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01/21/2026
WEC ADVOCACY LETTER
Draft Comprehensive Plan
January 20, 2026
TO: Whatcom County Planning Commission
In this letter our comments are limited to the issues that we believe are most significant. As stated in our previous comment letters on draft chapters of the Comprehensive Plan, the draft Plan does not comply with the Growth Management Act (GMA). The following items are addressed:
1. GMA Requirement of a Reduction in Per Capita Vehicle Miles traveled.
2. Open Space corridors between UGAs.
3. UGA Expansions Into Special Flood Hazard Areas and Agricultural Lands.
4. Urban and Community Forests in UGAs.
(photo of Samish Crest by Laurie Caskey-Schreiber)https://0164f939-9076-4107-a45a-1f71fe9db344.usrfiles.com/ugd/0164f9_7f8c5f7a40ed40abab53b72d9af971fb.pdf
11/14/2025
Do you care about clean water, forest health, and outdoor recreation in the Lake Whatcom watershed?
The County and the City of Bellingham are working together to create a long-term plan that will protect water quality, improve forest health, and support responsible recreational access across more than 13,000 acres of forests that we collectively manage in the Lake Whatcom watershed.
You can review the draft plan documents here and take a survey to provide input: https://engagebellingham.org/lwfmp
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