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The circle goes around... New library gets over last funding hump B y P a t G r u bb The new library is pretty much a go! After years of fundraising and disappointing election results, it appears that the campaign to build a new library in Point Roberts has achieved success. Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) executive director Christine Perkins informed Point Roberts parks board commissioners that the WCLS board had approved up to $160,000 to complete the funding of the building’s construction, contingent upon a new Memorandum of Understanding. Speaking to the parks board at its regular monthly meeting March 15, Perkins said WCLS board members had determined that, “even though it’s not our normal practice, we are willing to contribute more money because we would love to see all the people who contributed to the project in Point Roberts actually get a library out of it.” This money is in addition to the $110,000 already committed by the WCLS for furniture, fixtures and equipment for the new library. Typically, the WCLS does not contribute to capital building expenditures for new or remodeled library buildings although it has done so infrequently in the past. The campaign, spearheaded by the Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL) group, had raised approximately $540,000 towards the design and construction of the library, which involves the remodeling of the Julius Fire Hall located next to the Gulf Road community center. The total cost of the construction is projected to be $840,000. A parks district levy to raise the remaining $300,000 failed to receive the required 60 percent super majority in the November election, missing the mark by 34 votes. FOPRL subsequently secured $140,000 in pledges and donations following the election loss, leaving a shortfall of $160,000. The WCLS contri(See Library, page 7)
s A painting becomes the inspiration for a tapestry weaving by Doreen Trudel, seen here at the Fibre Fest held March 4 at the Gulf Road community center. More photos on page 18. Photo by Louise Mugar
Cedar Point trail access to be closed permanently By Meg Olson The Cedar Point Avenue trailhead access to Lily Point Marine Park will stay closed for good. “It’s a fairly unstable slope,” said Whatcom County parks director Michael McFarlane, which would make keeping the access open a public safety risk unless a bridge were constructed over the widening ravine. “It would be extremely expensive to bridge that.”
Instead, McFarlane said, they would construct a loop trail back to the main parking area, leaving an open area and overlook at the gully. The trail was closed in November 2015 after a chunk of the trail slumped off. Since then there have been continued calls from local organizations to find a way to reopen the trail. “Aside from closing the trail, to the best of our knowledge nothing has been done to mitigate the erosion or make changes to keep the park trail open,”
PRCAC moves towards merging character plan By Meg Olson There was less flash and more substance to the discussion as the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) continued to wrestle with what to do with the character plan during a series of March meetings. “The tone of this meeting is so much different than that Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre,” said committee member and taxpayers association representative Jeff
Christopher at a special March 6 meeting of the committee, referring to the group’s previous meeting on the topic. While the previous meeting proposed to address the two substantive changes in a draft revised plan, it had devolved into an argument over whether or not the plan should exist. After consulting with their boards the groups represented on the committee came to this meeting ready to repeal or defend the plan. Chamber representative David Gellat-
ly led with a motion unanimously approved by his board stating the character plan was “superfluous and unnecessary,” and requesting the county repeal the plan and incorporate language regulating signage and lighting into the Point Roberts Special District section of the county zoning ordinance (Chapter 20.72). Taxpayer’s association president Mark Robbins read a statement prepared by (See PRCAC, page 8)
the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee wrote to county executive Jack Louws in November 2016. “While we are not experts in the field it would appear if the source of the erosion, water, would have been diverted the expansion of the erosion could have been minimized or eliminated.” In January 2017, county parks staff (See Trail, page 6)
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Letters To The Editor The Editor: So here we go again… the Point Roberts Gentrification Brigade strikes again. Whatever happened to “live and let live?” It’s upsetting to read once again of people with too much time on their hands worrying about other people’s property. People live here because of the peace and quiet and the last thing we need are a bunch of nosy neighbors turning each other in. This has always been a resort community whether snooty people like it or not, so it naturally lends itself to being a place where having guest accommodations such as RVs on one’s property fits. If you want to live in a city with all their rules, why not move to the city? The rest of us like our charming, eclectic little community just the way it is, thank you, and we love to share our slice of heaven with visitors. I feel very badly for Dr. Robert Woods and his family. How disheartening that they now have a sour taste in their mouths about what should be a lovely, peaceful and relaxing home away from home and a place for family and friends to join them on vacation. I can promise you, Dr. Woods, not everyone here is a nitpicky snob. Most of us prefer to love and respect our neighbors – not snitch on them. Sue Johnson Point Roberts The Editor: Last month’s Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) meeting was well attended and I was heartened to see so many new faces at the meeting. It quickly became clear that attendees were there to express their concerns about the impact of the revised Character Plan on their businesses and livelihoods. What also became quickly apparent was that quite a few folks were confused as to the focus, scope and intention of the Character Plan. The Character Plan applies only to the areas known in county lingo as the “small town commercial district,” i.e., those properties that front onto Tyee Drive down to Gulf Road and along Gulf Road to the shoreline. Nothing in the current Character Plan applies to your home built on a rural-residential-zoned lot, or to any future homes built on these lots. For those contractors who are involved in the construction of residential properties, the Character Plan would have no effect on their business. As the Character Plan (CP) was being revised it was, first and foremost, in the minds of the committee that Point Roberts’ economic viability must be supported and encouraged. Every revision was weighed
against the question, “are we, in any way, inhibiting growth in our commercial zone with this provision?” We removed expensive aesthetic requirements and substituted more practical ones. As we were doing this, we also strove to not only enhance the character of Point Roberts but also protect it from developers who might prefer to build cheap and shoddy structures over those with integrity. We believe we struck a balance. The clause that we wrote into the plan, requiring all development in resort commercial zones to comply with the CP was seriously considered. As more and more absentee owners purchase properties (both residential and commercial) in Point Roberts, and because there are only two as-yet undeveloped parcels of land remaining in the resort commercial zone, (the property surrounding the marina and the 25 acres on the bluff across from the golf course) we wanted to ensure that those areas would be built out with structures that would require lots of local workers and that would attract tourism business to Point Roberts. It is already clear that the county has little compunction about making decisions that will impact the quality of life in Point Roberts without bothering to consult with us regardless of PRCAC’s existence: the CUP issued for the five 150-foot radio towers being one example and the latest spat of issuing 25 CRVs all at one time. The character plan and the sub-area plan are our only lines of defense to prevent Point Roberts from looking like a series of strip malls on Meridian in Bellingham. It seems that most of the concerns are issues that the Whatcom County Sub-Area Plan addresses. The Sub-Area Plan was written in 2001. Perhaps it’s time to create a task force to study its applicability and make recommendations to the county for changes that are more in alignment with the current economic and development needs of Point Roberts. Annelle Norman Point Roberts The Editor: As one of the older seniors of our com-
munity who lives on their own, I took the plunge for a long-put-off knee replacement surgery. With the grace of knowing that the newly established Circle of Care would likely be available for some of those days I may need care, I was encouraged. Circle of Care organized a schedule with many caring volunteers and caregivers including personal friends and church members. In addition to several visits each day, volunteers brought meals, ice and other items I needed, coached me on exercise regimes, tidied the kitchen and other areas, and made sure I had healthy meals to add to my healing. Even a master gardener came to help in my garden! Additionally, I am thankful for volunteers who took me into Bellingham for pre-op appointments, delivered me to the hospital on the day of surgery and release at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital, then again the post-op appointment to assure me I was on to a successful recovery. I am grateful to those volunteers who drove me to those physical therapy sessions in both Blaine and Point Roberts. How many kind and thoughtful people brought comfort and reassurance to days when I needed the support. We live in an exceptional community. For those that are newly becoming aware of Circle of Care, remember them for your family when you need assistance in the future. Nancy King Point Roberts The Editor: About time. That new library! Lyn Pyles The Editor: I was at the Marketplace on March 7. I lost my wallet in the parking lot and didn’t realize it until I got home. While I was panicking, my phone rang and it was an angel by the name of Tom Hollett calling me to say he had my wallet. Needless to say I’ll be forever grateful that he found it. Thank you again, Tom. Frances Young Tsawwassen The Editor: This is fantastic news! Way to go Whatcom County Library System for stepping up in an unexpected and abundant way for our community in a time when we really need it! I believe the parks board will make the deal work out as it would be foolish to not. The Point needs this new piece of community infrastructure. Sonya Liu Point Roberts
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nearby private property. Also, one of the reasons we acquired Lily Point was that it’s a series of feeder bluffs and this is what feeder bluffs do.” As they erode, feeder bluffs provide material that builds down-current beaches. Erosion continues to chip away around the periphery of Lily Point. Fences put up by county parks staff when the park was first being developed to keep people away from the edge on the bluff trail are about to slide down the bluff themselves. “What we’ll do next is put that fence right behind the sign closing the trail, to stop them there rather than where we don’t want them to go,” said parks operations manager Christ Thomsen. The bluff trail, considered a user trail by parks staff, is not authorized and was not included in the park’s trail plan due to erosion and safety concerns. Thomsen said they will increase signage and barriers while obliterating the trail by restoring natural species. “We want to protect both the natural resource and the people who use the park,” he said.
