Category Archives: General

November 18, 2011   Bellingham Planning Commission 210 Lottie St. Bellingham, WA 98225   Subject:  Padden Creek Housing Project Up-zone   Honorable Planning Commission Neither the Planning Department nor the applicant have satisfactorily addressed the following critical concerns raised in the … Continue reading →

Samish Neighborhood Association 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Community Baptist Church           Call to order Public comment period (Please limit comments to three minutes) Sheila Rhodes update on recent real estate purchases near Highland Care … Continue reading →

Rezone application :  http://www.paddentrails.net/files/PaddenTrails_rezone_application_20110330.pdf   The environmental checklist from the city: http://www.paddentrails.net/files/PaddenTrails_rezone_checklist_20110330.pdf and the checklist instructions are here:http://www.paddentrails.net/files/PaddenTrails_rezone_checklist_20110330b.pdf The “plat” : http://www.paddentrails.net/pix/photos/plat-20110327.png The Exec Summary from the developers that went to council: http://www.paddentrails.net/pdf/Padden%20Trails%20Rezoning%20Executive%20Summary.pdf The developer’s website: http://www.paddentrails.net/ Minutes of the City Council meeting on Padden … Continue reading →

  August 8, 2011   Planning and Development Commission 210 Lottie Street Bellingham, WA 98226 Re: Padden Trails Rezone Request   Dear Planning Commission Members, Please accept this letter as the Samish Neighborhood Association’s (SNA) formal request to deny the … Continue reading →

Samish Neighborhood Association P.O. Box 1551 Bellingham, WA 98225 January 10, 2011 Todd Ramsay, Police Chief Police Department 505 Grand Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225 Re: 10.24.130 Fireworks Prohibited Dear Chief Ramsay, The Samish Neighborhood Association Board of Directors recently received … Continue reading →

Samish Neighborhood Association P.O.Box 1551 Bellingham, WA 98225 info@samishneighborhood.org RE: Comprehensive Plan Proposal #11-P1. Padden Trails Rezone Request To: Mayor Dan Pike, Bellingham City Council Members After a presentation in December of the Padden Trails rezone proposal by George Huston … Continue reading →

Samish Select Award Nominations are now being accepted for the first annual Samish Select Award. Do you know someone who: Preserves/Enhances Character of the Samish Neighborhood, or Promotes a Cohesive Neighborhood Community/Identity, or Provides Leadership in the Samish Neighborhood, or Provides a Healthy Business Community for … Continue reading →

Samish Neighborhood Association 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Community Baptist Church Call to order Public comment period (Please limit comments to three minutes) Old Business President’s Announcements Approval of August 2010 Minutes Treasurer’s Report MNAC Report Good Neighbor/Business Award … Continue reading →

Samish Neighborhood Association (SNA) Board of Directors Meeting August 10, 2010 Call to order: President Greg McCracken called the meeting to order: BOD present is Greg McCracken, Trinn Murray, Gary Vodopich, Joe Carpenter, Dick Conoboy, Emily Pacheco, and Steve Abel.  … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Samish Neighborhood Association website! SNA represents the largest of 24 neighborhoods in Bellingham — 2,030 acres including Lake Padden Park. Close to 3,500 people live in this southern Bellingham neighborhood filled with large single-family lots, pastoral lands, … Continue reading →