Posted: August 25, 2009 9:52:41 AM PDT
City of Bellingham officials are accepting applications for people to serve on the newly formed Bellingham Transportation Commission. This advisory committee is expected to help shape the future of Bellingham by taking a long-range, strategic look at transportation issues and providing recommendations on policy choices and investment priorities.
The nine-member commission was approved by the Bellingham City Council on Aug. 10. Providing safe, well-connected transportation options is among the City's top priorities, as described in the Council's Legacies and Strategic Commitments. Priorities for the new commission will include making recommendations on how to achieve these and other transportation-related goals, such as those described in key policy documents such as the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Climate Protection Action Plan. It also will absorb the advisory responsibilities of the City's Parking Commission and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, both disbanded effective at the end of 2009.
Members of the Transportation Commission are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike said he is looking for commission members with a range of perspectives and expertise who will represent the community's long-term vision for mobility options throughout the City. Applicants must be residents of the City of Bellingham for at least two years, and the State of Washington for three years, to be eligible for appointment.
The deadline to apply for a position on the commission is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Pike said he expects to forward his selection of members to the City Council for confirmation in early October.
For more information about applying for appointment to City boards and commissions, visit the City website at www.cob.org , or contact the Mayor's Office at 778-8100.
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Chief Administrative Officer David Webster, 778-8100
