Since our formation in spring 2007, we have met with various local leaders, in government, the nonprofit sector, and the private sector. The purpose of these meetings is to learn more about how other people and organizations view land-use planning and growth issues and to share our views on these issues. Here is a partial list of the people we’ve had the opportunity to meet with:

Whatcom County

County Council

Barbara Ryan
Bob Kelly
Carl Weimer
Dan McShane - former member
Laurie Caskey-Schreiber
Sam Crawford
Seth Fleetwood
Ward Nelson

Planning Commission

Ken Mann, Chair
John Steensma

County Staff

David Stalheim, Director, Dept. of Planning & Development Services
Mike MacFarlane, Director, Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Pete Kremen, County Executive

City of Bellingham

City Council

Barbara Ryan, Belliingham City Council
John Watts, Belliingham City Council
Stan Snapp, Belliingham City Council

City Staff

Alan Marriner, Bellingham Assistant City Attorney
David Webster, Chief Administrative Officers
Dan Pike, Mayor
Tim Stewart, Director, Bellingham Dept. of Planning and Community Services

Other Whatcom County Cities

Andy Rowlson, Everson City Council
Gary Jensen, Mayor of Ferndale
Terry Galvin, Director, Blaine Community Development Director

Community Contacts

Bob Gibb, Joanne Peterson, Frank Eventoff, and Joe Yaver, Chuckanut Mountains Park District

Marian Beddill and April Markiewicz, People for Lake Whatcom

Virginia Watson, Squalicum Valley Community Association

Paul Grey, Whatcom Farm Friends

Chuck Antholt, Chair, Whatcom Agricultural Advisory Committee

George Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District

Tom Stacey, Washington Department of Transportation

Derek Long, Sustainable Connections

Nancy Jordan, Bellingham Whatcom Economic Development Council

Jack and Clayton Petree, land-use planning consultants

Rand Jack, Whatcom Land Trust

John and Karen Steensma, dairy farmers

David Bricklin, leading land-use attorney in Washington State

Ray Tryzynka, Puget Sound Energy

Mary Humphries, Bellingham Technical College Foundation

Donna Auer, Joe Yaver, Citizen's Forum