The Housing Authority of the City of Bellingham and the Housing Authority of Whatcom County have a combined Board consisting of five members, one of which is a resident position. Of these, the City of Bellingham Mayor appoints three members and the Whatcom County Executive appoints two. The Commissioners are the governing bodies for both housing authorities and are responsible for approving decisions that chart the direction of current and future programs, and authorize the actions of the Executive Director and his designees.

The Board of Commissioners meets in a hybrid format for in-person and remote participation. Members of the general public may join by phone, join by zoom, or watch in person at the Samish Commons Board Room located at 321 N. Samish Way. Public comments must be made in writing no later than 5pm the day before the meeting.

Please follow the below call-in procedure and note that members of the public can conference into the meeting but will be in listen-only mode. Therefore, we ask that you provide your written public comments in advance of meetings.

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or mail your public comment to:

Bellingham Housing Authority
P.O. Box 9701
Bellingham, WA 98227-9701