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bution satisfies this shortfall and will allow construction to go forward. One of the driving forces behind the new library campaign, Judy Ross, was pleased by the action of the WCLS board. “FOPRL is extremely grateful to WCLS for its recent work on furthering the new library and in helping to complete the needed funding. In the next few weeks, we expect to have a final agreement on a revised memo of
understanding (MOU) among the three sponsors of the project (FOPRL, the Point Roberts parks district, and WCLS), with each sponsor making clear its commitment to completing the new Point Roberts library,” she told the All Point Bulletin. The three entities currently have an MOU outlining each group’s responsibilities vis-à-vis the new library. The MOU will need to be updated to reflect the contribution by WCLS as well as protect it in the event that the parks district in the future terminates the agreement to house the library in the remodeled building. WCLS
is proposing the return of its money or a 25 percent share in the sale of the building. Parks board chair Linda Hughes proposed that such an obligation should not exist in perpetuity; as WCLS and the parks board had partnered in offering library service already for 47 years, Hughes suggested a 50-year term to the obligation. Fellow commissioner Stephen Falk dryly pointed out that none of the sitting commissioners were likely to be around if or when that happened.
Following further discussion, Hughes declared, “It looks pretty good. We’ll take it back to our respective corners and then convene in special meeting.” Perkins concurred, thanking the board and saying, “I really appreciate the good faith effort to work together.” Following the revision and agreement to the revised MOU, the parks board intends to prepare bid documents to get the ball rolling on construction.
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treasurer Jennifer Urquhart in support of retaining the plan. “It is imperative the community create a way to ensure we retain local control and a plan of some sort is critical,” she wrote. Currently PRCAC is involved in review of proposed commercial projects only in regards to their compliance with the character plan. Urquhart insisted they needed to remain in that role, and perhaps revising the old plan had been the wrong approach. “If we were starting from scratch, what would a community development character plan look like?” Several other audience members also cautioned against abandoning the only document that gave the community any official local voice on development. “Don’t repeal
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until you can replace,” said Steve Wolf. While the voters’ association was in favor of repealing the character plan, their representative and committee chair Joel Lantz was quick to point out they did not favor giving up local control. “I don’t think there’s any intention of relinquishing advisory and oversight functions of PRCAC for building permits,” he said. He suggested they “incorporate the important parts” of the character plan into 20.72 and “as part of that take a broader look at 20.72.” The distinction between what is character plan and what is zoning code persisted from the previous meeting, with certain audience members crediting the character plan with defeating the radio tower proposal and halting the proliferation of gas stations. Gellatly pointed out the height restriction of 25 feet exists in 20.72, and that the character plan simply references that code. The character plan addresses design criteria but not uses, which are regulated in the zoning code. Joan Dickerson, former Brewster’s Fine Foods owner, suggested they focus on harmonizing the two codes. “We’re all caught up with repeal and replace when what we’re really talking about doing is merging two documents,” she said. Others agreed their goal was to simplify regulations, eliminate confusion and retain local oversight. “I strongly suggest PRCAC not only retain their oversight capacity but actually codify that into 20.72,” Lantz said. “Every commercial building permit or sign permit should come before PRCAC for review against 20.72.” Christopher suggested committee members and their associations look at what the “greatest hits” of the current draft character plan were. “The character plan isn’t perfect, it’s awkward,” he said. “But there’s a tremendous work product here that shouldn’t be ignored. We need to take the greatest hits of the character plan that should be woven into 20.72.” Gellatly withdrew his motion to repeal the plan with a consensus among board members that they would come to the next meeting with what they and the groups they represent feel is the meat of the character plan. “My board certainly feels the color you paint your building and the width of boards is superfluous, but there’s important stuff like lighting, signage and building mass,” he said. Meeting on March 14 with a crowded agenda Lantz introduced a motion brought forward by Christopher on behalf of the board of the taxpayers association. “The existence of these two sets of regulations and guidelines adds confusion and perplexity,” Christopher read. “Both documents are overdue for review and revision.” The motion asked that PRCAC “harmonize and update the Character Plan and Title 20.72 as one document.” The move would “reduce restrictions, simplify the permitting process while retaining desired esthetic and environmental protection,” he said. “While also “retaining a simple and effective mechanism for the community to advise the county whether a proposed commercial project complies with the revised 20.72.” The motion passed, and a special meeting was scheduled for March 16 to move for-
ward. “There’s a lot of work to get done and get done quickly,” Lantz said. At that meeting the committee took one vote, to recommend the county take the existing character plan and the draft by extension and incorporate it into Title 20. “Once this is done there will be no character plan,” Lantz said. “Over the next few months we will put forward text amendments to modify that language in 20.72.”
