GET INVOLVED
Bellingham City Council
6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2221 Pacific St., or online
City Council will hold a special meeting for a workshop and presentation on the city’s Fiber Network Comprehensive Plan. Those attending in person should enter the Public Works Operations Center through the entrance on Carolina Street.
Whatcom County Council
2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6., 311 Grand Ave., or online
Council members as the Committee of the Whole will discuss a request from the Whatcom County Search and Rescue Council for funding related to a new building in Everson for search and rescue operations.
Primary Election Day
8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, various locations
Tuesday is your last opportunity to submit your primary ballot. Eligible voters can drop off their ballot at a range of ballot box locations around Whatcom and Skagit counties.
FULL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, Aug. 1
Whatcom Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting
8 a.m., 4011 Bakerview Spur, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Washington Department of Natural Resources Timber, Fish and Wildlife Policy Committee meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Anacortes Forest Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 2221 Pacific St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
FRIDAY, Aug. 2
Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Pretrial Processes Workgroup meeting
12:30 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham City Council Growth Management Coordination Workgroup meeting
1 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
MONDAY, Aug. 5
Ferndale City Council meeting
5 p.m., 5694 2nd Ave., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Anacortes City Council meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham City Council City Fiber Network Comprehensive Plan Workshop and Presentation meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Lynden City Council meeting
7 p.m., 205 4th St.
Agenda may be posted in advance.
TUESDAY, Aug. 6
Whatcom County Council (multiple meetings)
10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 10:45 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services); 1:10 p.m. (Public Works & Health); 2:15 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 6 p.m. (Council).
Bellingham Design Review Board meeting
3 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Arts Commission meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7
Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Steering Subcommittee meeting
1 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT
Holly Street Bike Lane Pilot. Deadline: August 2024
Starting in May, the City of Bellingham will be piloting a new bike lane on Holly Street, from Ellis Street to Bay Street, to improve safety, mobility, and accessibility for cyclists and pedestrians. The city is collecting feedback from the community about how safe the bike lanes make moving on Holly Street feel for all users. This information will be evaluated in the early fall to decide the final design of a capital project. Survey online.
Lake Whatcom 2025-29 Draft Work Plan Deadline: Aug. 25
Interested in the health and future of Lake Whatcom, the county’s drinking water source? This five-year work plan is a coordinated effort to meet program goals for the protection of Lake Whatcom and its watershed. Survey online.
Water Adjudication Assistance survey. Deadline: Summer 2024
The Washington State Legislature is providing funding to Whatcom County to develop and implement outreach and provide filing assistance to water users. Survey online.
The Bellingham Plan: “Ways the City Could Grow.” Deadline: 2024
Bellingham could grow in a variety of ways. Let the City of Bellingham know the pros and cons of each of the listed approaches on its individual comment boards. Add pros and cons (or up-vote someone else’s comment). Go to this webpage and scroll halfway down to see the comment boards.
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