GET INVOLVED
Commissioner of Public Lands Candidate Forum
6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, streamed live on TVW
The League of Women Voters of Washington will be hosting a candidate forum at Clark College in Washington, but Whatcom and Skagit county residents can watch the forum online.
Whatcom County Food System Committee
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or online
The committee will have a debrief and discussion with Health Department Director Erika Lautenbach and with county council member Jon Scanlon on the recent food bank budget request for $2 million.
Whatcom County Council
1:50 p.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham or online
Council members will discuss in the afternoon and vote in the evening on whether to approve a resolution supporting the expansion of year-round shelter capacity in Whatcom County.
Introductory Candidate Forum
6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, Mount Baker High School Performing Arts Center
The South Fork Valley Community Association will be hosting a candidate forum with candidates from the Charter Review Commission and the 40th and 42nd Legislative districts. Whatcom County Auditor Stacy Henthorn will deliver a keynote speech on election security.
FULL CALENDAR
Thursday, July 18
Whatcom Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting
8 a.m., 4011 Bakerview Spur, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Wildland Fire Advisory Committee meeting
1 p.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online
Port of Bellingham International Airport Advisory Committee meeting
4 p.m., 2005 W. Bakerview Road, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Ferndale Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board 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
Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 9006 Silver Lake Road, Maple Falls
Agenda online.
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Planning Commission meeting
7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Monday, July 22
Whatcom County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board meeting
4:30 p.m., 322 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Anacortes City Council meeting
5 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, July 23
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)
8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 8:30 a.m. (Committee of the Whole Executive Session); 9:20 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services); 10:55 a.m. (Public Works & Health); 11:45 a.m. (Criminal Justice and Public Safety); 1:10 p.m. (Planning and Development); 1:30 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 6 p.m. (Council).
Bellingham Tourism Commission meeting
3:30 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Food System Committee meeting
4:30 p.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Historic Preservation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
WEDNESDAY, July 24
Whatcom County Surface Mining Advisory Committee meeting
3 p.m., 5280 Northwest Drive, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
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: 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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Eric Trent is CDN’s news producer; reach him at erictrent@cascadiadaily.com.
