What We Are Saying
Growth Management Position Letters
Draft Comprehensive Plan
January 20, 2026
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Whatcom County
In this letter our comments are limited to the issues…
Missed Climate Change Requirements in The Bellingham Plan
November 3, 2025
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Bellingham
In this letter to the Bellingham City Council we point…
Comments on UGA and Rural/Resource Proposal
September 24, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this comment letter on city and county UGA proposals,…
Comments on Parks and Recreation Chapter
July 9, 2025
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Whatcom County
WEC submitted this letter for the hearing the County Planning…
Blaine UGA Swap
April 28, 2025
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Blaine, Whatcom County
We asked Blaine to direct staff to include environmental issues,…
Population, Water, Climate
March 10, 2025
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Whatcom County
We are urging the County Council to reject the proposed…
Allocating Population
January 27, 2025
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this comment letter to the…
Growth Projections
November 12, 2024
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this letter to the Whatcom…
Open Space Corridors - Bellingham & Ferndale
August 23, 2024
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Whatcom County, Bellingham, Ferndale
Our updated letter and maps found here follows up on…
Draft Land Use Element
December 1, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this letter we comment on the draft Land Use…
Urban and Community Forests, Bellingham Plan
October 29, 2025
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Bellingham
In this letter we share our belief that the City's…
Comments on the Draft Comprehensive Plan
September 18, 2025
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Bellingham
In this letter we find deficiencies in several areas of…
Comments on the Draft EIS for the Comp Plan
May 30, 2025
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Whatcom County
Here are our extensive comments regarding the failings of the…
Water Availability and Population Allocations
April 14, 2025
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Whatcom County, DOE
Our letter provides more information about the importance of integrating…
Transformational Land Use Policy
February 24, 2025
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Whatcom County
The County Executive released a memo outlining a desire for…
Population and EIS
December 8, 2024
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this information to the County's…
Proposed Growth Strategy
October 21, 2024
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Bellingham
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this letter to the City…
Open Space Corridors - Blaine & Birch Bay
August 23, 2024
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Whatcom County, Blaine
Our updated letter and maps found here follows up on ou…
Resource Land Chapter of Comp Plan for 12/2/25 Meeting
December 1, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this letter we provide some high level comments on…
Comments on Final EIS Review, AB2025-513
October 20, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this letter we reiterate that the preferred alternative in…
Comments on First Round of UGA Proposals
September 11, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this letter to the County Planning Commission and County…
Comments on Draft Chapter 1 of Comprehensive Plan
May 21, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this letter we asked the County Planning Commission to…
County-wide Planning Policies
April 7, 2025
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Whatcom County
In the face of climate change reductions in water availability…
Land Use Chapter (Bellingham)
February 19, 2025
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Bellingham
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent these comments to the City…
Bellingham Growth Strategy
December 1, 2024
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Bellingham
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this letter to the City…
Open Space Corridors - Cherry Point & Birch Bay
August 23, 2024
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Whatcom County
Our updated letter and maps found here follows up on…
Urban Growth Areas, Growth Projections
July 30, 2024
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Whatcom County, Cities
Whatcom County and cities are updating their Comprehensive Plans. The…
Other Position Letters
Bellingham Civic Complex Master Planning Process - Disc Golf Course
December 18, 2025
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Bellingham
In this letter to Bellingham Parks and Recreation, regarding the proposed…
Coalition Letter Regarding AltaGas Ferndale Terminal
September 18, 2025
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Whatcom County
In this coalition letter by six environmental nonprofit groups to…
Legacy Tree Ordinance
February 24, 2025
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Bellingham
The City of Bellingham was considering changes to their Legacy…
Parking
January 11, 2025
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Bellingham
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this comment letter along with…
Six-Year Transportation Program (TIP)
August 5, 2024
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Whatcom County
We reviewed Whatcom County's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).…
Silver Beach Rezone
May 16, 2024
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Bellingham
The Bellingham City Council reconsidered High Density Residential zoning in…
Studies, reports and info for record
November 3, 2025
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Bellingham
We submitted an index of studies, reports and other information…
Letter to DNR about AltaGas Cherry Point Pier Lease
August 4, 2025
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Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Whatcom Planning and Development Services
In this letter to Washington State Department of Natural Resources,…
Forest Advisory Committee
February 24, 2025
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Whatcom County
Comment supporting proposed changes to the composition of the Forest…
Petrogas West
September 4, 2024
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom Environmental Council joined with 11 other environmental groups…
Affordable Energy Choices
June 3, 2024
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom County Council considered a deceptively named resolution to…
Coalition Notice of Appeal of Altagas SEPA Determination
September 29, 2025
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Whatcom County
This appeal was filed by six environmental groups from Whatcom,…
Coalition letter regarding Bellingham sewage sludge Incinerators
June 11, 2025
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Bellingham
This coalition letter asked the City of Bellingham to reconsider…
Expectations of Advisory Groups
January 12, 2025
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Whatcom County
The Whatcom Environmental Council sent this comment letter to the…
Lake Whatcom Work Plan
August 25, 2024
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Whatcom County, Bellingham
The Whatcom Environmental Council reviewed the draft 2025 - 2029…
Silver Beach Rezone
May 30, 2024
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Bellingham
The Bellingham City Council reconsidered High Density Residential zoning in…
