Washington residents have voted against a state income tax repeatedly, with the most recent vote in 2015.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they have opened their own investigation.
Located on 32nd Street, the university currently uses the building for their IT department among other services.
The new building will be built on the site of the aging current facility in Bellingham’s Sunnyland neighborhood.
The Salish Seed Guild works to promote biodiversity and sustainable agriculture in Whatcom County. One of the founders, Brian Kerkvliet, takes his efforts as a biodynamic homesteader seriously as he helps to educate the local gardeners in the Cascade bioregion.
Ferguson has pushed for the money that would come from a millionaire’s tax to fund K-12 public education and supportive programs.
Both bills are scheduled for executive sessions with committee members this week.
The properties combined have a 2025 market valuation of over $18 million according to the assessor.
The prospective takeover would include selling the WWU property assessed at roughly an $8 million value to the county, allowing the university to continue operations on the second floor of the building for the next two years.
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