Month: September 2011
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Thoughts from Lylene – September Update
Your board has been busy over the past month! The bylaws committee has made contact with Linda Stewart at the city, learned that there is a consultant available to advise us on changes to our bylaws, and received a copy of new bylaws just drafted by another neighborhood. We are now processing the information we have and will…
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Edgemoor Mail Thefts
Thanks to Christine for the following post. If you have comments or additional information, go to the end of the article and click on “Leave a reply”. EDGEMOOR MAIL THEFT Dear Edgemoor Neighbors, Since the beginning of August there half been at least a half-dozen known mail thefts and locked mailbox break-ins on Briar,…
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Padden Trails Rezone – October 6 – Planning Commission
Bill Geyer & George Huston, representing the Padden Trails project, visited the last Edgemoor Neighborhood board meeting to make us aware of changes that have been made to the Padden Trails proposal, at least partially as a result of a letter signed by representatives of the south side neighborhoods and sent to the Bellingham Planning…
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Chuckanut Ridge Funding Spurs Discussion
The agenda for the Bellingham City Council meetings on September 26 has been changed to add a Finance & Personnel committee meeting from 2:35 – 2:45 to discuss repayment options for interfund loan for partial payment of Greenways property acquisition. Chair Michael Lilliquist’s memorandum to council members reads as follows: The Finance Committee explored approaches…
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Arbor Day at Elizabeth Park – Sept. 24th
Celebrate the magnificent trees of Elizabeth Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Arbor Day, Saturday, Sept. 24. This free event includes guided tree walks at 10:30 a.m. around Elizabeth Park, hosted by local arborist John Wesselink and James Luce, the City’s arborist. At noon, Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike will read a proclamation announcing Sept. 24th,…
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Community Solar Projects
Sustainable Bellingham invites our neighborhood association to attend a SOLAR SALON: A LOOK AT COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS. Come learn about what a Community Solar Project is from expert Tom Anderson. Tom will discuss the current legislation that is governing how a community solar project operates; what kinds of projects our neighborhood could become involved in;…
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Bike Bellingham! Saturday, Sept 24
We just received this and are passing it along…sounds like a great event! Saturday 9/24 – BIKE BELLINGHAM! A moving-planet.org event 11am – Ten city bike rides from 10 schools in Bellingham, to converge downtown at City Hall and Library. Meet in front of: Happy Valley, Sunnyland, Kulshan, Shuksan, Fairhaven, Columbia, Larrabee, Silver Beach, WCC…
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Bellingham Planning Commission Meeting – Shorelines
The Shoreline Committee of the Bellingham Planning Commission will hold a hearing September 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM in Bellingham City Council Chambers. It will deal with the proposed expansion and improvement of the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. For a list of current Planning Public Notices, go to the City of Bellingham website.
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Chuckanut Ridge Funding Discussion
We just received the following notice from the City of Bellingham: NOTICE OF WORKSESSION OF BELLINGHAM CITY COUNCIL FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL QUORUM Notice is hereby given that the Bellingham City Council Finance and Personnel Committee will hold a worksession on September 22, 2011 at 11:15 AM in the Mayor’s Board Room,…
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We’re Looking for a Party Animal!
Secretary Lauri Grove will be posting a draft of the formal minutes for the September 15th meeting shortly, but I thought I would give you an inside look at some of the discussion. Read on…the headline will make sense later! Major topics were bylaw revisions, Neighborhood Plan implementation and improving communication in the neighborhood. I’ll give…