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Watching Government
October/November 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at August 6, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 184. Fill the forest product manager vacancy on the Forest Advisory Committee? The committee provides review and makes recommendations to the Whatcom County Council on issues … Continue reading
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September 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at July 8, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 163. Adopt the Justice Project Stakeholder Group Charters? This document provides a framework that will guide how each group contributes to and engages with the design … Continue reading
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August 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at June 10, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 136. Appoint Andrew Patterson to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee? Andrew Patterson is a retired chemical engineer. He was formerly employed by the Anvil Corporation in … Continue reading
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July 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at May 13, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 115. Authorize the executive to accept a $1,536,380 state grant (amendment #1) to provide additional funding for the Whatcom County Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Program? … Continue reading
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June 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at April 15, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 86. Fill a vacancy on the Forest Advisory Committee? The purpose of the committee is to provide review and recommendations to the council on issues that … Continue reading
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May 2025
March 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at January 14, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 1. Authorize the executive to sign a $155,022 contract (amendment #5) with Julota of Colorado Springs, Colorado, for data integration services? The original contract for $61,350 … Continue reading
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February 2025
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at December 2, 2024 Special Meeting Shall the council: 340. Certify Whatcom County’s 2025 property tax levies for taxing districts? The collection refers to the regular levy, excess levy, and refund levy. The taxing … Continue reading
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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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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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