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Whatcom candidates file for 2013 elections
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 4 days ago
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Voters in Whatcom County have only local candidates to consider, for city councils, school boards, fire commissions and hospital and water districts, among other offices. Of 15 school board seats up for election across the county, only one is
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Advocates renew call for living wages on Bellingham waterfront
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Environmentalists and labor leaders say they expect to keep on pressing for specific language in waterfront development plans to ensure that the estimated thousands of new jobs there are "living wage." At a Thursday, March 28, public hearing before
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County, Bellingham councils still apart on Lake Whatcom boat inspections
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
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City and county officials have a lot of ground to cover if they are going to reach agreement on a coordinated boat inspection program and fee for Lake Whatcom. There's only a handful of weeks left to put the program in place. City and county
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Bellingham waterfront plan ready for community feedback
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
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It's taken years to get to this point, but it's time for one more important round of community input about the redevelopment of Bellingham's waterfront. Last week city and Port of Bellingham staff presented a framework for phased redevelopment of
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Snapp to retire from Bellingham council, makes endorsement
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
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City Council member Stan Snapp formally announced his retirement from public service Wednesday, March 13. Pinky Vargas, an energy efficiency manager with Puget Sound Energy. Snapp, 72, said he would finish his term and leave office at the end of the
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Bellingham's working waterfront: Can it continue?
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 2 months ago
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Bellingham has had a working waterfront for much of its history, with much of the activity involving the marine industry. Now, with big changes expected as the community considers waterfront redevelopment, a group of marine business owners hope that
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Bellingham Marine returning to waterfront
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 months ago
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Bellingham Marine plans to return to the local waterfront after being away for six years. The company, known for building concrete floating docks that are used in marinas around the world, is finalizing a lease agreement with the Port of Bellingham
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New contract brings Bellingham firefighters closer to unifying with Fire District 8
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The Bellingham City Council approved the new contract last week, in a 6-0 vote, moving a step closer to a unified fire department for Bellingham, Marietta and the Lummi Reservation. The retirement of former Fire District 8 Chief Dean Whitney at the
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Raises, new health plan in WTA labor deal
Ferndale :: MI :: USA | 4 months ago
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Bus drivers, mechanics and other positions got raises, and the Whatcom Transportation Authority still was able to reduce employee costs after a new union contract was approved by both sides. The WTA Board of Directors unanimously approved the three-
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Bellingham taking comment on rising water bills
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 6 months ago
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The Bellingham City Council will accept public comment about proposed water, sewer and stormwater rate increases at a public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m...Residents also can submit written comments vial mail to Bellingham City Council, 210 Lottie St.,
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