Donate Your Old Appliances AND Help Job-Training Program

Appliance Depot
Local Job Training Non-Profit Needs Appliance Donations

Bellingham’s community owned job training and recycling program, Appliance Depot, has been supporting low income families and waste stream responsibility for six years. Their facility at 802 Marine Drive accepts working and non-working large household appliances to refurbish and fund a hands-on job skills education and assessment program. Appliance Depot sells their re-conditioned appliances with a 90-day warranty to support their efforts to help folks reenter the work force and get free of government assistance.

Watershed protection fee -- Council Public Hearing

Monday

January 23rd, 2012

7 pm

Bellingham City Council Chambers

The fee increase is a recommendation of the Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board, a citizen advisory committee that advises City officials about the watershed land acquisition program and other lake protection efforts.

Under the board’s proposal, the current $5 per month watershed charge would increase to $12 per month for all flat-rate customers, with a comparable increase for metered customers. The proposal also includes expanding possible uses of the fund, designating approximately 30% of the total revenue for capital projects.

More information:

City website - http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1264/1282211/

Snow & Sidewalks

November 2011 PNA meeting update from Chad in Public Works:

The sidewalk snow removal ordinance is currently on hold.  The Public Works department will be making a concerted effort to improve our outreach and education of neighborhoods and business groups to keep them informed of the need to remove snow from sidewalks during snowfall events as a first approach.

The Backyard Homestead Class

with Alicia Wills

March 10, 2012 

Saturday 2-5pm

Learn about backyard chickens, water catchment, worm bins, composting, organic gardens, fruit and berries, and more.  Discussion time will help you to prioritize your first steps.  How to/resource handouts will send you home ready to create your own backyard homestead.

Whatcom Creek Trail Work Party

March 31, 2012
9am-noon

Puget Neighborhood Trail needs you!

Lend a hand with Bellingham Parks & Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) to improve habitat for salmon and other wildlife along Whatcom Creek. We will be removing invasive plants, planting natives and mulching around native trees and shrubs.

Recycle your CFL Bulbs & Batteries

Both Cordata & North Forest locations of the Food Co-op provide collection containers to recycle compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs and batteries.

You can bring:

• Dry-cell standard household batteries – D-cell, C-cell, AA, AAA, 9-volt, and button cells. 
• Rechargeable battery packs from small electronics – cell phones, cameras, laptops, power tools, etc.