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Bellingham City Council
6 p.m., Monday, May 20, 210 Lottie St. or via YouTube
Council will hold two public hearings on a rezone in the Silver Beach neighborhood and amendments to the Stormwater Management Requirements for multi-family zones also in Silver Beach.
Bellingham City Council
9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday, May 20, 210 Lottie St. or via YouTube
City Council will discuss in the morning and vote in the evening on whether to approve the City’s 2024 Bicycle Master Plan and 2024 Pedestrian Master Plan.
Whatcom County Council
3:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham or remotely
Council members will receive an update from the investigative committee assigned to review recent employment law decisions, specifically on the handling of sexual harassment allegations against former public works director Jon Hutchings.
FULL CALENDAR
Thursday, May 16
Whatcom Transportation Authority Board meeting
8 a.m., 4011 Bakerview Spur, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Washington DNR Wildland Fire Advisory Committee meeting
1 p.m., virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors meeting
4 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale City Council meeting
5:30 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Climate Impact Advisory Committee meeting
5:30 p.m., 322 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Planning Commission meeting
7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee meeting
7 p.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Monday, May 20
Bellingham City Council (multiple meetings)
10 a.m. – 7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 9:30 a.m. (Public Works and Natural Resources); 1 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 7 p.m. (Council).
Whatcom County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board meeting
4:30 p.m., 322 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Guemes Island Ferry Ticketing meeting
5 p.m., 7549 Guemes Island Road, Anacortes, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
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.
Lynden City Council meeting
7 p.m., 205 4th St.
Agenda may be posted in advance.
TUESDAY, May 21
Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners Budget Work Session meeting
8:30 a.m., 1801 Roeder Ave., Suite 146, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention & Reduction Task Force Behavioral Health Subcommittee meeting
9 a.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Council (multiple meetings)
8:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 10:50 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services); 1 p.m. (Public Works and Health); 1:45 p.m. (Criminal Justice and Public Safety); 2:15 p.m. (Planning and Development); 3:25 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 Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
3:30 p.m., 210 Central Ave.
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Water Resources Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 2221 Pacific St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
WEDNESDAY, May 22
Whatcom County Surface Mining Advisory Committee meeting
3 p.m., 5280 Northwest Drive, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Anacortes Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., 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.
Water Adjudication Assistance survey. Deadline: Spring 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.
Proposed expansion of Bellingham’s transit station. Deadline: 2024
Whatcom Transportation Authority is accepting written comment through its Engage WTA website on a proposal to expand Bellingham Station, to allow room for more buses and additional public uses. Survey online.
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