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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
June 2026
Lake Whatcom’s Downward Trends
Twenty Years Ago Editor’s Note: The following article on the condition of Lake Whatcom appeared in the June 2006 issue of Whatcom Watch. by April Markiewicz Over the last several months, Lake Whatcom and the issues affecting it and the … Continue reading
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June 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at April 13, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 46. Authorize the mayor to sign a $590,000 purchase and sale agreement with Connor McCollum for surplus property located at 858 E. Smith Road? This 0.97-acre of city-owned parcel has … Continue reading
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June 2026
Port of Bellingham Commission
Action Taken at April 14, 2026 Meeting Shall the commission: 41. Authorize the interim executive director to sign documents required to close the recently approve $100,000 loan to Cirrus Cycles Inc? The Bellingham company was founded in 2011, and is … Continue reading
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June 2026
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at April 14, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 88. Fill two vacancies on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee? The vacancies are behavioral health provider and criminal legal system user position. The … Continue reading
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June 2026
Which Jail Site Is a Preferable Location?
by Liam Walsh On March 25, Whatcom County announced it had entered into an agreement to buy a property on Hannegan Road for their proposed jail. The site is part of the Lower Squalicum Creek watershed, and contains several wetlands, … Continue reading
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June 2026
Fire-Prone Areas Are Growing Faster Than Anywhere Else in the Northwest
by Martina Pansze Northwest wildfires are larger and more destructive than ever before, thanks to increasingly arid summers, earlier snowmelt, and a century of fire suppression. Yet the region’s leaders continue to increase risk to residents’ lives and properties by … Continue reading
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