Julia Tellman

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

Whatcom County is starting down the road of an environmental cleanup project at the lead-contaminated Plantation Rifle Range that could cost the county $13.8 million. Meanwhile, the $1.68 million project to update the 40-year-old HVAC system in the indoor range could be finished by this fall. Plantation Rifle Range, on Samish Way south of Bellingham, is one of only two publicly owned ranges in the state and has been closed since November 2022 due to hazardous waste on the site.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

The City of Bellingham is making some adjustments to the new organic waste collection requirement after hearing complaints from residents about the cost of the service, and the size of the 90-gallon yard waste bin. Local waste hauler Sanitary Service Company is in the process of rolling out FoodPlus, which costs $13.69 per month, to all Bellingham single-family households and multiplexes up to four units.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

Whatcom County’s only hospital, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, will see a major expansion of its Bellingham campus in the coming years, as work begins on a new six-story pavilion to address the hospital’s urgent need for increased capacity. The 120,000-square-foot building, called the Peter Paulsen Pavilion, will have a rooftop helipad, a modernized and consolidated emergency department on the first floor, and a childbirth and pediatrics department on the top two floors.

2 weeks ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

The real estate agent who has become known for his annual feat of fitness that raises funds for the Bellingham Food Bank has been recognized with a service award from Serve Washington, the state commission on volunteerism.  Ethan Hunger started Hunger vs. Hunger as a small fundraiser in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when local food banks were seeing an abrupt rise in clients.

2 weeks ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

Barkley Village, despite its name and general appearance as a mixed-use, somewhat-urbanized area, is not officially designated as one of Bellingham’s urban villages. The owner of Barkley Village is working with the city to change that in order to usher in a new round of major infill development, roads and pathways in the area over the next 20 years. Barkley Village, owned primarily by Talbot Group, comprises just over 250 acres between Sunset Drive and Alabama Street, east of Interstate 5.