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Whatcom County Economic Development Investment Board Meeting

August 5, 2025 · Whatcom, WA
Source: Meeting minutes 2025-08-05 (PDF, 5 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.whatcomcounty.us ↗
Confidence: 95%
High

Attendees

✓ Satpal Singh Sidhu (Whatcom County Executive (Chair))
✓ Andrew Calkins (Bellingham/Whatcom Housing Authority)
✓ Atul Deshmane (Public Utility District #1)
✓ Dan Dunne (Whatcom County Business and Commerce Committee)
✓ Drew Smith (People's Bank)
✓ Guy Occhiogrosso (Bellingham Whatcom Chamber of Commerce)
✓ Kayla Schott-Bresler (Whatcom County Deputy Executive)
✓ Ken Bell (Port of Bellingham Commissioner)
✓ Kevin Hester (Small Cities Caucus Representative (Nooksack))
✓ Kim Lund (Mayor of Bellingham)
✓ Marcus Warolin (Whatcom Community Foundation)
✓ Mark Stremler (Whatcom County Council)
✓ Scott Korthius (Small Cities Caucus Representative (Lynden))
✓ Tyler Schroeder (Associate Development Organization Representative)
✓ Jake Logan (Clerk of the Board, Executive's Office)
✓ Jill Boudreau (Senior Policy & Project Manager, Executive's Office)
✓ Tawni Helms (Office Administrator, Executive's Office)
✓ Chris Settler (President, Maple Falls Water Co-op)
✓ Alan Sherman (Board Member, Maple Falls Water Co-op)
✓ Corey Saxon (Water System Operator and Manager, Maple Falls Water Co-op)
✓ Dave Foreman (Chief Financial Officer, Opportunity Council)
✓ Mike Hogan (Port of Bellingham)
✓ Racquel Muncy (Lynden Tribune)
✓ Rose Lathrop (Executive Director, Kulshan Community Land Trust)
✓ Tim Holman (Engineering Manager, City of Bellingham)
✓ Tara Sundin (City of Bellingham)
✓ Eric Chambers (Whatcom County Health Department)
✓ Present: 27/27

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

UNANIMOUS

#3

UNANIMOUS

#4

UNANIMOUS WITH ONE ABSTENTION

#5

UNANIMOUS

#6

UNANIMOUS

#7

FAILED WITH 6 AFFIRMATIVE VOTES AND 7 NEGATIVE VOTES

Agenda Items

#1

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Chair Sidhu called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.
#2

PUBLIC COMMENT

Dave Foreman presented on the Opportunity Council's application for the Bellis Fair Senior Housing Project.
#3

MINUTES REVIEW AND APPROVAL

The minutes from the May 8, 2025, meeting were reviewed and approved.
#4

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Jill Boudreau presented the financial update.
#5

REVIEW OF SCORING PROCESS

Jill Boudreau explained the scoring process.
#6

2026 APPLICATION REVIEW/DISCUSSION & FUNDING

The board reviewed and discussed various project applications.

Public Comments

1 speaker
Dave Foreman · Topic: Opportunity Council's application for the Bellis Fair Senior Housing Project

Highlighted the project's importance for employment opportunities for seniors and noted that the project is almost fully funded.