City appoints new building official
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike announced that Jim Tinner accepted appointment as Bellingham’s new building official.
Tinner brings to Bellingham a track record of leadership and experience creating organizational change as well as professional credentials.
Planning and Community Development Director Tim Stewart said Tinner is a seasoned building official and leader, having served as building official [...]
City seeking to update landscaping code
Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
The new ‘green factor’ program encourages green roofs and low-impact development in urban villages and with infill housing. If the program is successful in those areas, it could prompt a city-wide change.
Conversation: Ted Carlson
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Lance Henderson in Features
Ted Carlson is the city of Bellingham’s new public works director and he said preserving and maintaining the city’s transportation and utility infrastructure amid declining revenue and speculative budget projections will be one of his greatest challenges.
Bellingham tops Smarter Cities ranking
Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by admin in News
Bellingham was ranked No. 1 in the Natural Resources Defense Council Smarter Cities challenge amongst the 50,000 to 100,000 small-cities category. The challenge is an effort to get cities to work toward becoming “more efficient, responsible and sustainable.”
Bellingham was heralded for its transportation options, outdoor activities, past awards and multiple green businesses. Mountain View, Calif. [...]
Bellingham Public Works receives national award
Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by admin in People
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) presented the City of Bellingham Department of Public Works with the Ten-Year Directors Award at the AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition in San Diego, Cal.
Bellingham’s water treatment plant received the national award for maintaining the Directors Award for 10 years, an honor previously achieved by 16 water utilities [...]
City hears heated debate on infill toolkit
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Isaac Bonnell in News
By Isaac Bonnell
On June 29, about 30 Bellingham residents gathered in City Hall to tell the council how they felt about the highly controversial infill toolkit.
This was the City Council’s first public hearing on a piece of legislation that would allow 11 new types of housing — such as cottage housing and townhouses — to [...]
City adopts transportation plan
Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
On June 1, the Bellingham City Council adopted the city’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for 2010 to 2015.
Pike appoints Public Works director
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Isaac Bonnell in People
Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike has appointed Ted Carlson as Director of the city’s Public Works department. Carlson has served as the city’s assistant Public Works director, overseeing the Operations Division, since November 2007. He will begin as director on July 1, 2009.
As director, Carlson will oversee the department’s 240 full-time employees and a $102.7 million [...]
Infill toolkit needs to applyto neighborhoods
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin in Opinions
On May 14, the Bellingham Planning Commission recommended by a 4-0 vote to forward the new Infill Housing Toolkit to the City Council for review and approval. The planning commission made a few changes before sending it on, but generally it’s the same document that was put forward by Planning and Community Development Director Tim [...]
City taskforce indentifies cost savings
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin in News
Lance Henderson
The city of Bellingham released a new report that identifies internal cost-saving measures, that would total more than $8 million.
The Fiscal Alternatives for Stability Taskforce (FAST) report mainly focuses on deficit-reduction ideas, although some of the ideas would increase revenue.
The taskforce included city department heads, managers, and City Council members. In November 2008, Mayor [...]
