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Council Approves Old Town Plan City Council Approved the Old Town the Old Town Plan Will: Sub-Area Plan and Development Regulations on March 17, 2008 City of Bellingham WASHINGTON A PR I L 2 0 0 8 NeighborhoodA N E W S L ETTE R F O R B E ll INGHAM NEIGHBONewsR HOODS Council Approves Old Town Plan City Council approved the Old Town The Old Town Plan will: Sub-Area Plan and Development Regulations on March 17, 2008. The public’s significant • Include design guidelines that contribution to this multi-year planning reinforce and highlight Old Town’s effort was instrumental in formulating the historic past; final plan components. • Increase allowable density; In this ISSUE Old Town is a vital link between the • Allow a healthy and diverse mix of Central Business District and the waterfront residential and commercial uses; 2 Public input for North and is identified as a future urban village Bellingham Park in the Comprehensive Plan, Bellingham’s • Encourage a safe, convenient and strategy for accommodating growth. The attractive pedestrian experience; plan can provide a template for how other 2 Parks in Our proposed urban villages can capture and • Protect key view corridors and enhance their unique qualities, and improve landmark buildings with strategic Neighborhoods overall livability. height and bulk limits; • Provide predictability for the 3 Planning and While Old Town has many attributes community and potential investors. necessary for the creation of an urban Community village, a master plan (Sub-Area Plan) and For more information and to see the Development News supporting development regulations are current draft documents, see the City’s needed in order to encourage and guide website at www.cob.org or contact Tara Sundin development. Since 2005, the City has at the Planning & Community Development 3 Public Works in worked with the community to develop a Department, 778-8392, [email protected]. Our Neighborhoods plan for Old Town. This planning effort looked at the broader Old Town area, which includes parts of the Lettered Streets and 4 Small and Simple Central Business District neighborhoods. Grant Awards 5 Neighborhood Mayor A letter from Dan Pike Traffic Calming Last month, I reported to the City We have made solid and meaningful Council and the Bellingham Community movement toward our intended outcomes on progress made during the first 100 and in a couple instances we broadened days of my term as Mayor. The 100-Day our original action steps, to be more far- Plan was essentially an act of good faith reaching. I hope you will take a moment to by my administration to our community. review my 100-Day Plan report, posted The function of the Plan was to drive on the City’s website at www.cob.org Dan Pike meaningful steps toward addressing the Mayor of Bellingham issues our community cares deeply about. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Public input continues Mayor’s Letter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 for north Bellingham Park We are working diligently The City continues to seek input Court, from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second to promote the transparent and in the master planning for a recently Thursday of each month as follows: inclusive government principles acquired 20-acre park in north Bellingham that are, and will continue to be, known as “Cordata Park.” • Thursday, April 10, 2008 central to my administration. We • Thursday, May 8, 2008 believe that ready accessibility Interested residents are invited to • Thursday, June 12, 2008 to information is an important participate in monthly steering committee • Thursday, July 10, 2008 component. In March, the meetings through August. Discussion Monday afternoon City Council topics will include design elements of the • Thursday, August 14, 2008 committee meetings, and the park, naming the park, and trail alignment For more information, please contact: Monday evening regular meetings through the park. City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation, that follow them, began airing 778-7000, [email protected] or visit the city live on BTV10. These meetings Meetings will be held in the Chapel website at www.cob.org. repeat several times each week and Room of the Birchwood Community are posted to view on the City’s Presbyterian Church, 400 Meadowbrook website. One more illustration of Parks in Our Neighborhoods PROJEct UpdatES our commitment to public participation and input was the ALabama HILL: 2009. Design features include parking, March launch of the “Code and Big Rock Trail will be a 6’ wide crushed restroom facilities, playground, trails and Character Task Force.” The Task gravel trail connecting Big Rock Park trail connections. Public Meeting will be Force was designed to bring and the Klipsun Trail near Barkley Blvd announced. together a diverse group of and is currently in design. Construction community members