Government Contacts
E-mails to public officials become part of the public record and may be posted online.
Whatcom County Courthouse
311 Grand Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225
www.co.whatcom.wa.us
The Whatcom County Council meets every other Tuesday (with the exception of breaks in August and December) at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Courthouse.
County Executive | Satpal Singh Sidhu
311 Grand Avenue, Suite 108
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-778-5200
Fax: 360-778-5201
ssidhu@co.whatcom.wa.us
Deputy Executive | Tyler Schroeder
360-778-5207
Whatcom County Council
311 Grand Ave., Suite 105
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-778-5010
Group email: council@co.whatcom.wa.us
District 1: Kaylee Galloway / 360-303-1644 / kgallowa@co.whatcom.wa.us
District 2: Todd Donovan / 360-483-8474 / tdonovan@co.whatcom.wa.us
District 3: Tyler Byrd / 360-527-6345 / tbyrd@co.whatcom.wa.us
District 4: Kathy Kerchner / 360-220-7535 / KKershne@co.whatcom.wa.us
District 5: Ben Elenbaas / 360-778-5025 / BElenbaa@co.whatcom.wa.us
At Large: Barry Buchanan / 360-224-4330 / bbuchana@co.whatcom.wa.us
Assessor / Rebecca Xczar / 360-778-5050
Auditor / Diana Bradrick / 360-778-5100
Public Works / Garrett Reynolds / 360-778-6400
Public Works Engineering / 360-778-6220
Planning & Development/Permit Center / Director Mark Personius / 360-778-5900
Nick Smith / Permits Manager & Questions/Concerns Point Person / 360-778-5913
Steve Roberge / Assistant Director & Long-Range Planning / 360-778-5960
Jon-Paul Shannahan / Natural Resources / 360-778-5937
Curtis Metz / Deputy Fire Marshal / 360-778-5919
Health Department / 360-778-6100
Whatcom County Planning Commission
360-778-5935
District 1: Stephen Jackson / Kimberley Lund
District 2: Jim Hansen
District 3: Dominic Moceri / Atul Deshmane
District 4: Alvin Scott Van Dalen / Daniel Dahlquist
District 5: Kelvin Barton / Julie Jefferson
(Because the new Council districts don’t divide evenly into 9, one district has only 1 Planning Commission member now. The single-member situation rotates as new positions open up.)
Group e-mail: PDS_Planning_Commission@co.whatcom.wa.us
Mailing address:
Attn: Tammy Axlund, Planning Commission Secretary / 360-778-5935
5280 Northwest Drive
Bellingham, WA 98226
Bellingham City Hall
210 Lottie St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
www.cob.org
The Bellingham City Council meets at 7 p.m. on scheduled Mondays. See www.cob.org for the meeting schedule.
Information / 360-778-8000
Mayor Seth Fleetwood / Office: 360-778-8100
Brian Heinrich / deputy administrator / 360-778-8117
Brooksana Raney / Exec. Assistant / 360-778-8116
Janice Keller / Communications Director / 360-778-8115
Planning and Community Development Department / 360-778-8300
Planning Director Blake Lyon / 360-778-8360
Permit Center / 360-778-8300
Building Official: 360-778-8307
Fire Marshal / Chief Bill Hewett / 360-778-8400
Public Works Department / Director Eric Johnston / ecjohnston@cob.org / 360-778-7700
Bellingham City Council / Group e-mail: ccmail@cob.org / 360-778-8200
Ward 1: Hannah Stone
360-778-8211
hestone@cob.org
Ward 2: Hollie Huthman
360-778-8216
hahuthman@cob.org
Ward 3: Daniel Hammill
dchammill@cob.org
Ward 4: Edwin "Skip" Williams
360-778-8215
ehwilliams@cob.org
Ward 5: Lisa Anderson
home 360-778-8217
laanderson@cob.org
Ward 6 Michael Lilliquist
home 360-920-1583
mlilliquist@cob.org
Blaine City Hall
435 Martin St., Suite 3000
Blaine, WA 98230
www.ci.blaine.wa.us
Blaine City Council meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month in Blaine City Council Chambers.
Information / 360-332-8311
Fax 360-332-8330
Mayor – Mary Lou Steward
360-371-8618
msteward@cityofblaine.com
Richard May is the Mayor Pro Tem.
