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Previous Issues
Watching Government
January 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at November 6, 2024 Meeting Shall the council: 303. Authorize the executive to sign a $700,000 contract with the Ferndale School District for the purchase and installation of an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant playground? … Continue reading
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January 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at November 4, 2024 Meeting Mayor’s Report Public comments at the end of council meetings have been suspended while measures to improve council chambers security are evaluated. The city is striving to balance keeping City Hall open and … Continue reading
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January 2025
Port of Bellingham Commission
Action Taken at November 5, 2024 Meeting Shall the commission: 91. Authorize the executive director to sign an agreement with the City of Seattle to establish a cooperative purchasing agreement? Competitively awarded contracts will be used for various supplies, material, … Continue reading
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December 2024
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at September 24, 2024 Meeting Shall the council: 257. Fill the vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee? The justice project committee monitors the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force, the county’s … Continue reading
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December 2024
Port of Bellingham Commission
Action Taken at September 3, 2024 Meeting Shall the commission: 76. Approve the tolling agreement and authorize the executive director to sign it? In 2005, the port acquired property from Georgia-Pacific. The purchase and sale agreement provided that, after the … Continue reading
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December 2024
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at September 30, 2024 Meeting Shall the council: 182. Authorize the city to spend $1,260,000 to purchase Northwest Avenue property from the Pacific Northwest Credit Union? The 31,056-square-foot property will be used for a shelter named North Haven, … Continue reading
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October-November 2024
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at August 6, 2024 Meeting Shall the council: 216. Fill a vacancy on the Forest Resilience Task Force? The task force was created to develop a comprehensive forest resilience plan for Whatcom County. The … Continue reading
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October-November 2024
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at August 12, 2024 Meeting Michael Lilliquist participated in the meeting remotely. Shall the council: 149. Authorize the mayor to enter into a $3,500,000 settlement agreement with the Port of Bellingham regarding the port’s contribution to the cleanup … Continue reading
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October-November 2024
Port of Bellingham Commission
Action Taken at August 13, 2024 Meeting Shall the commission: 62. Reallocate $173,000 for the central maintenance facility? The 2024 budget has $198,000 for wash bay improvements. Approximately $25,000 in preliminary work has been spent on the project. It has … Continue reading
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September 2024
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at July 9 2024 Meeting Shall the council: 185. Authorize the executive to sign a $150,000 contract with Uwill Inc. of Natick, Mass., to provide school-based teletherapy services? The contract will include 1,100 evidenced-based … Continue reading
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