There’s an app for that! Local resident PJ Minter has developed an app to help connect the community to the changing character plan. “The character plan app was designed to allow the community of Point Roberts to provide feedback on the draft character plan,” Minter said. “The app allows people to click a green checkmark if they like a particular provision of the character plan or a red circle with a line through it if they don’t like it. They can also click on a section and provide comments on the section if they think we should add something or change the wording of the provision.” The app will track a user’s progress through the sections of the draft plan so it can be completed over time. “We just want the community to have an opportunity to share their voice in the future of Point Roberts,” Minter said. “We’ll share the feedback with the committee and let them use it to shape the harmonization of the character plan with WCC 20.72.” You can access the Character Plan app at: https://pointroberts.Qrimp.net
Water district considering raising rates After three years of holding the line on rates, the Point Roberts water district has retained a consultant for a review of rates and connection fees. At their March 14 meeting, commissioners voted to hire Ashley Emery, an engineer with experience doing rate surveys for other districts. He will replace Redmond firm Financial Consulting Solutions Group, which has undertaken previous rate surveys for the district. “I thought it would be a good idea to get somebody else’s eyes on it,” said district manager Dan Bourks. The last time the district reviewed rates was in 2013, and the last time the water rates increased was March 2014. Since then water costs from the Greater Vancouver Water District have risen 2 to 3 percent annually, Bourks said. “We’ve been saving through the exchange rate but we really shouldn’t be relying on that,” he said.
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In The Garden By Rhiannon Allen Is it spring yet? What a late start this year! Yet spring is inevitable, and the weather is warm enough to start spring tasks as the garden awakens from its slumber. Aside from weeding and cleanup, most garden tasks for April involve woody shrubs. In local gardens, the common ones are forsythia, spirea, rhododendrons and that star of the summer garden: roses. Speaking of forsythia, this is a must-have shrub. Various cultivars brighten the garden with their cheery yellow flowers anywhere from February through April. While it does not provide much gardening interest once its flowers have faded, it serves as a vital alarm clock for gardeners. Are its flowers starting to open? Then it is time to attend to the other shrubs in your garden, especially the ones that you should have trimmed in January or February. By trimming, I mean removing some branches before the shrub leafs out so much that you won’t be able to see what needs attention. One example is wisteria – side shoots should be removed before the plant starts its summer growth spurt. Rhododendrons only need obviously dead branches cut back to the collar where they join larger ones. Other shrubs include spirea, potentilla and osier dogwood. Use the rule of thirds for these. Either remove one-third of the stems as close to the ground as you can (taking out the largest, oldest ones), or shear the entire shrub of its top third of growth. The aim here is to foster an attractive plant by either opening it up or keeping it compact. Even if you lose some of this year’s blooms by removing branches, the plant will pay you back with its increased ornamental value. By the way, these tasks are ideally completed in January while the plants are dormant, but the weather then was so unpleasant that we did not want to spend time outdoors wrestling unruly wet branches. April is just really the last chance to get this done before the mid-spring growth spurt. Do you have roses in your garden? Then the forsythia’s blooms are also your signal to prepare them for summer. Head out with your thick garden gloves and pruners. Any obviously dead or frost-killed wood has to go. Roses can also be pruned for size and shape. The aim for most ornamental roses is to foster an open, vase-like shape that will provide good air circulation that will keep black spot in check. Remove branches that cross or touch other branches because these can rub and abrade each other in the breeze, leaving the plant open to infection. Following good pruning principles, use a sharpened pruner to cut cleanly at the collar that joins smaller to larger branches. Cut at a slight angle if possible, so that rain will run right off the cut you make. Not sure of the ideal place to cut a long cane? Just make sure that you cut above a bud that faces the outside of the plant. Otherwise, you will encourage branches that cross the interior of the shrub and rub other branches. When you’re cleaning up the prunings, be sure to gather up any rose leaves lying around, because they probably have black spot spores just waiting for the warm temperature and rains to facilitate their growth. While you’re trimming and pruning, you have probably noticed lots of swelling leaf buds on your shrubs. Now’s the time to give those shrubs that food boost they will need for healthy growth. If you don’t mind a lot of hand watering, liquid fish fertilizer diluted in a watering can will supply a well-rounded organic fertilizer that most plants appreciate. While you’re at it, give
your hellebores and other spring-blooming plants a treat because they will appreciate the food after the effort of blooming. In addition to the fish fertilizer (or specialty rose fertilizer), roses appreciate a handful of Epsom salts around their base. Epsom salts provide magnesium and Sulphur that help leaf growth and function. All done? Not quite. Remember that forsythia? By now it might have finished blooming. To ensure a healthy, well-mannered, blossom-filled shrub next year, grab your loppers and cut out the oldest onethird of the canes, removing them right down to just above the soil line. Now done? Yes, but now summer is on its way! T Darlene Gibbs is busy getting ready for the gardening season at Ladybug Nursery.
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Dialing 9-1-1 In Time Of Need We occasionally hear of citizens and visitors on the Point running into difficulties trying to reach 9-1-1. Nothing is more important to us than ensuring that whenever you need our help, we are only three digits away. Let me take a moment to explain why calls from Point Roberts—even critical 9-1-1 calls—can sometimes get a bit tricky and, even more importantly, how you can ensure that your call reaches us as quickly as possible. When the 9-1-1 system was conceived around 60 years ago, America had essentially one major telephone company (some smaller regional providers existed but their impact was diminished by Ma Bell’s breadth and reach). All calls originated from landlines and most had rotary dials. It was pretty straightforward to link a given phone to its proper emergency answering point. Not only has this changed a lot but, in truth, almost nothing in telephone communications now is anything like it was back then. Even your landline phone offers a wide array of options regarding providers and most calls now originate from personal mobile telephones that travel wherever their owner takes them. Linking your call to the proper answering point is now a very complex matter, regardless of where you are when you call. If you’re calling from Point Roberts, an exclave community, it is more complicated still. Depending on your phone provider, plan, and roaming settings, there’s a chance that you may find your 9-1-1 call from a mobile device reaching an answering point on the Canadian side. It is important that you tell the dispatcher as soon as they answer that your fire or medical emergency is in Point Roberts, WA. If you’re talking to WhatComm, our Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) operated by the Bellingham Police Department, they will transfer you to the Fire Dispatch Center (Prospect) and all should proceed smoothly from there. If your call is taken by a Canadian PSAP, they should immediately transfer you to WhatComm when they know you are calling from Point Roberts, WA in the United States. Some members of our community occasionally call the Fire Hall to report an emergency. This will only delay our response. The member answering your call will still have to hang up and call 9-1-1 to have the call dispatched and our pagers activated. No matter how you slice it, calling 9-1-1 is still your fastest route to help. Just remember to begin by stating that your fire or medical emergency is in Point Roberts, WA and confirm that you have the right PSAP. From there, follow their instructions and report your needs—we will be there as quickly as possible to help. One other point to remember—landlines should always reach the right PSAP. Even if your landline service is limited, you may still be able to access 9-1-1. Plug a phone into your jack and dial 9-1-1 to see if it connects—the dispatcher will not be upset. All of us share one primary objective and that is being there for you at your moment of need.
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New option for family dining Kiniski’s Reef Tavern is now welcoming all ages to its restaurant and patio. As of March 17, the Reef’s state liquor license was modified to change its designation from a lounge, to a lounge and restaurant, which allows minors to remain in the premises until 10 p.m. “I’m in the restaurant business now, and too many customers wanted to come in with their kids,” said owner Nick Kiniski.