City Manager Michael Harmon / 360-332-8311 / MHarmon@cityofblaine.com
Admin. Services Dir./City Clerk Samuel Crawford / 360-332-8311 x 3334
Community Development Services Department & Permits
Stacie Pratschner, Director / 360-332-8311 x 3317
Building Official Tim Woodard / 360-332-8311 x 3306
Public Works Director Gary McSpadden / 360-332-8820 x 3420
Blaine City Council
Council office: 360-332-8311
Ward 1: Richard May – Position 1
360-220-1624
RMay@cityofblaine.com
Ward 1: Kerena Higgins – Position 2
360-305-6675
khiggins@cityofblaine.com
Ward 2: Garth Baldwin – Position 3
360-305-9627
GBaldwin@cityofblaine.com
Ward 2: Rhyan Lopez – Position 4
360-305-6394
rlopez@cityofblaine.com
Ward 3: Mary Lou Steward – Position 5 - Mayor
360-371-8618
Ward 3: Eric Davidson – Position 6
EDavidson@cityofblaine.com
At-Large Mike Hill – Position 7 home
Everson City Hall
111 W. Main St.
or mail to: PO Box 315
Everson, WA 98247
www.ci.everson.wa.us
Everson City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. at the Everson Community Center, which is connected to Everson City Hall.
Information / Melanie Dickinson, Clerk-Treasurer / 360-966-3411 x 1100
Fax: 360-966-3466
Mayor John Perry /360-966-3411 x 1400 / mayor@ci.everson.wa.us
Planning & Permits – Rollin Harper / City Planner / 360-733-6033 / rollinh@sehome.com
Public Works – David Schoonover, Director / 360-966-3411 x 1300 / dschoonover@ci.everson.wa.us
Everson City Council / 360- 966-3411
David Sarna / dsarna@ci.everson.wa.us
Jennifer Lautenbach / jlautenbach@ci.everson.wa.us
Matthew Goering / mgoering@ci.everson.wa.us
John Hammond / jhammond@ci.everson.wa.us
Ashley Brown / abrown@ci.everson.wa.us
Ferndale City Hall
2095 Main Street
or mail to: PO Box 936, Ferndale, WA 98248
www.cityofferndale.org
Ferndale City Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Annex Building, 5694 Second Avenue, near the intersection with Vista Drive. Council committees meet each previous Wednesday, 8-11:30 a.m. in City Hall’s main conference room, 2095 Main St.
Information / 360-384-4302
Administrative Fax / 360-384-1163
Mayor Greg Hansen / 360-685-2350 x 1105 / JonMutchler@cityofferndale.org / 360-927-1881 (cell)
City Administrator - Jori Burnett / 360-685-2351 x 1104 / joriburnett@cityofferndale.org
City Clerk - Susan Duncan / 360-685-2354 x 1101
Community Development Director - Michael Cerbone / 360-685-2367 x 1216 / michaelcerbone@cityofferndale.org
Permit Counter - Toni Segerman / 360-685-2369 x 1201
Inspection Line / 360-685-2380
Building Inspector - Jesse Pagnossin / 360-685-2363 x 1205
Public Works Director - Kevin Renz / 360-685-2376 x 1215 / KevinRenz@cityofferndale.org
Ferndale City Council:
To email all City Council members at once, send your message to City Clerk Susan Duncan, SusanDuncan@cityofferndale.org .
Rebecca Xczar, Position 1
360-319-2677
RebeccaXczar@cityofferndale.org
Greg Hansen, Position 2
360-384-5516
GregHansen@cityofferndale.org
Keith Olson, Position 3
360-303-3581
KeithOlson@cityofferndale.org
Teresa Taylor, Position 4
360-303-8911
TeresaTaylor@cityofferndale.org
Cathy Watson, Position 5
360-383-0837
CathyWatson@cityofferndale.or
Kate Hansen, Position 6
360-325-2017
KateHansen@cityofferndale.org
Fred Kennedy, Position 7
360-383-7788
FredKennedy@cityofferndale.org
Lynden City Hall
300 Fourth St., Lynden, WA 98264
Lynden City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at the City Hall Annex, 205 Fourth St.
