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Watching Government
October/November 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at August 11, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 153. Authorize the mayor to spend $310,000 to purchase 5.92 acres on Toad Lake Road from property owners Robert Cessaro and Christa Russell? The Lake Whatcom Watershed property has one … Continue reading
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September 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at July 7, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 135. Authorize outside counsel to sign an agreement to settle a worker’s compensation appeal? The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is settled for $21,422. (Discussed in Executive Session.) Motion carried … Continue reading
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August 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at June 9, 2025 Meeting Mayor’s report 106. The mayor reappointed Kendra Bradford to her third term on the Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors. The arboretum site is 175.5 acres; the city owns 137.5 acres and Western … Continue reading
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July 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at May 5, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 87. Approve the mayor’s appointment of Kathy Furtado to the Greenway Advisory Committee? The committee identifies, develops, reviews, and recommends the expenditure of Greenway Levy funds. Kathy Furtado is a … Continue reading
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June 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at April 14, 2025 Meeting Mayor’s Report Mayor Lund announced that the city would receive a $1.7 million grant to construct a community solar array. The grant is the results of a Whatcom County fine by the Northwest … Continue reading
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May 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at March 10, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 51. Ratify the 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement with the Bellingham Police Guild? Wages and compensation: Effective 1/1/2025 – 4.50 percent increase, effective 1/1/2026 – 3.75 percent increase. Effective 1/1/2025 – … Continue reading
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March 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at January 13, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 1. Authorize the mayor to spend $500,000 to purchase property from Sanday LCC? (Discussed in Executive Session.) Motion carried 7-0 2. Authorize the mayor to spend $507,500 to purchase property … Continue reading
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February 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at December 9, 2024 Meeting Mayor’s report Mayor Lund highlighted her recent executive order expanding housing options in Bellingham. The executive order directs action in three broad areas: diversifying and expanding housing options in all neighborhoods through priority … 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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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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