Next
ENA Monthly Meeting
Thursday,
July 7, 2005, Fairhaven Park Pavilion, 7-9 PM
A
representative from the group, Responsible Development!, will give
us an update on their efforts to "Save the 100 Acre Woods." A
shortened version of the film, Save Chuckanut Ridge, a video by
Dudley & Dean Evenson, may be available for viewing at the meeting.
After the presentation, there will be a short ENA meeting. Topics will
include the upcoming election of officers at the October ENA meeting. The
complete agenda will be posted soon on the website at www.EdgemoorNeighorhood.com.
Minutes
of the June 2nd ENA Meeting
HAPPY
229TH BIRTHDAY
to our Nation – HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY
ENA!
As
we celebrate this July 4th with friends, family, and fireworks,
it is a good month to also celebrate Edgemoor community.
From the Waterfront to Chuckanut we are blessed with a beautiful
place to live and summer is the perfect time to enjoy it all.
Of course the neighborhood is more than homes, landscape and
location – it is people that
make residing in Edgemoor favorable.
Edgemoor
Neighborhood Association is about to celebrate its 1st
birthday. We have grown from
the concept of a few neighbors into more than a 100-member organization.
Growing up is not always easy and it certainly takes a village to
raise a child. Thank you for
all the energetic enthusiasm and generous support extended this year.
We had a great, fun first year.
On July 17th plan to gather at Fairhaven Park for the 1st
Annual Edgemoor Neighborhood Picnic (and birthday party).
You are all invited. No
fireworks – but lots of friends, food and fun!!
See you there…
Edgemoor
Neighborhood Representative
Report
June
6, 2005 Mayor's Advisory Meeting Minutes:
Mayor
Mark made a brief appearance to just say hello. Greg Aucutt from the
Planning Commission was present for a discussion on the comprehensive
Plan. Citizens are encouraged to read the plan. http://www.cob.org/pcd/planning/growth/comp-update.htm
The next chapter to be reviewed at the Mayor's Advisory Committee will be
the Land Use section. Please let Sherry Miller know of changes or
concerns with this section of the plan, which will be passed on to Greg
Aucutt at the next meeting on July 8th. Law requires this plan to be
fully updated by the end of 2005. The current plan is 10 years old
and was basically started from scratch at that time. Greg said they
are trying to keep the plan general. Other neighborhoods reported that
they are updating their neighborhood plans at this time and it would be a
great idea for the ENA to do the same. The City said we can not rely
on their help for this process as they have limited recourses.
Sherry
Miller (Gustafson)
ENA
Committee Highlights
Communications
Committee
The
Communications Committee has designed "door knob notices" about
the upcoming Edgemoor Neighborhood picnic on July 17th and volunteers are
needed to distribute them. If you are interested, please contact Committee
Chair, Kathy Kaiser.
Growth
and Land Use Committee
MEETING
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The
ENA's Growth and Land Use Committee will hold this month's meeting on July
5, 2005. We will meet at the Fairhaven Village Green at
7:00PM. The agenda for the meeting is to briefly discuss the
prudent land use issues of the day, then proceed to walk Fairhaven and
check out all of the development sites that are under way or soon will
be. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!! -Dress for the weather.
WHAT'S
UP:
This
has been a relatively slow month for the development of our
community. The Hearing Examiner made decisions on the 334
Bayside Rd Application and the Fairhaven Harbor Shoreline Conditional
Use Permit. Links to both decisions and the Department of Ecology's
approval report are below. There are 2 new applications that may be of
interest to residents of Edgemoor. Descriptions and Links to the
complete applications are also below.
(Please
see decision notices and application notices listed below. )
Committee
Chair, Brad Rose
Hospitality
Committee
You are invited to the First Annual
Edgemoor
Neighborhood Picnic
Sunday,
July 17, 2005, 4:30
– 7:30 PM
Fairhaven
Park Picnic Shelter
Potluck!
Bring a salad or dessert…
Edgemoor Neighborhood
Association
will provide hotdogs, chips, and beverages!
Book
Exchange…
For every book you
bring, you can choose a book to take home!
Games…
Lots of fun for the
whole family!
Membership
Please
encourage your friends and neighbors to join the ENA. If you are not
already an ENA member and would like to join, visit the membership
page on the website for more information. To join ENA, send a check
for $15 (per member) along with your name, address, telephone number to
Edgemoor Neighborhood Association, PO Box 4420, Bellingham, WA 98227.
Include your email address if you wish to receive email notices from the
ENA.
Neighborhood
Safety Committee
Block
Watch Program
Officer
Mark Young spoke at the June ENA meeting about the Block Watch program,
which has proven to reduce crime. Edgemoor needs more Block Watch
"captains." Read the June issue of the Block
Watcher newsletter.
Click
Here to read more about how you can become involved in the Block
Watch program.
Keep
Kids Alive, Drive 25
We
have “Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25” yard signs and window clings
available for purchase. You
may have seen them in the neighborhood already.
The signs are $15 and the window clings $3.
Please contact Veronica Douglas if you are interested.
National
Night Out Against Crime
On
Tuesday, August 2nd, from 8-9pm we will have chairs and tables set up in
the gravel parking lot at Bayside Swimming Club for residents to come and
meet their neighbors and ask any questions they may have about the Block
Watch Program from a police representative. Many blocks will be hosting
their first Block Watch meeting at this event.
