Fire devastates Whatcom Middle School
The fire severely damaged the school, cancelled classes and leaves the future of the historic building in question
Mayor delivers 2010 Preliminary Budget to City Council
Presentation of budget begins City budget deliberations
Fairhaven Highlands
Proposed development on property located in the South
Neighborhood, within Bellingham city limits.
Restoration project improves Chuckanut Bay health
Chuckanut Village Marsh restoration will improve water quality and wildlife habitat
Mayor delivers 2010 Preliminary Budget to City Council
Presentation of budget begins City budget deliberations
Vaccines essential for preventing seasonal influenza and H1N1 influenza
Health officials recommend vaccination as important prevention strategy for seasonal and H1N1 influenza
"Big box" retail moratorium exemptions
Council considers proposal to allow expansions when certain criteria are met.
Prepare now for fall flu season
Local leaders are working closely to prepare for an earlier-than-usual fall flu season
Council
reviews draft shoreline regulations
Draft regulations guiding shoreline development, including Lake
Whatcom, major creeks and the waterfront, scheduled for City Council
review.
Mandatory
outdoor watering ban lifted
Effective Aug 4, lawn and landscape watering may resume.
Residents asked to continue voluntary watering schedule.
Mandatory
watering restrictions
Residential, commercial, and multi-family water customers are to
discontinue all watering of lawns and landscaping until further
notice.
City
Council approves next steps for Waterfront District planning
Bellingham City Council authorized continued Waterfront District
work by executing supplemental agreement
City
Council selects long-term goals and strategies
City Council adopts vision statement identifying long-term goals
and strategies.
Celebrate
safely on Independence Day
Retail fireworks stands set to open in Bellingham June 28.
Bellingham Fire Marshal urges residents to celebrate safely.
Lack
of rain results in call for water conservation
Residents are asked to follow an outdoor watering schedule to
help reduce stress on our water supply during the warm, dry summer
months.
Bellingham
commemorates pipeline tragedy
Videos, displays and events commemorate the 10-year anniversary
of the tragic Whatcom Creek Pipeline explosion, acknowledging our
community's grief, healing and accomplishments.
Internal
task force recommends City cost savings measures
An internal study group identified City deficit reduction ideas
totaling more than $8 million in a report provided this week to
Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike.
City
addressing financial challenges
City officials are taking steps to address declining city
revenues in light of local and nationwide economic difficulties.
Fairhaven
Branch Library closes for repairs
The Fairhaven Branch Library will be closed for about five
months beginning June 1, 2009.
City
financial challenges
City officials address declining city revenues in light of local
and nationwide economic difficulties
Severe
storms stretch City resources
Heavy snow in December and flooding in January tapped over
$550,000 in labor, equipment, materials and disposal costs
Think
local, shop Bellingham
Save gas, save jobs, save essential services!
Lake
Whatcom Code Amendments
Detailed restrictions on development and land clearing in the
Lake Whatcom Watershed
Neighborhood
Planning
Updates on planning efforts relating to Bellingham's
neighborhoods and urban infill.
Fairhaven Highlands
Proposed development on property located in the South
Neighborhood, within Bellingham city limits.
Lake Whatcom Reservoir
The source of drinking water to some 95,000 people in Whatcom
County, including 82,000 in Bellingham.
Climate
Protection
Bellingham is a leader among cities nationwide for progressive
actions addressing climate change.