“The days of drinking and driving are over. People just want to come in and have a couple of beers and something to eat.” Less than a week after the change and Kiniski said he has already seen business pick up. Manager Allison Szabo said the tavern had needed to add a full kitchen, open at least five hours a day, to be able to begin serving spirits five years ago. Since then, the kitchen has taken on a star role for the
A kids menu is being developed for younger patrons, including grilled cheese, chicken strips, fish and chips and little pizzas. The kitchen is also gearing up to provide event catering. “We will be doing weddings and other special events,” Szabo said, including her own wedding to Ken Calder in August. Currently, Kiniski’s Reef Tavern is on winter hours – Thursday through Sunday – until May when they will open seven days a week.
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Church News By Gina Gaudet Spring has arrived! And as the earth moves from death into life, we are invited to understand our lives from a death and rebirth perspective. The long, dark and cold days of winter invite us into contemplation and self-reflection. We go underground, as it were, to root out the parts of our lives that we can put to rest because they no longer serve us. What beliefs, assumptions or attitudes have we allowed to die off so that a higher, brighter version of ourselves can be born? This process can often feel painful and lonely. For some it can feel devastating. Yet, the story of Easter invites us to do this work with a measure of faith. When Jesus’ followers placed his body in the tomb on that dark afternoon, they could only hope that something good could come from the events of the previous days. Jesus had suggested that his death was not permanent, but how to believe in miracles when you are face to face with a tomb? St. Augustine once said, “Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.” Death invites us to new life. This is the Easter story. It is the miracle that invites us to transcend what we see with the eyes of the body and embrace the visions of the soul. Here is April at Trinity. Access our events calendar at pointrobertschurch.com for
changes or updates. We also post changed information on Point Interface. Saturday, April 1, 9 a.m.: Breakfast bible study in the Social Hall. Jim Linde will be feeding bodies and souls, so come on down! Saturday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.: Youth Philosopher’s Cafe in the Social Hall. Food and drink, ambient music and stimulating discussion, for youth aged 15–20. Wednesday, April 5, 10:30–11:30 a.m.: Knee Club. Join a like-minded group in stretching and strengthening your knees. Please contact Shirley Cannon for further details. Saturday, April 8, 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast bible study with Jim Linde. Sunday, April 9, 3 p.m.: Bergamasca Recorders kick off the 2017 Trinity Chamber Series. Also featuring the Point Roberts Primary School recorder students. Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.: Maundy Thursday Seder Service will be held in the Social Hall at 6:30 p.m., featuring the Seder feast. Pastor Gina Gaudet presiding. Friday, April 14, 1 p.m.: Good Friday service will be held in the sanctuary, Father Chuck Cannon presiding. Saturday, April 15, 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast bible study Sunday, April 16, 11 a.m.: Easter Sunday
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Time to register for kindergarten. See information below.
APRIL 2017 3 through 7 – NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK 9 – Recorder Concert at Trinity Lutheran at 3 p.m., students come at 2:30 p.m. 10 – Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 11 – Art with Mrs. Roberts at 1:30 p.m. 12 – Library and Beach Field Trip, leave at 1:15 p.m. 13 – Music with Lucy at 2 p.m. 14 – Principal Craig Baldwin here in the morning 15 – Egg Hunt at school, 1 p.m. 17 – LATE START AT 10:45; Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 20 – Art with Mr. Zack at 1:30 p.m. 24 – Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 25 – Art with Mrs. Roberts at 1:30 p.m. 27 – Music with Lucy at 2 p.m. 28 – Pizza Day
MAY 2017 1 – NO SCHOOL (LID) 4 – Art with Mr. Zack at 1:30 p.m. 8 – Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 10 – Library and Beach Field Trip, leave at 1:15 p.m. 11 – Principal Craig Baldwin here in the morning; Music with Lucy at 2 p.m. 12 – Art with Sally Roberts at 1:30 p.m. 15 – Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 17 - PTO Meeting 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. 18 – Art with Mr. Zack at 1:30 p.m. 22 – Shannon here for speech; Yoga at 1:30 p.m. 23 - Art with Sally Roberts at 1:30 p.m. 25 – Music with Lucy at 2 p.m. 26 – Pizza Day 29 – NO SCHOOL, MEMORIAL DAY 30 – Field Trip to the Vancouver International Children’s Festival
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LITTLE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS by Jessie Hettinga
The school environment and culture is an extremely important aspect of learning. In Point Roberts, parents have a lot of choices in regards to where their students attend school. As our school year ends and we prepare for another, I wanted to share with you some of the opportunities that our “Little School in the Woods” has to offer. Small Class Sizes: This year we have 2 classes, a K/1 and a 2/3. With 16 students in our school, we have 7 students in our K/1 class and 9 students in our 2/3 class. School Community: Everyone in our school knows each Dr. Seuss Week created an opportunity to read Green Eggs & Ham and other and is part of a positive learning community. shared a school snack. Academics are taught in smaller grade ranges of K/1 and 2/3 but lunch, recess, writing workshop, art, PE and music are taught to the whole school. This builds a sense of community for all of our students. High Student to Teacher Ratio: We have 4 staff members of the Blaine School District on site. This is a 4:1 student/teacher ratio which allows for individualized attention for each student at our school. Local Community Support: We have skilled community members who donate their time to teach our students in the areas of Art and Music. A special thank you to Eitenne Zack and Lucy Williams for sharing your amazing gifts. Our students’ learning is also supported in various ways by the PTO, Wackie Walkers, Fire Department, Point Roberts Library and Community Center each year.
Kindergarten integrated art and math.
Integrated Subjects: Our students get the opportunity for hands-on learning through integrated subjects and projects in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Art. For example, our K/1 class made crayons and Leprechaun Pudding while the 2/3 class made soap and playdough while studying the States of Matter this year in Science. If you are interested in more information about our school, we would love to schedule a time to meet you and give you a tour. Please contact us to schedule or a visit or just stop by to say hello!
PTO NEWS Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 15 • 1 p.m. Point Roberts Primary School 2050 Benson Rd.(by the firehall)
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Math time provides a lot of opportunity to play games to build important skills.
Hosted by Point Roberts Primary PTO The PTO sponsored Egg Hunt is open to all community residents and Point Roberts visitors. Kids up to Grade 3 are invited to hunt eggs. Join in this fun, free family event and take a tour of our little school in the woods. Donations of canned/non-perishable food will be accepted on behalf of the Point Roberts Food Bank.
Spring Garage Sale Cancelled Due to renovations at the primary school, the Garage Sale will NOT take place this spring. The PTO appreciates the generosity of the community for donations and volunteers for past garage sales and we hope you will keep us in mind for next year. Thank you for your continued support of our school!
