Guest writer: Port’s ‘devil’s bargain’ was bad deal for Bellingham’s future
Irish developer Harcourt's exit an opportunity to reconsider waterfront plan
Jan. 4, 2024 5:00 a.m.
The Portal Container Village on downtown Bellingham's waterfront on June 29, as Portal Putt mini golf prepared to open, lower left, and work is underway on the location for new containers and additions to the bike track, upper right. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By John D'OnofrioGuest Writer
After reading the letter to the editor by Steve Bailey (CDN, Dec. 13, 2023), I was reminded how truly sad the situation is with respect to our waterfront redevelopment 17 years after the closure of the Georgia Pacific Mill.
I served on the Board of Directors of the Bellingham Bay Foundation back in those days, an organization tasked with visioning how the abandoned — and profoundly contaminated — mill site could be repurposed to serve the needs of the community.
We advocated for
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Guest writer: Port’s ‘devil’s bargain’ was bad deal for Bellingham’s future
Irish developer Harcourt's exit an opportunity to reconsider waterfront plan
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