County’s response to COVID-19 is under the microscope

Even as COVID-19 rages on, Whatcom County health officials face deadlines to look back at their response to the pandemic. A new state law may require Whatcom County to reorganize the boards that guide public health policy by July. Just how much change is needed isn’t yet clear. The county Health Board, composed of the seven members of the Whatcom County Council, meets on Feb. 1 to begin hashing this out.   As the Health Board considers how it might remake itself, a special commissio