It’s time to Register for Kindergarten! Call or stop by the school office to enroll your child. Phone: 945-2223 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For questions, you can send an email to: jhettinga@blainesd.org
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Solid waste taxing district considered The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) has unanimously endorsed a motion asking the county to look into a taxing district that would support solid waste management on the Point. At their March 14 meeting commissioners heard from Whatcom County Health Department environmental health supervisor Jeff Hegedus and environmental health manager John Wolpers. They came to “continue the conversation” about how the community wanted to tackle the challenges of maintaining a sustainable and effective solid waste system given the small size and remote location of Point Roberts. “Where we go from here is, we want to come down in altitude, working towards any recommendations the community may have but we want to do it slow,” Hegedus said. Working with the results of a recent community survey he said they were looking at five areas: good service, reduced illegal dumping, increased recycling, vendor stability and affordable collection services. “All these moving parts are connected,” he said. “If you do one thing here, it changes what goes on over there. Every time you change something it has to be technically feasible, economically viable, politically palatable. You have to be able to manage it, and there’s friction between all these moving parts. It’s not so much what you do but how you do it. We want to resist the temptation to come up with solutions before we find problems.” From the audience Arthur Reber suggested the most salient problem was that garbage collection was effectively optional on the Point, whereas it was mandatory elsewhere in the county. Hegedus agreed the county had an ordinance under which everyone must have curbside collection services, but that same law also has provisions for property owners to apply for an exemption. “They made additional language for Point Roberts that said people who lived here seasonally would be encouraged to have curbside collection but didn’t have to,” he said. “In Point Roberts, if you’re seasonal you don’t even need to get an exemption.” The result is that while Cando Recycling and Disposal only has 300 customers, the company is nevertheless required to provide the service, and the state regulates what it can charge. “Find a way to make it obligatory,” Reber said, which would by economy of scale allow it to be more affordable. “That way everybody pays for it and if you don’t want to use it, don’t use it.” This could be through property taxes or through a process similar to the water system where connection to the system is mandatory for developed properties, and they must pay a monthly minimum fee regardless of whether they use water or not. “What we have found is the exemption process is absolutely not working,” Hegedus said. “I have drawers full of exemption paperwork. It’s a failure.” In Vancouver, Hegedus said, they have a hybrid system where a base cost for the service is included in property taxes and there are additional fees for additional volume. “The less trash you produce the more money you save,” he said. Other cities also had a combination of tax-supported solid waste systems, flat fees and user fees. “If we could do that would we want to?” Hegedus asked, also requiring what combination would work for Point Roberts. “I can’t see us going backwards to no curbside collection. I don’t think that’s what people want.” The current system, lacking economy of scale, leads to vendor instability and higher prices. “Kudos to Cando for holding the line,” Hegedus said. The company has raised disposal costs by only a penny a pound in eight years. “With more customers Cando could have even lower prices and improve service.” With more income to im-
prove services, the hauler could offer more options that would be practical for seasonal residents, which might lead to a decrease in illegal dumping. PRCAC member and seasonal resident Jeff Christopher pointed out that Canadians with vacation properties north of the line expected to pay for garbage through their taxes just like they did at home. “If I’m in the Gulf Islands it doesn’t matter if I’m there once a year, I have to pay,” he said. “So why shouldn’t we have to pay here?” He suggested part of the review of the Point Roberts Special District PRCAC is proposing to undertake could be to include mandatory curbside pickup either through regulation, taxes or as a hybrid system. “I think it’s very sellable,” he said. “We need to understand, from the community, what you want,” Hegedus said. “The product we want is a series of options ranging from the no action alternative, what the consequences would be, to duplicating the city of Vancouver’s highly sophisticated system and successful model to options in between.” One option he suggested could be investigated was the formation of a public utility district, through which elected commissioners would set a tax levy rate applied to all properties and the funds raised could fund all or part of the garbage collection system. “We already have a water utility. Couldn’t garbage be part of the water bill?” suggested P.J. Minter. PRCAC members voted unanimously to request the county solid waste division investigate the possibility of a public utility and other options for solid waste in the community. “Once we have figured out what the model looks like it’s a small matter for us to take an ordinance and go talk to council, but council needs to see there is support for it before they’re going to vote to approve it,” Hegedus said. “In my mind, you have to have curbside collection services – the question is how. How do we keep those levels of service where we want them, costs where we want them? We are a consumer society and if we don’t manage what that society produces, it impacts all aspects of our lives.”
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Traffic into Point Roberts for January 2017, with 2016 figures following: Vehicles – 68,996 (67,242); Pedestrians – 1,267 (1,616); Commercial – 1,037 (1,204); NEXUS – 30,594 (28,781). Traffic into Point Roberts for February 2017, with 2016 figures following: Vehicles – 59,281 (62,248); Pedestrians – Unavailable (1,520); Commercial – 914 (1,113); NEXUS – 25,526 (26,488).
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Coming up ... Youth Philosopher’s Café: Saturday, April 1, 6:30 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church Social Hall, 1880 APA Road. Food and drink, ambient music and stimulating discussion, for youth aged 15–20. Circle of Care Buffet Dinner and Dance: Sunday, April 2, buffet seatings at 6:30 p.m. (sold out) and 8:30 p.m., South Beach House. Shaune Ann Feuz and her band perform at 7:30 p.m. Raffle tickets for the Sunflower Quilt will be sold as well as 50/50 tickets. Cost: $25. Sponsored by South Beach House. Info and tickets: prcircleofcare@gmail.com or 945-5222. Blaine Schools Spring Break: Monday–Friday, April 3–7. No school.
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Bergamasca Recorders with Point Roberts Primary School Children: Sunday, April 9, 3 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. The children will start the concert. Reception to follow. Family friendly concert – everyone is invited. Maundy Thursday Seder Service: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church Social Hall, 1880 APA Road. Seder feast. Pastor Gina Gaudet presiding. Good Friday Service: Friday, April 14, 1 p.m.: Trinity Community Lutheran Church sanctuary, 1880 APA Road. Father Chuck Cannon presiding. Spring Faire: Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., community center. Used book sale, and local vendors. Vendors welcomed. Table fees $10 with proceeds going to the Library Building Fund. Info: Jessica at jessica@pointbob.net or 945-0409. Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 15, 1 p.m., Point Roberts Primary School, 2050 Benson Road. Info: 945-ABCD. Easter Sunday Service: Sunday, April 16, 11 a.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. Earth Day Celebration: Saturday, April 22, various Point Roberts locations. Pot luck lunch, drop-in pennant paper crafts in the library, and more events to be decided. Info: Bev Mar, pointtreasures@gmail.com. The Power of Music: Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. The music of Kris Kristofferson, as presented on Austin City Limits in 1981. Healing Touch with Gina Gaudet: Sunday, April 23, 1:30–4 p.m., Trinity Community Lutheran Church, 1880 APA Road. Sign up on the day of, or contact Gina directly at touchtoheal828@gmail.com to book a time. By donation. “Lucy Libido Says” Essential Oil Class: Monday, April 24, 6:30 p.m., Pedal Pushers Bike Rentals, 1356 Gulf Road. Make and take workshop on libido-friendly essential oils. Pre-registration required: pedalpushersbikes@yahoo.com.