to help us is expected to begin early May and be SoUth Neighborhood: develop curriculum for Planning complete by the end of September 2008. Inspiration Point Overlook - Academy II – Green Bellingham: Reconstruction project involves an Achieving Infill; Enhancing Birchwood: existing overlook, near Woodstock Farm, Character, scheduled to begin later Squalicum Creek Park Phase One is to Chuckanut Bay. Site access planning this month. This year’s planning currently in construction phase, which is for vehicle and pedestrian access. academy will be dynamic and expected to be complete spring 2008. Construction planned for Spring 2009. community-centered and will set The project includes a new irrigated and Public Meeting will be announced. the stage for neighborhoods and drained baseball field, restroom facilities, other community stakeholders parking lot, paths, landscaping, and Whatcom FALLS: to collaborate on neighborhood utility services. Whatcom Falls Park Lower Restroom design infill and character. and Playground. Construction planned COLUmbia: for June 2008. Construction complete by These are but two examples Carl Lobe Park renovation is currently mid-September. out to bid. Construction start is estimated of new initiatives and action steps to begin early July and end mid-August YorK: that will be rolled out this year to 2008 Franklin Park Site Development Plan is involve and inform about ongoing currently in design and includes these City efforts to always set a high CornwaLL: park improvements: a new playground, standard for quality public service Cornwall Park South Playground lawn regrade, new internal path delivery. The effort to realize our renovation is currently out to bid. system, park shelter, basketball court objectives will be remarkable but Construction start is estimated to begin resurfacing, landscaping, and other park I know we are up to the challenge. mid-August and end late September amenities. Anticipate the project will be This community has clearly 2008. put out to bid summer 2008. articulated its values, and we at City Hall will continue to work MOUnt BAKer: For more information, please contact: collaboratively to manifest them. Northridge Park Phase Two is currently Jonathan Schilk, Landscape Architect, City of in predesign mode. Park staff is in the Bellingham Parks and Recreation, 778-7000, Mayor Dan Pike process of selecting design consultants. [email protected] Construction is expected to occur in Planning and Community Public Works in Development News Our Neighborhoods Planning Academy II The Planning and Community PROJEct UpdatES Development Department conducted an Encourages Collaboration extensive mailing in February notifying all CentraL BUSineSS DIStrict and Creativity property owners and current residents of Railroad Avenue Covered Bike the project and related photographic and Facility – Only one bid was Green Bellingham: Achieving Infill; survey work. The consultant team and received and was well over the Enhancing Character is a series of volunteers will provide informative flyers budget. The City will purchase evening workshops on urban infill and to explain the nature of the project. bike racks for installation without neighborhood preservation that the City a shelter. is hosting beginning Wednesday, April Surveyors are instructed to respect 30th which will run through the month Champion Street Water Main private property and take photos only from and Streetscape Improvement – of May. Each neighborhood may appoint the public right of way. It is anticipated Street resurfacing is complete. two representatives to attend the entire that the “alley photography” will continue Pavement markings scheduled for Pre-registration is required for all series. through the month of April. week of 3/31 -4/6. participants. For more information, please contact: Art and Children’s Museum – In addition to neighborhood Katie Franks, Development Specialist II, City Tilt panels for the east wall were appointees, the Mayor-appointed Code of Bellingham, Planning and Community poured and erected; west wall and Character Task Force is helping Development Department, 778-8388, kfranks@ scheduled for first week of April. to design the curriculum and identify cob.org stakeholders who will be invited to attend GUide Meridian/Cordata the workshops. Participants will include Meridian Street Water and Sewer representatives of Bellingham business Extension (State Department of and education communities. Planning Transportation Project) – Sewer Academy II sessions will also include main construction to commence two Open Houses where any interested soon. citizen may stop by and provide feedback Orientation to House & on the various infill strategies that will be Property History Research PUget explored during the Academy. The goal Bike and Pedestrian of Planning Academy II is to provide a Saturday April 5th, 2008 Improvements – Pervious “toolkit”
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