GET INVOLVED
Whatcom County Council
2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
Council members will hear a presentation from the Bellingham Food Bank, the Whatcom Food Bank Network and Twin Sisters Market on a request for $2 million in funding for food purchases and food insecurity in Whatcom County.
Whatcom County Council
2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
Council members will discuss in the afternoon and vote in the evening on whether to place a proposal to repeal Proposition 5, also known as the Healthy Children’s Fund, on the November ballot.
Bellingham Transportation Commission
6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, Pacific Street Operations Center, 2221 Pacific St., Bellingham, or online
Commission members will discuss Phase 2 of the Whatcom Transportation Authority’s Rapid Transit Study and the development of the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program.
FULL CALENDAR
Thursday, July 4
Bellingham Public Schools Board of Directors meeting
7:30 a.m., 2155 Yew St. Road
Agenda online.
Anacortes Forest Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Monday, July 8
Blaine City Council special meeting
9:30 a.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee meeting
3 p.m., 800 E. Chestnut 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.
TUESDAY, July 9
Whatcom County Council (multiple meetings)
9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 9:30 a.m. (Committee of the Whole Executive Session); 10:15 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services); 11 a.m. (Criminal Justice and Public Safety); 1:15 p.m. (Public Works and Health); 2 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 6 p.m. (Council).
Sumas/Nooksack/Everson Subzone Advisory Committee meeting
12 p.m., 433 Cherry St., Sumas, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Transportation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 2221 Pacific St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
TUESDAY, July 10
Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting
7:30 a.m., 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale City Hall Committee meeting
8 a.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Carbon and Forest Management meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Civil Service Commission meeting
2 p.m., 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom Council of Governments Council Board meeting
3:30 p.m. 314 E. Champion St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale Arts Commission meeting
5 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Anacortes Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th 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.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT
Name the pier. Deadline: July 12, 2024
Do you have a name suggestion for the pier at Little Squalicum Park? Please provide your input here. Name suggestions will be forwarded to the Bellingham Parks & Recreation Board and Bellingham City Council for final approval. 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: 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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