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Border crossing by boat getting harder The rules are getting tighter for pleasure boaters who choose to cross the border. At a March 4 meeting at the Point Roberts Marina, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representatives outlined regulations and requirements for private boaters and changes occurring this year. While CBP spokesperson Renne Archer said there were no “new rules,” Point Roberts Marina general manager Jacquelyne Everett said the old ones were being interpreted and enforced differently. Under existing rules, “operators of small pleasure vessels, arriving in the United States from a foreign port or place to include any vessel which has visited a hovering vessel or received merchandise outside the territorial sea,” are required to report to CBP immediately. Canadian vessels without a cruising license are also required to make a formal entry and pay a $19 fee every time they arrive from Canada, and obtain a permit to proceed if they travel to another location in the U.S. “These rules have been around for a long time,” said Everett. “Last year was the first time they started enforcing them.” For Canadian boaters who keep their boats at the marina, having a cruising license is almost mandatory for practical purposes, and the recent meeting was aimed at helping them meet the requirements to get one. “Our boaters are actually lucky because they can renew or apply for licenses at the land border here,” Everett said. The catch
is, there is a 15-day waiting period for a renewal. “If they want to get one, the easiest way is to turn the old one in or apply at the border and leave the U.S. for 15 days.” Rules for vessels fishing in Canadian waters and returning to the U.S. are also getting tweaked. In the past, boats that didn’t contact another vessel or land in Canada were not required to report to CBP when they came back to the Point from a fishing trip in Canadian waters. A CBP publication from 2014 states, “any small pleasure vessel leaving a United States port into international or foreign waters, without a call at a foreign port, does not satisfy the foreign departure requirement. Therefore, certain fishing vessels, cruises to nowhere, or any vessel that leaves from a U.S. port and returns without calling at a foreign port or place, has not departed the U.S.” Vessels that leave the U.S. to fish in Canada need to report telephonically to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “Whether or not CBSA actually requires the boater to report to a physical location, this is considered a call at a foreign port,” Archer said. “Vessels must only be in transit through U.S. waters to qualify for what we consider innocent passage.” The current interpretation of the rules, according to Archer, is that “vessels that engage in fishing cannot claim the right of innocent passage,” and must report to CBP when they return to the U.S.
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RV rental proposal gaining steam Joan Dickerson is asking the Point Roberts community to get behind an amendment to county code that would allow a recreational vehicle rental business to operate out of the former location of Brewsters Fine Foods on Gulf Road. “This is a long term business commitment to our community that will provide jobs and revenue,” was the message she took to the boards of local organizations in March. She received unanimous support from the boards of the taxpayers’ association, the voters’ association, the chamber of commerce and the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee. Ernst Daehler, owner of Best Time RV, is proposing to buy the properties at 1379 and 1373 Gulf Road to locate his Vancouver branch satellite office. The catch is that county zoning text specific to Point Roberts prohibits “recreational vehicle service, repair, washing facilities, commercial storage or sale,” along Gulf Road in the Small Town Commercial zone, along with cemeteries, additional RV parks, animal kennels and mini-storage. These prohibitions do not exist in the zone in other locations on the Point and throughout the county. Dickerson said the proposed text amendment would not lift the prohibition for recreational vehicle businesses for all of Gulf Road, only the properties in question. In addition, she said, “this isn’t an RV park or storage place, it’s a rental company. If he has more than three vehicles idle on site for more than a day, it isn’t working.” The primary use of the property would be to house the administrative offices of the Vancouver branch of Best Time RV, which would pick up clients at the Vancouver airport, shuttle them to the Point and hook them up with their vehicle. The style being rented from Point Roberts would all be the 21-foot “Sprinter style,” Dickerson said. Establishing a satellite office on the Point to serve the Vancouver market, mostly European visitors, allows Best Time RV to offer one-way trips to their other locations
in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The vehicles would be cleaned and rented from the Point Roberts office from April through October when they would be moved to southern locations. “He fell in love with Point Roberts, it fits the ‘boutique’ style of his business,” Dickerson said. “His business will be an asset to our community, providing year-round job security and tax revenue.” It would also support local businesses with everything from gas sales to services in the community his guests would utilize. “This business will bring a steady flow of European tourists to our community.” At a March 29 “meet and greet” in Point Roberts, Daehler spoke with approximately 20 community members. “We want to blend in, be part of the community, and give back by re-opening Brewster’s Restaurant year ‘round.” He hopes to move his administrative offices to the Point this year and store vehicles off-site until the text amendment is approved and necessary improvements, such as screening, can be made. With strong community support, county planners and county executive Jack Louws have said they would support the amendment.
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Enchanting Cottages Your own private mini-villa. Border on Lily Point Park $99 per night Monthly rates available
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YEAR ROUND POINT ROBERTS GETAWAY! 1976 Cedar Park Drive • $199,500 FOR SALE BY OWNER
Awesome 2-BR, 1,000 s.f. vaulted cedar ceiling. Brand new 650 s.f. deck/ guest cottage, large greenhouse/ 10 acres of forest behind the property. Open dining and living rooms, bay window, airtight woodstove. Hardwood floors throughout, completely landscaped.
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LAND LISTINGS Marine Drive MLS# 889997 ................$1,100,000 Marine Drive MLS# 890013 ................$1,000,000 2281 Berry Ln. MLS# 782793 ................$469,000 Tyee Dr. MLS# 1061695 .........................$299,000 xxxx Seabright Lp (starting at $190,000) Marine Dr. MLS# 965996 .......................$179,000 230 Iris Blvd. MLS# 1078671 .................$125,000 1569 Roosevelt MLS# 890506 ...............$100,000 1 Rex St. MLS# 717692 .........................$100,000 26 Wicklow MLS# 710266 .......................$94,000 1835 Roosevelt Way MLS# 1023327 .......$69,000 999 Peltier Dr. MLS# 715476 ...................$49,500 XXX Greenwood Dr. MLS# 1073419 .........$30,000
CHRIS HUGHES • MICHAEL HUGHES RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.
OFFICE: 465 Tyee Dr. • Point Roberts, WA
360-945-1313 • 800-723-1313 Rentals - Residential 2-BEDROOM, 2.5-BATH Marina Mist condo for rent, $1100 per month. Available immediately. 604-644-0410.
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All Point Bulletin • April 2017
Fibre Fest 2017
The benefits of volunteering By Annelle Norman Did you know that studies have shown a multitude of benefits are derived from volunteering? Not just for the person, animal or agency that is served, but more specifically, for the person providing service. Research shows that people who volunteer are happier, healthier and live longer. Helping and working with others has been shown to reduce the effects of stress, anxiety and anger. When researchers measured brain activity and hormones in volunteers they discovered that being helpful to others triggers production of the feel-good hormone oxytocin and other endorphins. By keeping in regular contact with others in your community, you are less likely to suffer from depression that comes from feeling isolated. When you provide help to someone in need, your sense of confidence and competency are increased. Here are ways that Circle of Care provides you with the opportunity to feel healthier and happier: Do you enjoy cooking? Make a meal for a shut-in or someone recovering from an illness, injury or surgery. Either drop it off or take it to them and stay for a visit. Do you enjoy driving? This past month, Circle of Care arranged for five trips to the grocery store, four trips to appointments in Bellingham and six trips for physical therapy. Drivers were often able to do their own errands while our client was seeing the doctor or having therapy. Going to the grocery store? Perhaps a shut-in needs a few items purchased and delivered. Get your reimbursement when you drop off the groceries, and maybe make a cup of tea and have a chat.
