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Construction at the project site is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Associated Earth Sciences, whom the contract is with, is in talks with some farmers in the county to find willing participants in the study.
Under the new protections, entertainers will be kept safer and allowed to keep more of their earnings.
The cameras will be installed at entrances and exits to the cities early next year but can be moved at any time.
The contracts will go towards further support to Whatcom County’s homeless population.
According to the state Public Disclosure Commission, the fine is believed to be the largest ever imposed for campaign finance violations in United States history.
The report comes partially in response to controversy over Deming homes in the Nooksack eviction saga.
The Washington State Health Care Authority also received $7 million from the DOJ to help fund treatment programs in both communities and correctional facilities.
According to the Washington State Office of Financial Managment, economists are forecasting a $10 to $12 billion budget deficit over the next four and a half years.
The purchases are a part of the city’s Lake Whatcom Land Acquisition and Preservation Program that has bought more than 2,800 acres to preserve the lake’s watershed.