GET INVOLVED
Lynden School Board
6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 516 Main St.
The Lynden School Board is inviting community members to provide public input on the timing and scope of the capital bond, which will appear on an upcoming ballot after failing to pass in the February special election.
Bellingham City Council
1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, April 8, 210 Lottie St.
Council will discuss in the afternoon, and may vote in the evening, on whether to approve the implementation of a bike lane pilot project on Holly Street.
Bellingham City Council
7 p.m. Monday, April 8, 210 Lottie St.
Council will hold two public hearings on a proposed ground lease and an amended interlocal cooperation agreement between the City of Bellingham and Western Washington University regarding the construction of a Coast Salish House of Healing in the Sehome Hill Arboretum.
Whatcom County Council
2:05 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 311 Grand Ave.
Council will discuss in the afternoon, and may vote in the evening, on whether to approve a resolution establishing a county response to the fentanyl crisis. Council already unanimously approved the resolution when meeting as the health board on Tuesday, March 26.
FULL CALENDAR
Thursday, April 4
Washington DNR 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 online.
Bellingham Greenways Advisory Committee meeting
7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Monday, April 8
Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board meeting
10 a.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham City Council (multiple meetings)
1 p.m. – 7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 1 p.m. (Public Works and Natural Resources); 1:45 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 7 p.m. (Council).
Whatcom County Food System Committee meeting
1 p.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee meeting
3 p.m., 800 E. Chestnut St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Blaine City Council meeting
6 p.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, 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.
TUESDAY, April 9
Whatcom County PUD Commission meeting
8:15 a.m., 1705 Trigg Road, Ferndale, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Council (multiple meetings)
9 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 9 a.m. (Climate Action and Natural Resources Committee); 9:25 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services Committee); 11:15 a.m. (Planning and Development Committee); 1 p.m. (Public Works & Health Committee); 1:30 p.m. (Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee); 2:05 p.m. (Committee of the Whole) 6 p.m. (Council).
Bellingham Historic Preservation Commission meeting
4 p.m., 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners meeting
4 p.m., 1801 Roeder Ave., Suite 146, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale Equity Advisory Committee meeting
5 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Transportation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
WEDNESDAY, April 10
Bellingham Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting
7:30 a.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale City Council meeting
8 a.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Washington DNR Carbon and Forest Management Work Group meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Civil Service Commission meeting
2 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting
3 p.m., 5280 Northwest Drive, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Ferndale Arts Commission meeting
5 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 5694 2nd Ave., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Anacortes Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT
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.
A previous version of this story misstated the time and location of the Tuesday, April 9 Whatcom County Council meeting. This story was updated to reflect this change on Thursday, April 4 at 9:25 a.m. Cascadia Daily News regrets this error.
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