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Whatcom County Council blindsided by news of $225,000 harassment settlement

County Executive Satpal Sidhu accepts responsibility for the handling of the incident

Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, center, shakes hand.
Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, center, shakes hands with new Whatcom County Council member Mark Stremler at the Whatcom County Courthouse on Jan. 8 in Bellingham. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)
By Isaac Stone Simonelli Enterprise/Investigations Reporter
Whatcom County Council members were left in the dark about allegations of sexual harassment levied against a former public works director and a resulting $225,000 settlement, according to three current members. County Executive Satpal Sidhu, in a new letter to council members Tuesday, accepted responsibility for the handling of the incident and confirmed that council members were not part of the process. The former director, Jon Hutchings, resigned from the position in the midst of a sexu

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