Enjoy gardening? Lots of our elderly residents find minor garden clean-up too demanding. Perhaps take a flowering plant or shrub and put it in the ground. Love animals? When someone is too ill to take their pet for a walk or to the vet, you might help out both of them. Not really comfortable around sick people? No problem! Circle of Care needs volunteers for fundraising events, social media postings, writing articles, preparing and serving food at community events. Whatever talents you have or would like to develop, we’re sure we can put them to good use. You can pay it forward and feel happier and more confident as a result. Would you like to volunteer to help at any of our events or be a Circle of Care volunteer? We will have a volunteer training session this spring and would love to have you join us. Contact us at prcircleofcare@ gmail.com or by calling us at 945-5222. Circle of Care Buffet Dinner and Dance sponsored by South Beach House Diane and Max Briand are very generously sponsoring a buffet dinner and dance party fundraiser on Sunday, April 2. A delicious buffet (with vegetarian options) will be served at two seatings, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. and Shaune Ann Feuz and her band will perform starting at 7:30. All tickets for 6:30 seating are sold but we still have plenty of 8:30 tickets and 8:30 diners can dance the night away! The cost is $25. Raffle tickets for the Sunflower Quilt will be sold as well as 50/50 tickets. Door prizes will be awarded! You can purchase your tickets by sending an email with your phone number to prcircleofcare@gmail.com or by calling us at 360/945-5222.
s Judy Ross, r., in front of two of her quilts.
Photo by Louise Mugar
s Kris Lomedico, r., teaches Tammy Chambers to crochet.
Photo by Louise Mugar
S Circle of Care volunteers Perla Glanzer, Annelle Norman, Dina Boykiw and Galen Wood dishing up lunch at Fibre Fest. Photo by Louise Mugar
FOPRL – The state of the new library By Judy Ross By the time you are reading this, the future of our new library will mostly likely be a fact, but as I write, we are still negotiating a final Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) and with the Point Roberts Parks and Recreation District. This is the third version of the MOU over the past six years: each version talks about what each of the three parties agrees to do to further the new library project. The most important aspect of the new MOU is that WCLS is offering to provide funds that will complete the final funding, taking into account what FOPRL has already raised. There are further details as to the obligation of the parks district to reimburse WCLS for its contribution if it at some point in time withdraws its offer of the use of the renovated Julius fire hall as a library space. The parks district will also be responsible for construction project management. FOPRL will have done the fundraising that
it was committed to. I hope it will all be that easy. For the moment, I can only tell you all where we are, and remind you that we wouldn’t be here if so many of you, your friends, your relatives and friends who don’t even live here, and our local businesses had not so generously donated both time and money to this project over the years. I have never doubted that it would not happen and that has largely been because so many of you have offered so much encouragement over the years. It will have taken a community to build this library, and we have surely demonstrated that we are a community that believes in the need for a good library. WCLS has done everything they possibly could do to bring this project to fruition, largely because they believe in libraries, of course, but also because they wanted to support all that the community had done to make it happen. And the parks district has generously donated its building to the project as well. That is where we are.
Sheriff’s Report February 17, 5:33 p.m.: Do-
Laren Road.
mestic order violation cold
February 26, 8:07 p.m.: Do-
call on Vista Way.
mestic physical on Ocean
February 18, 12:05 p.m.:
View Lane.
Alarm
February 27, 11:41 a.m.:
audible
on
Marine
Drive.
Alarm audible on Gulf Road.
February 19, 10:52 p.m.: Li-
February 28, 9:50 p.m.: As-
quor law violation on Simund-
sist agency on Tyee Drive.
son Drive.
March 1, 11:11 p.m.: Mental
February
21,
2:20
p.m.:
cold call on Evergreen Lane.
Alarm audible on Marine Drive.
March 3, 6:27 p.m.: Landlord tenant dispute
February 21, 6:54 p.m.: Motor vehicle acci-
cold call on Gulf Road.
dent non-blocking, non-injury on Tyee Drive.
March 4, 2:41 p.m.: Burglary on Julius Drive.
February 21, 9:01 p.m.: Motor vehicle acci-
March 5, 10:57 a.m.: Security check on Kilar-
dent unknown injury on Johnson Road.
ney Place.
February 21, 10:15 p.m.: Suspicious vehicle on
March 5, 7:53 p.m.: Welfare check on Calder
Edwards Drive.
Drive.
February 23, 11:15 a.m.: Security check on
March 7, 5:33 a.m.: Alarm on Gulf Road.
Benson Road.
March 10, 5:17 p.m.: Robbery strong arm on
February 23, 11:22 p.m.: Message delivery on
Marine Drive.
Bells Grove.
March 19, 5:37 p.m.: Assist citizen on Marine
February 24, 9:43 a.m.: Serve warrant on Mc-
Drive.
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All Point Bulletin • April 2017
James JamesH.H.Julius, Julius,Broker* Broker* James H. Julius, Broker* James H. Julius, Hugh Wilson, James H. Julius, Broker* NotaryPublic Public Broker* Notary Public Notary Broker
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* *Successfully Successfully listing listingand andselling selling Maureen Stevens, Broker Notary Public * Successfully listing and selling
79 Tyee Drive Point Roberts, WA 98281
E/Mail: prr@pointroberts.com
Phone: 360/945-1115 Fax: 945-0804
Point Roberts Roberts real real estate estate since 1968 1968 Point Roberts real estate since 1968 E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com *Point Successfully listing andsince selling www.pointrobertswashington.com Point Roberts real estate since 1968 • • www.pointrobertswashington.com www.pointrobertswashington.com www.pointrobertswashington.com
E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com • E-Mail: E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com prprty@Whidbey.com 1339 Gulf Road, P.O. Box 17 • Pt. Roberts, WA 98281 360/945-5555 E-Mail: prprty@Whidbey.com • www.pointrobertswashington.com •••1339 1339Gulf GulfRoad, Road, P.O. P.O.Box Box1717• •Pt.Pt.Roberts, Roberts,WA WA98281 98281 360/945-5555 360/945-5555
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FREEMAN BEACH 697 MARINE DR.
1275 BROUGHTON LANE
247 BAYVIEW DR.
EVERGREEN WAY. 2 BR. Nice adjacent home facing 15672BR, EDWARDS DR. Waterfront. 2BR, 1.75BA West Coast 3BA beautiful west side home. 2328 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. 3BR,home 2BA waterfront 5 acre farm. $169,900 modern Postlot & $35,000. Beam. $595,000 $199,000. Adjoining Beach rights.to$219,900 Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000
FREEMAN FREEMANBEACH BEACH
CH 1275 1275BROUGHTON BROUGHTONLANE LANE 697 697MARINE MARINEDR. DR. 247 247BAYVIEW BAYVIEWDR. DR. FREEMAN BEACH BEA 2BR, 2BR, 3BA 3BA beautiful beautiful west west side side home. home. 2 BR 2 BR cottage cottage atat Freeman Freeman Beach. Beach. 3BR, 3BR, 2BA 2BA waterfront waterfront home home facing facing E 1275 BROUGHTON LANE 697rights. MARINE DR. PL 247 BAYVIEW $199,000. $199,000. Adjoining Adjoining lotlot $35,000. $35,000. $219,900 Beach Beach rights.$219,900 $595,000 $595,000 Mt. Mt. Baker. Baker. Crabtown. Crabtown.DR. A M 2 BR cottage at Freeman Beach. 3BR, 2BA waterfront home facing 2BR, 3BA beautiful west side home. $199,000. Adjoining lot $35,000. Beach rights. $219,900 Mt. Baker. Crabtown. $595,000 SIDE BY SIDE LOTS
Two side by side lots with one being a corner lot. Quiet low traffic area and within walking distance to Lily Point Park. Here is an opportunity for a great site at a super value. $17,900 each
SOUTH SIDE LOT
.47 Acre (114 x 178) lot located on the Sunny South Side. Beautiful treed lot affords plenty of privacy with a generous building site.
