Local officials want the marina dredged, but the Lummi Nation opposes it for environmental reasons.
LUMMI NATION, Wash. — Low tide brings high anxiety for Chief Jim Petrie at Whatcom County’s Sandy Point Marina. That’s where Fire District 17’s fire boat is docked almost all the time.
When asked recently if he could take the boat to an emergency call at that moment he flatly replied, “No, sir. Ninety percent of the time we can’t take it out.”
That’s because over the years so much sand and gravel have accumulated at the marina southwest of Ferndale that it’s sometimes impossible for boats to leave
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