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[edit] Association of Bellingham Neighborhoods (ABN)
Monthly Meetings - 4th Tuesday at 6:30PM (as of Sept'2007) Boys & Girls Club, 1715 Kentucky Street
[edit] ABOUT
The object of this association is to strengthen the Bellingham Neighborhoods by:
- Establishing communication among the neighborhoods
- Encouraging and supporting the neighborhood associations through shared resources.
- Providing a systems perspective of neighborhood issues.
- Providing neighborhood advocacy to the City and County councils.
- Informing and educating ourselves regarding common issues.
For other information:
- ABN Bylaws and Standing Rules (.DOC).
- Complete city map of Neighborhood Boundries (.PDF).
- Financial background and details.
- ABN History on how ABN group was started.
[edit] OFFICERS
2007 (Elected at November/December meeting, starting Jan 1st 2007, ends Dec 2007)
President: Richard Maneval ( richard AT aobn DOT org ) |
Sec/Treasurer/webmaster: Iain Davidson ( webmaster AT aobn DOT org ) |
2006 (term Jan 2006 to Dec 31st 2006)
- President: Ralph W. Thacker ( pres AT aobn DOT org) 752-1114
- Sec/Treasurer/webmaster: Iain Davidson ( webmaster AT aobn DOT org ) 733-8782
[edit] MEETINGS
- 2007 Schedule: 4th Tuesday of every month. "Boys & Girls Club", (1715 Kentucky Street)
- 2006 Schedule: 4th Tuesday of every month, Moles Funeral Home, (Yew/Wolburn/Lakeway)
- Complete meeting agendas and minutes, president reports available in the agenda and minutes Archive .
[edit] Workgroups (NPUP,HDP)
- Neighborhood Plan - Updating Process (NPUP) - (Notes and information)
- Historic Designation and process (HDP) - (Notes and information)
[edit] CURRENT TOPICS / ISSUES
[edit] Agenda items include
Neighborhood Reports
- Each Neighborhood, summary of items of interest, events and concerns.
Guest Speakers
- COB staff and other Bellingham organizations
Review of ABN topics and issues.
- See full Future_Topics possible list.
Workgroug updates.
- NPUP and others.
Newly updated: * 2005 Comp Plan - Zoning Map -
Whatcom County Areas (rev July 2006) 4.3 MB (pdf) * 2005 Comp Plan - Zoning Map -
Bellingham North-East (rev June 2006) 3.0 MB (pdf)
[edit] Main ABN Resources
[edit] CALENDAR
- Calendar of Meeting events
[edit] Neigborhood specific information
Neighborhood List: Status for 2008
- ($25 dues, contact info, bylaws, etc)
| Dues | Info | Neighborhood Assoc | Area |
| Alabama | Alabama street | ||
| Birchwood | Birchwood and Northwest | ||
| Cornwall. | Cornwall | ||
| Columbia | Columbia/Eldridge/Broadway area. | ||
| Edgemoor | Edgemoor Area | ||
| 3/5 | Fairhaven | Fairhaven community | |
| Guide Meridian/Cordata | Guide Meridian / Cordata Drive Areas | ||
| 2/29 | Happy Valley | Happy Valley area | |
| Lettered Streets | Lettered Street area | ||
| Puget | Puget / Lakeway Area | ||
| Roosevelt | Roosevelt Area | ||
| Samish | Samish Dr Area | ||
| Sehome Hill | Sehome Hill / Holly / Samish way area. | ||
| 1/16 | Silver Beach | Silver Beach area | |
| South | Area south end of Bellingham city district. | ||
| 3/5 | South Hill | South Hill / Highland drive to the water | |
| 3/25 | Whatcom Falls | Lakeway/Yew/Electric area | |
| 3/7 | York | York street Area |
[edit] Neigborhood areas with no ABN reps.
* CBD : Central Business District (downtown bellingham to waterfront) * County (-B'ham) : County areas outside of Bellingham City Limits * Mt Baker : Mt Baker Highway area. * WWU : Western Washington University & Sehome Arboretum areas.
[edit] Neighborhood Guide and Resources
Centralized information, shared for everyones use.
- Maps
- Plans
- Pictures
- Guide/Meeting_Signs - Examples of neighborhood notification signs
- Guide/Bylaws - Example bylaws.
Community Organizations
- ABN - Assoication of Bellingham Neighborhoods
- MNAC - Mayor's Nieghborhood Advisory Commission
- SSNC - South Side Neighborhood Coalition
[edit] Other resources
Groups / Organizations
Links to other community resources
- Bellingham
- Whatcom County
- Washington State
- Pacfic Northwest
- West Coast
- North American
- United States
So far these pages exist for Iain, Ralph, and Tom Scott:
- TODO A TODO list of what's coming up.
- Structure a tentative discussion of structure and items, as discussed with Ralph and others...
If you have any ideas or suggestions, or comments, please visit User_talk:IainDavidson and click the [+] button to add your comments.
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