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Proposal Submitted!

Our proposal to the city has been submitted! After some great suggestions from Wendy, Michael, and Jeff, we turned our proposal into the Department of Public Works. They then passed it to the Arts Commission. It will be to the Arts Commission that we will give two presentations; the first presentation will be on September 3rd. After the second presentation in October, they will make a recommendation to the mayor.

As we wait for these presentations, we can take a breath and celebrate what we've accomplished thus far: moving a neighborhood desire into action, organizing all the pieces to create a solid proposal, and most importantly gathering together as neighbors and building relationships around a positive project. Here's to an already successful project!

Update From the City

Our intersection project is moving forward! Here's an update: We are now in the city's scheduling. After meeting with city planning, we got the thumbs up from public works. So now we need to enter the process with the Bellingham Arts Commission (BAC). We will present initially with BAC on September 3rd to conceptually discuss the project. Then on October 1st we'll make a final presentation. After they approve it goes to the mayor's desk, and we'll get approval within the week. This means two things: 1) our proposed painting day (Sept. 28th) will not happen, which is a bummer. We'll hopefully paint under a dry clear sky in mid October (pray not for rain), 2) that the city believes this is a viable, repeatable project, which is good news for Bellingham and building neighborhood connections. So, great things are happening. Thanks for your support and work!

We Have a Design!

We are proud to announce that we have a design! At our July 30^th meeting we had a great turn out of diverse neighbors. After two rounds of voting and eighteen designs to choose from, a design by Willow Hughes was chosen. Willow will be a 6^th grader at Fairhaven Middle School in the fall, coming from Larrabee Elementary. Way to go Willow!

The next step is to gather signatures from neighbors, approving of our proposal and the design. Then we will submit our proposal to the city. To help with this, join us on Thursday, August 8^th, from 6pm – 8pm at the Samish School (2113 Harris Ave.) for a potluck BBQ. Will show off the design, eat and visit together, and provide opportunities to look at and sign the proposal. So grab a friend and some food, and join us!

Here’s to our great neighborhood and doing cool things together!