The citizen boards are being rearranged
Connection 3 · PowerThe connection: Three recent changes touch the volunteer boards where residents sit inside a decision before it's made. The Greenways committee advises on money voters approved by levy, so a merger changes who speaks for it. The County's residency waiver widens who can serve, which matters when seats go unfilled, as two have on the Boundary Review Board. None is a headline on its own. Together they decide who gets a seat at the table.
- BellinghamWed., Oct. 14The Greenways Advisory Committee, which recommends how voter-approved levy money is spent, may merge with the Parks board.
- Whatcom CountyTue., Oct. 13An ordinance would let the Council waive the residency requirement for members of county advisory groups.
- Boundary Review2 of 5 seats emptyThe board that rules on annexations and new cities cancelled its Oct. 8 special meeting.