Watching Government

  January 2022

Whatcom County Council

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Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at November 9, 2021 Meeting Shall the council: 262. Authorize the executive to sign a $159,275 contract with Road2Home of Bellingham? The county opened a Covid-19 temporary housing facility in March 2020 in response … Continue reading →

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  January 2022

Port of Bellingham Commission

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Compiled by Bill McCallum Action Taken at November 2, 2021 Meeting Shall the commission: 118. Authorize the executive director to sign a three-year agreement with the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, the Port of Bellingham to contract with WWU’s Small … Continue reading →

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  January 2022

Bellingham City Council

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Action Taken at November 8, 2021 Meeting Mayor’s Report Blake Lyon has been hired as the city’s new planning director, his employment will begin on 3/1/2022. He has 20 years of experience in local government; he is currently the director … Continue reading →

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  January 2022

Alluvial Farms: Local Conservation Farming

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by Lorraine Wilde and Aneka Sweeney It takes a village to build a farm and keep it viable long term. With 32 years of combined farming experience, Katie Pencke and Matthew McDermott founded Alluvial Farms in 2016. (1) “We spent … Continue reading →

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  January 2022

Bird Names Revisited

Whatcom Watch

by Joe Meche As I approach the 20-year mark of writing for Whatcom Watch and Beaks and Bills, I have occasion to look back at some of the titles, possibly for inspiration or just out of curiosity. Sometimes I see … Continue reading →

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