal advisors.
"... What we review things for is as to form... ...so I have not reviewed its legal content. ..."
Karen Frakes, Whatcom County Civil Prosecutor.
Wow.
Hear this statement for yourself in this clip (about 40 seconds total run time)
Customarily I would make some sort of snarky comment, but... damn.
No, it was not reviewed for legal content; contrary to what the Planning Commission was advised by the Planning Director in June, when we were told that the slaughterhouse zoning amendment had been reviewed by County legal and it was OK....
ReplyDeleteNo written memo, no e mail, just a verbal OK....
Which was fine for the PC, perfunctory legal review was just one less impediment for the Commission to deal with in moving forward with their irresponsible Slaughterhouse zoning amendment
As soon as the amendment is greenlighted by the Prosecutor's office in the next week or so, this proposal will breeze through Council faster than wind from a duck's ass. Councilmembers love the idea of slaughterhouses on Ag.
Why stop at Ag?
Why not extend slaughterhouses into Rural areas? Call it part of our "Rural Character"