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at june 9 2026 meeting shall the commission 76 authorize the executive director to sign a 2 838 contact with mead hunt of middleton wisconsin for planning activities at the airport industrial park at the 2 3 2026 meeting vote continue reading watching government whatcom county council compiled by barry machale action taken at june 9 2026 meeting shall the council 145 authorize the executive to sign an 0 000 contract with nel son distributing dba nelson reisner of anacortes to provide fuel to be used in whatcom county fleet continue reading watching government bellingham city council action taken at june 1 2026 meeting shall the council 91 authorize the mayor to spend 0 000 to purchase property from the owner the oeser company the 20 acre parcel is undeveloped and located near the north end of lake whatcom the continue reading agriculture 19th annual whatcom county farm tour by jessica gillis the 19th annual whatcom county farm tour is taking place saturday september 12 2026 from 10 a m to 4 p m the 13 farm tour is part of september eat local month sustainable connections annual month long celebration of the continue reading climate articles you might have missed climate good news around the world people are taking the initiative to mitigate climate change here are some good news briefs compiled and summarized by jayne freudenberger climate committee chair league of women voters of bellingham whatcom county a simple dietary continue reading community service spotlight changing the housing narrative in bellingham community service spotlight by rebecca quirke tenants revolt has fundamentally changed the conversation about housing in bellingham washington our mission is to shift power away from predatory landlords and toward the people who actually call this city home for too continue reading native plant neighbors a fragrant forest beauty native plant neighbors by eric worden i have a friend who knows little about native plants nevertheless she has a system for 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