GET INVOLVED
Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force
9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, or online
Task force members will discuss their recommendations for the county and others on their 2025 Legislative Agenda.
Meridian School District bond presentation
6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 861 Ten Mile Road, Lynden, or on YouTube
The school district will present information on the four proposed bond projects and the bond’s impact on the Meridian community.
Bellingham Water Resources Advisory Board
6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2221 Pacific St., or on Zoom
Board members will discuss the city’s Nutrient Reduction Evaluation at the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.
FULL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, Sept. 19
Whatcom Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting
8 a.m., 4011 Bakerview Spur, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Washington State DNR Wildland Fire Advisory Committee meeting
1 p.m., virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors meeting
4 p.m., 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
Agenda online.
Ferndale Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board meeting
5:30 p.m., 2095 Main St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Community Development Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 2215 North Nugent Road, Lummi Island, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Planning Commission meeting
7 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
FRIDAY, Sept. 20
Whatcom County Forest Advisory Committee special meeting
2:30 p.m., 5280 Northwest Drive, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
MONDAY, Sept. 23
Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Behavioral Health and Legal & Justice Systems committees meeting
9 a.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board meeting
4:30 p.m., 322 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Blaine City Council meeting
6 p.m., 435 Martin St., Suite 3000, 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.
TUESDAY, Sept. 24
Whatcom County PUD Commission meeting
8:15 a.m., 1705 Trigg Road, Ferndale, or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Washington State DNR Timber, Fish and Wildlife Policy Committee meeting
9 a.m., virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Council (multiple meetings)
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 311 Grand Ave., Suite 105, Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agendas online. Council committees meet at 10 a.m. (Committee of the Whole Executive Session); 10:40 a.m. (Finance and Administrative Services Committee); 12:50 a.m. (Public Works & Health Committee); 2 p.m. (Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee); 2:30 p.m. (Committee of the Whole); 6 p.m. (Council).
Whatcom County Child and Family Well-Being Task Force meeting
3:30 p.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Whatcom County Food System Committee meeting
4:30 p.m., 509 Girard St., Bellingham, or virtual meeting
Agenda online.
Bellingham Water Resources Advisory Board meeting
6 p.m., 2221 Pacific St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
Bellingham Historic Preservation Commission meeting
6 p.m., 210 Lottie St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25
Anacortes Planning Commission meeting
6 p.m., 904 6th St., or virtual meeting
Agenda may be posted in advance.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT
Holly Street Bike Lane Pilot. Deadline: Fall 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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