Port of Bellingham
photo: Amy Nelson © 2020
Economic recovery, shrinking local budgets, Cherry Point moratorium in the news for the week of May 29
May 29, 2020
Mike Sato, Managing Editor
Economic recovery, a shrinking budget and the Cherry Point fossil-fuel shipping moratorium were among topics discussed by Whatcom County and City of Bellingham councils this week.
photo: City of Bellingham © 2020
In-person comment is out, for now: local governments adapt to life under COVID
May 1, 2020
Stella Harvey
City and county councils and commissions across Washington state are finding new ways to conduct their public meetings since Gov. Jay Inslee issued the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order March 23, requiring local governing bodies to temporarily halt their in-person meetings.
photo: Melissa Marteny © 2020
Downtown Bellingham waterfront site sprouts new signs of life
February 26, 2020
John Stark
After almost 20 years of frustration and stagnation, the first tender shoots of redevelopment have appeared amid the post-industrial desolation that Georgia-Pacific Corp. left behind on Bellingham’s downtown waterfront.