Our Economic Future Through Ports From Bellingham to Seattle—Airports, New Industries, and Port Governance

Wednesday, February 26, 12:00 p.m. at the Bellingham Yacht Club, 2625 S Harbor Loop Dr.

Registration: Closes at 8:00 pm, Sunday, February 23. Doors open at 11:30 am.

Join us to hear why the ports of Washington have such expansive responsibility for economic development, learn about the future of airports in Western Washington including Bellingham International Airport, and discuss the pros and cons of going from three commissioners to five. In addition, we’ll learn what adding a rail link to the ship terminal in Bellingham means for future activity on our waterfront.

Tickets:

Purchase of tickets in advance is strongly advised. Click here to register or go to https://bhamcityclub.wildapricot.org/event-6063267/registration

Member price is $25; non-member price is $30; youth under 25 is $10; program only tickets (no meal or table seating) are $10.
Attendance is limited to 150.

Speakers:

Fred Felleman, Port of Seattle Commissioner
Tyler Schroeder, Port of Bellingham Director of Economic Development
Kathy Pittice, past president, Washington Public Ports Association and current Anacortes Port Commissioner
Ken Bell, Port of Bellingham Commissioner

Caterer: Guud Bowls

Tickets are non-refundable.

Founded in 1993, the Bellingham City Club is a non-partisan civic organization with over 300 members that fosters dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. Meetings are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December) from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.

Our Economic Future Through Ports: From Bellingham to Seattle—Airports, New Industries, and Port Governance