GET INVOLVED
Bellingham City Council
3 p.m. Monday, March 10, 210 Lottie St., or online
Council members will hold a work session on proposed updates the city’s multi-family tax exemption program, intended to encourage construction of residential units within urban villages.
Burlington-Edison School Board
4:30 p.m. Monday March 10, 937 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington
School district staff will provide an update on the district’s approved consolidation plan, which transitions the district from a K-8 model, to K-5 plus a middle school.
Whatcom County Council
2:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
Council members will continue discussions of population and employment progressions for the county, Urban Growth Areas and rural and resource lands, in association with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update.
Skagit County Planning Commission
6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, or online.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the county’s draft 2025 Comprehensive Plan. The hearing may continue on Wednesday, March 12 if more time is needed.
Mount Baker superintendent finalist forums
6:15 p.m. March 11-13, 4956 Deming Road, Deming
Mount Baker School Board will hold community forums for the three finalists for superintendent. Members of the public can submit questions for the candidates online before 5 p.m. Monday, March 10.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT
Skagit County 2025 Comprehensive Plan. Deadline: March 13.
County staff are receiving comments about Skagit County’s draft comprehensive plan update. People can email comments to pdscomments@co.skagit.wa.us, with “Skagit County’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan” in the subject line. People can also mail comments to Planning and Development Services at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273.
Whatcom County Homeless Housing Plan survey. Deadline: Ongoing
Provide feedback to the county on how homeless resources should be used, and what strategies should be prioritized to address homelessness. Survey online.
Bellingham Plan feedback. Deadline: Ongoing
The City of Bellingham will publish updated draft summaries of each chapter of the city’s comprehensive plan as they are reviewed by the Planning Commission. Members of the public can provide comments on each chapter as they become available. Survey online.
Bellingham proposed rental fee ordinances. Deadline: ongoing
Bellingham City Council is accepting feedback on proposed ordinances that would limit fees for rental properties and manufactured/mobile homes. Survey online.
Bellingham Urban Forest Plan feedback. Deadline: Ongoing
You can still provide feedback on Bellingham’s first-ever Urban Forest Plan, which will guide how the community protects and enhances the trees and forests that makeup Bellingham’s urban forest. An urban forest includes everything from street trees, parks and forested open spaces to trees on private property. Provide feedback here.
City of Nooksack community survey. Deadline: Ongoing
The City of Nooksack is seeking feedback from people who live or work in Nooksack on how the city should grow over the next 20 years, as part of the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan update. Survey online.
Water System Plan update. Deadline: Winter 2025
The goal of a Water System Plan is to make sure the City of Bellingham understands current and future demands on the system, so it can ensure everyone has reliable access to clean, safe drinking water now and in the future. Tell them why water quality is important to you. Survey online.
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