Council authorized $300,000 additional funding to Cascadia Law Group for total amended amount of $325,000 for legal defense in water rights adjudication. Tyler Byrd and Ben Elenbaas voted against, citing concerns about taxpayer funds competing against citizens in the same legal process.
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Bill #2025-002
Water Rights Litigation Legal Defense Funding
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Meeting History
June 10, 2025
Whatcom County Council Regular
The Whatcom County Council conducted a substantive meeting covering infrastructure modernization, water rights litigation, homeless services funding, and public ethics concerns. The most significant ...
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