$48,900
621 MAPLE AVE. 4BR, 5BA. 3500+ s.f. South Beach area. Beautiful design and finish. $749,000 or $849,000 for 2 lots! 2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, 2 blocks to beach. $169,000
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1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. Furnished, private, excellent condition. $115,000
2116 CEDAR. 2BR. Only 840 feet to Maple Beach! $219,000 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. $200,000
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1845JOHNSON. JOHNSON.7575 x 200 x 200 lot. lot. 668 668SOUTH SOUTHBEACH BEACHRD. RD. 2117 2117ROOSEVELT. ROOSEVELT.Maple Maple Beach Beach 1845 475 MOOSE TRAIL. 2BR with large 2 room loftnear and garage. LOT 272EDWARDS DR. Water views access.private, 2BR 2BR cottage cottage plus plus 2 lots 2 lots near beach. beach. 1920s 1920s cabin, cabin, BR, 2 BR, wood-burning wood-burning FP,FP,and beach Furnished, Furnished, private, excellent excellent $299,000 $199,000 1845 JOHNSON. 75 x 200 lot. 668 SOUTH BEACH RD. 2117 ROOSEVELT. Maple Beach $200,000 $200,000 2 blocks 2 blocks toto beach. beach. $169,000 $169,000 condition. condition.$115,000 $115,000 2BR cottage plus 2 lots near beach. 1920s cabin, 2 BR, wood-burning FP, Furnished, private, excellent $200,000 2 blocks to542 beach. $169,000 condition. $115,000 1877!WASHINGTON MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE
ECDED C UU ERDEDCED R ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 U D RE www.JuliusRealty.com
3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. Adjacent to Lily Point Park. $159,000
NEAR LILY POINT PARK
Building lot located in Deer Park. Nicely treed corner lot. Private area with little traffic and just a short walk to Lily Point Park with walking trails and beach access. $19,900
Moose Trail 70x120 ............... $19,500
.40 ACRE VERY PRIVATE
Just shy of a ½ acre, very private setting. Possible peek-a-boo water and city views once cleared. Soil work completed for septic.
$17,900
Cliff Rd. two lots 130x162 ..... $22,900
If you’re serious about purchasing at the “Point” do yourself a favor and visit our office for a complete list of everything for sale in the area and also check out our website for general information, color photos, maps and full property search function.
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3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily Point Park. $299,000
622 BELL’S GROVE. 3BR cottage with new septic. Beach access. $179,000
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2 BR designer home. A must-see! Make an offer!
51 ALBERTA WAY. On 2 lots. Renovated. New septic. Short walk to Maple Beach. $139,000
LOTS - READY TO BUILD!
1877 1877WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 542 542MCLAREN MCLARENRD. RD. 676 676CLAIRE CLAIRELANE LANE 3BR, 2BA 2BA backs backs onto onto Lily Lily Point Point 2 BR 2............................ BR designer designer home. home. A$59,000 A must-see! must-see! 3BR 3BR cottage cottage w/front w/front and and rear rear deck. deck. 3BR, WELLINGTON 1877 WASHINGTON 542 MCLAREN RD. 676 CLAIRE LANE $299,000 $299,000 Park. Park. Make Make ananoffer! offer! Adjacent Adjacent toto Lily Lily Point Point Park. Park. 3BR, 2BA backs onto Lily PointCOURT 2 BR designer home. A $58,000 must-see! 3BR cottage w/front and rear deck. CULP ............................. $159,000 $159,000 Park. $299,000 Make an offer! Adjacent to Lily Point Park. SHADY GLEN ............................. ACREAGE: ACREAGE:6.39 6.39ACRES, ACRES,DESIRABLE DESIRABLEEAST EASTSIDE, SIDE,SUBDIVIDABLE SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000 $299,000$45,000 $159,000 MARINA CHANNEL LOT. The last one! 98.2’ frontage. Sewer..
www.JuliusRealty.com www.JuliusRealty.com See more listings at www.juliusrealty.com www.JuliusRealty.com ACREAGE: 6.39 ACRES, DESIRABLE EAST SIDE, SUBDIVIDABLE $299,000
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COMMERCIAL 1350 Lundrigan
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$5,300,000
MLS# 1091860
Opportunity to purchase 167-acre, 6,868yard championship golf course. The property also contains 33 serviced residential lots, 27 residential lots, a 3,400-s.f. clubhouse w/restaurant, pro shop and more.
2275 Berry Lane
$1,495,000
MLS# 942906
Quiet Eastside Waterfront Stunner extremely detailed and perfect for discerning buyer! Full acre with 4,167 sq. ft. home, custom built 2006. 4/5 bedrooms, stairway to beach.
534 Tyee Drive
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$1,200,000
MLS# 860192
24.97 EXTREMELY PRIVATE AND RARE OCEAN VIEW ACRES! 15 acres forest, 6 acres pasture, 4 acres cedar w/current 1,152 sq. ft. home with storage and office outbuildings.
WATERFRONT CONDO COMPLETELY REMODELED on sunny west arm of the complex. Shown by appointment. $312,000
1953 Holiday Lane $575,000 MLS# 1050258
753 Walters Lane $509,000 MLS# 918572
SEASIDE COMMUNITY jwith organic farm, swimming pool, 2 jacuzzis, trail system, beach access and more! $225,000
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253 Bayview Dr. $775,000 MLS# 1064406
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OVER 1/3 ACRE, in quiet cul-de-sac. Controlled Subdivision with Water Meter Installed and Beach Rights. $59,000
340 Boundary Bay Rd. $448,000 MLS# 1057901
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398 Marine Dr. $389,000 MLS# 883553
632 Highland Dr. $325,000 MLS# 942924
550 South Beach Rd. $325,000 MLS# 814163
688 Deer Lane $289,000 MLS# 1090840
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276 Shadyglen Ave. $279,000 MLS# 1075717
568 Calder $239,000 MLS# 1091965
1721 Benson Rd. $129,000 MLS# 1082569
500 Moose (incl. Lot 6 & 7) $124,000 MLS# 823011
CHRIS HUGHES cjlh@msn.com 360-223-7601 OFFICE: 465 Tyee Dr. • Point Roberts, WA MICHAEL HUGHES
RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.
360-945-1313 • 800-723-1313
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LOW COST BUILDING LOT just across the border, level and treed with great soils for septic. $19,900
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OWNER FINANCED ACREAGE. 1.42 acres, high and dry, partially cleared, services at lot line, most of water hookup cost paid. $75,000
POINT ROBERTS CLASSIC with 2 BR and 1 BA. Two story home with southern exposure backing onto a beautifully treed green belt for privacy. $129,000
Paul 604/968-4006
Carol 360/945-2967
Greg 604/690-1468
paulrusk@pointroberts.us
carolg@pointroberts.net
gheppner@pointroberts.net