GET INVOLVED
Public Health Advisory Board
7 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or online
At an open meeting of the Public Health Advisory Board, members will discuss a recent resolution from Whatcom County Council about expanding year-round homeless shelter capacity.
Whatcom County Council
10 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the Whatcom County budget process and discuss and approve Council Office budget items.
Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force
11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
The task force’s Behavioral Health Committee and Legal and Justice Systems Committee will hold a joint meeting.
FULL CALENDAR
Thursday, June 6
Whatcom County Public Health Advisory Board meeting
7 a.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
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/Wildlife Policy Committee meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Incarceration Prevention & Reduction Task Force Information Needs & Data Exchange Subcommittee meeting
2:30 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Anacortes Forest Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St.
Agenda online.
Bellingham Greenways Advisory Committee meeting
7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Friday, June 7
Incarceration Prevention & Reduction Task Force Pretrial Processes workgroup
2:30 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Monday, June 10
Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board meeting
10 a.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Anacortes City Council meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Blaine City Council meeting
6 p.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
TUESDAY, June 11
Whatcom County PUD Commission meeting
8:15 a.m., 1705 Trigg Road, Ferndale, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Historic Preservation Commission meeting
4 p.m., 210 Lottie St., 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., 2221 Pacific St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Anacortes Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
WEDNESDAY, June 12
Ferndale City Council meeting
8 a.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Washington Community Forestry Council meeting
10:30 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.
Ferndale Art 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.
Bellingham Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., 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 System Plan update. Deadline: June 12, 2024
Water system plans help cities make a lot of important decisions, such as planning for population growth, protecting wildlife and using water sustainably. Tell the City of Bellingham why water quality is important to you. Survey online.
Holly Street Landfill. Deadline: July 3, 2024
The state Department of Ecology is collecting public comment from June 3 to July 3 on how the cleanup of the Holly Street Landfill site went. The public is invited to review a report and submit feedback on how the cleanup still protects human health and the environment. Survey online.
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.
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