GET INVOLVED
Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners
4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1801 Roeder Ave., or online
Commissioners will discuss the Green Marine program, which the port joined in 2023 to voluntarily improve its environmental performance beyond regulations.
Ferndale City Council
5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 5694 Second Ave., or online
City council members will discuss a 2025 Budget Assumptions Document.
Whatcom County EMS Technical Advisory Board
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 800 Chestnut St., Bellingham, or online
Committee members will discuss and hear an update on ScalaNW/Emergency Department medication for opioid use disorder and the Community EMT/Paramedic expansion.
FULL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, Aug. 29
Lynden City Council Growth Management Coordination Workgroup meeting
1 p.m., 205 4th St.
Agenda online.
Bellingham City Council Growth Management Coordination Workgroup meeting
1 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
MONDAY, Sept. 2
Anacortes City Council meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
TUESDAY, Sept. 3
Bellingham Design Review Board Commission meeting
3 p.m., 210 Lottie St., 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.
Ferndale City Council meeting
5 p.m., 5694 2nd Ave., 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.
Bellingham Arts Commission meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Lynden City Council meeting
7 p.m., 205 4th St.
Agenda may be posted in advance.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4
Washington Board of Natural Resources meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County EMS Technical Advisory Board meeting
2 p.m., 800 Chestnut St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Island County Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 1 6th St. NE, Coupeville, 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.
City of Bellingham Downtown Forward Engagement Hub survey. Deadline: Ongoing
Downtown Forward is the city’s plan to prioritize actions and thinking to ensure a thriving future for downtown Bellingham. Have the city’s recent efforts to improve safety and make downtown more welcoming made a difference? Is it on the right track? Share your thoughts. Survey online.
Urban Forest Plan. Deadline: Ongoing
The Urban Forest Plan will guide how the community protects and enhances the trees and forests that make up Bellingham’s urban forest. An urban forest includes everything from street trees, parks and forested open spaces to trees on private property. Survey online.
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