Whatcom Land Trust Has Documents Before Challengers Have Them

Something’s Fishy! 

Yesterday afternoon Whatcom Land Trust’s attorney Heather Wolf had her secretary send over a “Memorandum in Support  of Whatcom County’s Motion to Dismiss” the reconveyance challenge filed by a number of parties against Whatcom County.  Ms Wolf also served the Hearings Board with the memo.

One big problem!

There is no motion by Whatcom County to dismiss the reconveyance challenge!

might hear some whoppers when the land trust tries to explain this one

Now, the fact of the matter is, there probably will be a motion and it will probably be filed on Monday as not too many county employees with the big titles work the weekends but, here is the question.

If the people challenging the county’s action in the Reconveyance matter haven’t been served with a motion how does Ms Wolf acting on behalf of the Whatcom Land Trust, an intervenor with restricted rights in the case, already have a copy or, at least, enough information to write a longish legal opinion in support?  Is that on the up and up?  Not being a lawyer, I don’t know but, it is certainly offensive though I am a big boy and broke out into laughter rather than go into a funk about it.  Maybe the county legal department uses Verizon; that could explain the leak.

On a purely speculative basis it could be put forward that the Whatcom Land Trust is managing the case for the county.  After all, one of their complaints when they intervened was that the county might not manage the case to the Land Trust’s liking.

The next speculation might be, "Who is footing the bill?"  The land trust or the county?

Very strange;

More next week.