Bellingham WA: Public Meeting - June 3, 2021 re CityView project

Please see Dick Conoboy's update at NWCitizen.com - 

https://nwcitizen.com/entry/your-chance-now-to-weigh-In-on-the-cityview-private-dormitory-development

The notice from the City is as follows:

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From: Aven, Heather M. <haven@cob.org>
Date: Fri, May 28, 2021, 10:49 PM
Subject: Public Meeting - June 3, 2021
To:

Good Evening,

 

You are receiving this courtesy email because you have provided public comment on the proposed CityView project. On June 3rd at 7 pm via Zoom (see attachment for meeting link), the Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on this project. 

 

The materials being reviewed by the Commission are posted to meetings.cob.org. Public comments may continue to be submitted to planningcommission@cob.org at any time. Please see the attachment for more information on how to provide comments prior to and during the meeting. 

 

More information on this project can be found here:

• www.cob.org/cityview

 

Thank you for your interest in this process. Please let me know if you'd like to be removed from this mailing list.

 

 

Heather Aven – Administrative Assistant

City of Bellingham  - 360-778-8345 - haven@cob.org

My incoming and outgoing email messages are subject to public disclosure requirements per RCW 42.56.

 

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From: Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity <bioactivist@biologicaldiversity.org>
Date: Tue, May 25, 2021, 4:31 AM
Subject: Help Save Whales From Ship Strikes
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From: Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity <bioactivist@biologicaldiversity.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:32 AM
Subject: Help Get Cyanide Bombs Out of the Wild
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