Federal Delegation Lobbied by Other Tribes

John Stark posted this article regarding a letter from four other Northwest tribes to our Congressional Delegation on the  Whatcom County Politics Blog of the Bellingham Herald. Click to read the article:     http://blogs.bellinghamherald.com/politics/

Kremen’s Update on His Trip to D.C.

Mike McKenzie, of the PLIC Board, interviewed County Executive Pete Kremen, for an update on Pete’s recent trip to Washington D.C., which included meetings with Lummi Indian Business Council members, as well as our Congressional delegation.  You can read Mike’s notes on this interview at: http://plicferry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/County-Executive-Kremen-Summary-of-DC-Trip.pdf  

Your Help is Needed for Petitioning Effort!

PLIC members are working tirelessly to sustain the petitioning of our Congressional delegation at this very crucial time in our efforts to keep our ferry running at Gooseberry Point.  We need to increase the pressure and not lose steam.   You would be surprised at how many islanders, friends and relatives you alone can get to [...]

Congressional Delegates’ Letter to BIA

Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen has received a copy of a letter from our Congressional delegation to the BIA.  He forwarded it to us, and the County Council, with his note to the Council and the attached letters: Council, I am encouraged by the Congressional correspondence directed to BIA Regional Director Speaks (attached) in response [...]

Kremen’s Latest Letter to the BIA

Below is a letter sent by Pete Kremen, County Executive, to the NW Regional Director of the BIA, on February 25, 2011. Councilmember Barbara Brenner forwarded the letter to our trusty mare, Brown Betty, for quick dissemination.  We thought we would give her a hand.  Hopefully, the BIA will step up to the plate this [...]

More on Kremen at LICA meeting

Here’s a bit more on the last Wednesday’s LICA program with the Q&A session with Kremen and Gibson. video of Kremen reading of his letter to Maria Cantwell, courtesy of  Lummi Islanders McKenzie, Steve Thomas, Rhayma Blake (all PLIC members) and maybe others.  Great job, islanders!  (click here to read the letter itself.) Kremen said [...]

Tip Johnson: My Two Cents

Tip Johnson shared this email to U.S. Senators Cantwell and Murray, and U.S. Rep. Larsen, stating his position on the Right-of-Way (ROW) impact on the Lummi Island ferry situation.  He is doing something we all need to do:  enlist the support of our government representatives in finding a solution to the present impasse in negotiations [...]

Federal Response to Lease Questions

In September, Tip Johnson sent a letter to John McHugh, Secretary of the Army, regarding federal right-of-way issues and the ferry lease presently being negotiated with Lummi Nation.  He finally got a response from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… From Tip: It looks like there is a chance that the arguments may finally end [...]

New information and analysis about Gooseberry Lease

Tip Johnson just published a new, extended analysis of  where We the People and We our County Government seem to be (or not) with regard to the lease negotiations / mediation. Those who think that this analysis makes sense might consider sending the link to J. Richard Manning (email: JMB@SEANET.COM) who is the mediator, as [...]

County-LIBC interim Memorandum of Agreement

I figured it was time that someone asked the County for a copy of last February’s “Memorandum of Agreement” (MOA) between the Lummi Nation and Whatcom County, the one that stipulates the payment arrangements currently in place. I asked Dan Gibson for a link/copy, via a very short email. Dan replied that the signed version [...]