GET INVOLVED
Bellingham City Council
1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 210 Lottie St., or online
Whatcom County Health and Community Services will present to the council on the progress of the Healthy Children’s Fund.
Bellingham City Council
1:35 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 210 Lottie St., or online
Council members will discuss in the afternoon and vote in the evening on whether to approve an ordinance to require locking mailboxes in all rental properties in Bellingham.
Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners
4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 1801 Roeder Ave., or online
Commissioners will hear a presentation on broadband.
FULL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, Aug. 8
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting
8 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Housing Advisory Committee meeting
8:30 a.m., 322 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Blaine Public Works and Park Advisory Board meeting
9:30 a.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Civil Service Commission meeting
10:30 a.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 107, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Community Development Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Blaine Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Planning Commission meeting
6:30 p.m., 5280 Northwest Drive, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
FRIDAY, Aug. 9
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting
8 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
SATURDAY, Aug. 10
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting
8 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
MONDAY, Aug. 12
Blaine City Council meeting
9:30 a.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board meeting
10 a.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham City Council (multiple meetings)
10 a.m. – 7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 10 a.m. (Public Health, Safety, Justice and Equity Committee); 1:35 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 7 p.m. (Council).
Anacortes City Council meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
TUESDAY, Aug. 13
Whatcom County PUD Commission meeting
8:15 a.m., 1705 Trigg Road, Ferndale, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners meeting
4 p.m., 1801 Roeder Ave., Bellingham, 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.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14
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 Department of Natural Resources Forest Practices Board meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Civil Service Commission meeting
2 p.m., 210 Lottie St., 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.
Ferndale Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
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.
Lake Whatcom 2025-29 Draft Work Plan Deadline: Aug. 25
Interested in the health and future of Lake Whatcom, the county’s drinking water source? This five-year work plan is a coordinated effort to meet program goals for the protection of Lake Whatcom and its watershed. 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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