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Council (Special)
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
2PM
Sudden Valley Community Center, Multi -Purpose Room A, 8 Barn View
Ct., Bellingham, WA 98229
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS EVENT FROM 2:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.; A
QUORUM OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL BE
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Kaylee Galloway
Jon Scanlon
Mark Stremler
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC
Council (Special) Meeting Agenda September 17, 2025
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Kaylee Galloway
Jon Scanlon
Mark Stremler
Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Whatcom County Council's Criminal
Justice and Public Safety Committee and Finance and Administrative Services
Committee will attend and participate in a Special Meeting on Wednesday,
September 17, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., for a Community
Conversations event with Whatcom County Councilmembers Tyler Byrd (District
3), Barry Buchanan (At -Large A), and Jon Scanlon (At -Large B).
Community Conversations is an event where county residents can speak directly
with councilmembers about the topics, questions, concerns, and ideas they care
about. No final action will be taken at this meeting.
This is an in -person meeting located at the Sudden Valley Community Center,
Multi -Purpose Room A, 8 Barn View Ct, Bellingham, WA 98229. (Remote
attendance is not available for this meeting)
For more information regarding this and upcoming Community Conversations
events, please visit https://www.whatcomcounty.us/4668.
For more information, please contact the County Council Office at 360.778.5010.
Notice Distribution Date: August 14, 2025
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SPECIAL MEETING EVENT SUMMARY
DATE: Sept. 17, 2025
MEETING: Community Conversations
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC
DESCRIPTION: Open discussion with community members regarding questions, concerns, and
ideas for the county
LOCATION: Sudden Valley Community Center Multi -Purpose Room A, 8 Barn View Dr,
Bellingham, WA 98229
TIME:
CALL TO ORDER: 2:00 p.m.
COUNCILMEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Jon Scanlon
RECORDING PROVIDED? No
HANDOUTS PROVIDED? No
KEY TOPICS DISCUSSED:
ADJOURN: 4:00 p.m.
Short-term rentals; conditional use permits; Lake Whatcom watershed protection; stormwater;
Sudden Valley -County government liaison; Sudden Valley road maintenance and law
enforcement--county-led vs. HOA-led; Sudden Valley incorporation as a city; Sudden Valley
taxes and county government spending in Sudden Valley; neighborhood sheriff deputy for
Sudden Valley; Comprehensive Plan Update --Geneva UGA; Justice Project --new jail and
behavioral health facility; emergency management preparedness --evacuation routes from
Sudden Valley, wildfire preparation, management, response; Lummi Island Ferry and Road
Fund; widening roads to/from Sudden Valley --extra lanes; county finances/budget; new
Sheriff's Office; Ecology funding for Sudden Valley projects; Sudden Valley campground;
homelessness and housing plan; shelter; mental health, substance use disorder, and treatment;
opioid response plan; PeaceHealth; county hospitals; access to healthcare; Austin Creek
shoreline projects; redevelopment of Barn 6; traffic concerns