This
is a potluck party, please bring your favorite dish for sharing, and your
own utensils and drinks; no alcohol is allowed. Please do not park in the
Bayside Pool parking lot from 8-9pm, but park on Willow Road only. Once
the pool closes at 9pm, we will move the party into the pool facility and
have use of the pool from 9-11pm.
Safety
Committee Contacts: Donna Grasdock and Veronica Douglas
On
The Neighborhood Forum
Please
visit the Neighborhood
Forum which was added to the Edgemoor Neighborhood website for
residents to communicate with each other on items of interest.
LOCAL
NEWS
Decision
Notices:
CUP2005-00002
- 334 Bayside Rd
Hearing
Examiner's Decision
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/CA374FFACEF153318825701F00749365?OpenDocument
SHR2004-00008
- Fairhaven Harbor Decisions
Hearing
Examiner's Decision
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/3F842D0E2BC702DA8825701F00737EDE?OpenDocument
Shoreline
Decision Notice:
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/915047338431591A8825701500659603?OpenDocument
Department
Of Ecology Approval
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/915047338431591A8825701500659603/$file/State%20of%20WA%20DOE%20Shoreline%20Decision%20Fairhaven%20Harbor.pdf
Application
Notices
PDC2005-00011/
DRC2005-00012 15th Street
NOTICE
OF APPLICATION AND OPTIONAL DNS PROCESS
FOR KULSHAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
DATE OF NOTICE: June 22, 2005
Development
of approximately 21,000 square feet of land generally located east of the
vacated 15th Street right of way between Harris and McKenzie Avenues. The
applicant, Kulshan Community Land
Trust proposed to obtain approval of 14 permanently affordable units
through the Demonstration Program and Subdivision processes. The
application is requesting exceptions from setbacks, street frontage, lot
size, and parking requirements. Primary access to the site would be from
both Harris and McKenzie Avenues. Street improvements will be constructed
in accordance with city codes. Stormwater provisions will be provided in
accordance with both State and local requirements. Area 5, Happy Valley
Neighborhood. Residential Single land use designation. Kulshan Community
Land Trust, owner/contact.
PUBLIC
HEARING
The
applications shall be reviewed by the Hearing Examiner at an open record
public hearing. A separate notice will be sent informing you of the date,
time, and place of the hearing.
You
may comment in favor or objection to the above referenced applications by
sending written comment to the City of Bellingham Planning Department
and/or testifying at the public hearing. Comments are due by July
6, 2005, but will be
accepted until the close of the public hearing. You may also request a
copy of the decision regarding these applications and information on your
appeal rights.
Send
comments and requests for information to Kathy Bell, Planner, kbell@cob.org,
Planning and Community Development Department, City Hall, 210 Lottie
Street, Bellingham, WA 98225.
Link
To Full Application: http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/03B08C82FD0CB9B18825702D00584EB8?OpenDocument
Land
Use Application Notice of Application and Public Hearing
ZON2005-00001
1314 Old Fairhaven Pkwy
07/11/2005 07:00 PM 08:00 PM City Council
Chambers 210 Lottie St.
NOTICE
OF APPLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING
The
City of Bellingham Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August
11, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. in
the City Council Chambers, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, Washington, to
take testimony a proposal at 1314 Old Fairhaven Parkway (the southwest
corner of 14th and Old Fairhaven Parkway) to:
Amend
the Land Use Plan to add “Offices Allowed” to the underlying
Residential Multiple zoning, and increase the density from 2,000 to 1,500
square feet of lot area per unit. Legally Described as Lots 1-4, Block 26,
Fairhaven Land Company’s Second Add to Fairhaven, Fairhaven
Neighborhood-Area 9, AP# 370212 205580&212580. Applicants: Anne
Cantrell and Marta Brand, 3610 Meridian, 739-6105 or 734-3420. File Number
ZON2005-00001
A
vicinity map is printed on the reverse of this notice. The application and
other documents are available at the address listed below. A staff report
will be available at the Planning and Community Development Department
approximately one week before the hearing.
You
may comment on the proposal by sending written comments to the address
below and/or by testifying at the hearing. Staff will issue a
recommendation on the project after the comment period ends on July 26,
2005. Written comments should be submitted before the end of the comment
period but will be accepted until the close of the public hearing. You may
also request a copy of the Planning Commission’s decision and
information on your appeal rights.
Send
comments/requests for information to: City of Bellingham. Planning and
Community Development Department, City Hall, 210 Lottie Street,
Bellingham, WA 98225 Attn: Jackie Lynch, (360) 676-6982, (jlynch@cob.org),
FAX (360) 738-7306
The
following permit applications have been received: Rezone Request,
ZON2005-00001. Other permits known to be required at this time: None.
Studies requested of the applicant as of the date of this notice: None.
Existing environmental documents: SEPA Checklist. The application was
received on May 12, 2005 and determined to be complete on June
27, 2005. The City of Bellingham issued this notice of application on June
27, 2005.
Link
To Notice:
http://www.cob.org/cob/Pubnot.nsf/frmWeb/B6F1E293F3FEF11F8825702E005CF321?OpenDocument
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