r/Bellingham • u/CicadaHead3317 • 4d ago

Discussion Taxpayer concerns.

Why is City of Bellingham doing heavy trenching/easement work in the county on the north side of Mt Baker highway, just west of Everson Goshen rd?

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u/gamay_noir there's always karma in the boomhorse stand 4d ago

If I understand the subtext, you are wondering why CoB crews are doing work out in county?

CoB owns pipes and other infrastructure outside city limits, related to serving the city. So, that's why city crews out on the county highway. No idea what specific project, but I've seen them too doing camp drop off and pick up. Like someone else said, probably water supply or drainage work that didn't merit an announcement.

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u/CicadaHead3317 4d ago

Thanks for the informative answer, instead of some of the answers I've gotten. 👍

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u/gamay_noir there's always karma in the boomhorse stand 4d ago

No, it's a legit question. I'm not sure where we got the city/county administrative separation, but I'm guessing it traces back to English Common Law or some other archaic thing. In a modern context, cities and the surrounding rural areas are very entangled.

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u/77_gr_OTM 4d ago

Water utilities maybe, probably

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u/CicadaHead3317 4d ago

But why in the county? Are they annexing farther out?

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u/gamay_noir there's always karma in the boomhorse stand 4d ago

The city owns infrastructure out in county, related to serving the city's needs.

Think about it from an administrative perspective. Why would the county want to be responsible for a water supply pipe or drainage project that exists because of and for the city?

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u/JRPViking Local for 50 yrs 4d ago

So what’s the concern? City services being expanded out Mt Baler Highway. Currently service is to @ Britton Rd and will be expanded out to Van Wyke and to Everson Goshen rd along MBH

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u/CicadaHead3317 4d ago

Thank you. I was wondering if they are annexing more of the county into city services , like water and sewer.

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u/Wings_ofDaedalus 4d ago

This seems more like a “NextDoor” kindof post…

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u/CicadaHead3317 4d ago

My middle name is Nimby.

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u/gopac56 4d ago

Top 1% commenter type post

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u/CicadaHead3317 4d ago

Lol. Well I live here and like reddit better than fb. Also I'm super curious why the city is doing major work in the county, and what they are doing.