Menu
Cascadia Daily News
Facebook X-twitter Instagram Tiktok
Search
Close this search box.
Get unlimited local news and information that matters to you.
Subscribe Now
News | Local | Elections
Elections

Whatcom jail proposal leaves voters with questions

State lawmakers pledge funds for social services

  • Aug. 6, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Panels peel from the ceiling of the Whatcom County Jail as a security guard walks by the blue and green doors.
Panels peel from the ceiling of the Whatcom County Jail in November 2022. Voters will be asked this November to approve a sales tax to fund replacing the current jail on Central Avenue in downtown Bellingham. Details about how the money will be spent won't be available until after ballots are counted. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Ralph Schwartz Staff Reporter
Come November, Whatcom County residents will vote on a proposed sales tax increase to fund a new jai

Already a subscriber?

Log in

Or become a subscriber today and get unlimited local news and information that matters to you.

Latest stories

Government

Here’s where initial Healthy Children’s Fund dollars are going: Serving vulnerable children 

Challenges of starting new programs delayed fund distribution to Whatcom County groups
May 19, 2024 10:00 p.m.
WTD?

What’s the Deal With: Donald Judd’s ‘Untitled’ sculpture?

Rust is intentional in this minimalist artwork
May 19, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Elections

Builders launch initiative to block Washington’s natural gas phase-out

They must gather thousands of signatures by July 5 to get it on this year’s ballot
May 18, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Have a news tip?

Email newstips@cascadiadaily.com or Call/Text 360-922-3092

Read the Print Replica

Sign up for our free email newsletters

About

Community

Advertise

Subscriptions

Connect

Facebook Brands-x-twitter Instagram Tiktok