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Letters to the Editor -- January 01, 2001

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2000 In Review:Point Roberts Parks & Recreation

The Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District #1 is specific to the community of Point Roberts. The district was created by residents of the Point who...

2000 In Review:Point Roberts Food Bank

Among the many community efforts in Point Roberts, the food bank has provided some food for people facing difficult times since 1978. It is the goal of...

2000 In Review:Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce

The year 2000 has been the beginning of the millennium and the beginning of an exciting era for the chamber of commerce. The year is full of high points...

Election 2000: postmortem

Point votes: a sample TURNOUT Registered voters 608Poll turnout 269Absentee turnout 179PRESIDENT/ VICE PRESIDENT Gore/Lieberman (D) 235Bush/Cheney (R) ...

Collapsed road leads to policy review

County involvement in the replacement of a retaining wall on the privately owned section of Bayview Drive has prompted a review of how projects are approved...

RV owners apply for permanent status

According to county land use division manager Roland Middleton, eight recreational property owners in Point Roberts have applied for administrative approvals...

Fire district hikes tax for 2001

“We’re getting good value for the money we’re spending but we can’t go on forever being the lowest taxing fire district in the county...

The Year 2000 in Review

What were you doing when the clock struck midnight on December 31? Waiting for computers to crash and planes to fall out of the sky? It seems so long ago...

County agrees to help fund local EMS

Fire district #5 is poised to become the county’s newest ambulance service, which could bring $36,000 dollars in funding to the Point.

2000 In Review:Maple Beach Property Owners Association

It was an eventful summer at Maple Beach. We started out the summer by having the grand opening of the hard-surface court at our park with an adult and...

2000 In Review:Trinity Lutheran Community Church

Trinity has seen many changes this year and has been blessed with continued support from faithful members and friends who volunteer their time, talents...

2000 In Review:Point Roberts Character Plan Group

The Point Roberts character plan was initiated to develop a theme for the look of businesses in Point Roberts. Drawing on our history of farming and fishing...

PACE lane could stay but staff would go

The new federal budget may relieve some staffing shortages at local borders according to Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) assistant district...