Information / 354-1170
Mayor Scott Korthuis / office 360-354-1170 x 5 / korthuiss@lyndenwa.org
City Administrator - John Williams / 360-255-7109 / williamsj@lyndenwa.org
Planning Director - Heidi Gudde / 360-354-5532 / Guddeh@lyndenwa.org
Building Official - Ted Brouwer / 360-354-3446 / brouwert@lyndenwa.org
Public Works Director - Jon Hutchings / 360-354-3446 / hutchingsj@lyndenwa.org
Lynden City Council / 360-354-1170
Position 1:
Gary Bode
bodeg@lyndenwa.org
Position 2:
Ron DeValois
devaloisr@lyndenwa.org
Position 3:
Gerald Kuiken
kuikeng@lyndenwa.org
Position 4:
Brent Lenssen
lenssenb@lyndenwa.org
Position 5:
Nick Laninga
laningan@lyndenwa.org
Position 6:
Kyle Strengholt
strengholtk@lyndenwa.org
Position 7:
Mark Wohlrab
wohlrabm@lyndenwa.org
Email sent to CityHall@lyndenwa.org will be forwarded to the Council members.
Nooksack City Hall
103 W. Madison St.
Nooksack, WA 98276
www.cityofnooksack.com
Nooksack City Council meets the first and third Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
City Hall information /360-966-2531 / Fax 360-966-2505
Mayor Kevin Hester / mayor@cityofnooksack.com
City Clerk/Treasurer - Virginia Arnason / virginia@cityofnooksack.com
Public Works Director - Scott Fox / scott@cityofnooksack.com
City Planner Rollin Harper / rollinh@sehome.com / 360-733-6033
Nooksack City Council / 360-966-2531
E-mail: citycouncil@cityofnooksack.com
Position 1: Steve Neyens
Position 2: Randy Relethford
Position 3: Collin Hester
Position 4: Ryan Steward
Position 5: Marshall Judy
Sumas City Hall
433 Cherry Street
or mail to P.O. Box 9
Sumas, WA 98295
www.cityofsumas.com
Sumas City Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Information / 360-988-5711 / Fax 988-8855
Mayor Bruce Bosch / bbosch@cityofsumas.com
City Clerk/Treasurer - Michelle Quinn / mquinn@cityofsumas.com / 360-988-5711
City Planner - Carson Cortez / ccortez@cityofsumas.com
Public Works Director - Sunny Aulakh / saulakh@cityofsumas.com
Sumas City Council / 360-988-5711
Mail all correspondence to P.O. Box 9, Sumas, WA 98295
Bruce Bosch / bbosch@cityofsumas.com
Rich Postma / rpostma@cityofsumas.com
Josh Clawson / jclawson@cityofsumas.com
Jesse Clawson / JAClawson@cityofsumas.com
Todd Daniels / tdaniels@cityofsumas.com
Port of Bellingham
1801 Roeder Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
or mail to PO Box 1677
Bellingham, WA 98227-1677
www.portofbellingham.com
Port of Bellingham Commissioners meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 4 p.m. at the Harbor Center Conference Room.
Information / 360-676-2500 / info@portofbellingham.com / Fax 360-671-6411
Executive Director Rob Fix / 360-676-2500 / robf@portofbellingham.com
Economic Development / Don Goldberg / dgoldberg@portofbellingham.com
Planning Department / Greg McHenry / gregm@portofbellingham.com
Port Commission / Carey Hansen, Exec. Admin. / careyh@portofbellingham.com / 360-676-2500
Michael Shepard, District 1
michaels@portofbellingham.com
360-303-9314
Ken Bell, District 2
kenb@portofbellingham.com
360-296-0518
Bobby Briscoe, District 3
bobbyb@portofbellingham.com
360-296-4483
Hotline to Olympia / 1-800-562-6000
Use this number to obtain information on the status of bills or leave messages for legislators Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. during the legislative session.
WA state website / www.access.wa.gov
Legislative info page / www.leg.wa.gov
Information, Olympia / 1-800-321-2808
House Chief Clerk / 360-786-7750
Secretary of the Senate / 360-786-7550
Governor Jay Inslee
360-902-4111
Office of the Governor - Fax 360-753-4110
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
www.governor.wa.gov
(E-mail must be sent via the webpage)
Lt. Governor Denny Heck / 360-786-7700 / Fax 360-786-7749
220 Insurance Building
PO Box 40400
Olympia, WA 98504-0400
www.ltgov.wa.gov
ltgov@leg.wa.gov
42nd DISTRICT
Senator Sharon Shewmake – (D) / 360.305.0356 / Fax 360-786-1323
213 John A. Cherberg Building
Mail to: PO Box 40442
Olympia, WA 98504-0442
sharon.shewmake@leg.wa.gov
Sarah Soulliere / Legislative Assistant / Sarah.Soulliere@leg.wa.gov
Representative Alicia Rule – (D) / 360-746-3744 / Fax 360-786-1283
465 John L. O’Brien Building
Mail to: PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Kaitlin Mastin / Legislative Assistant / Kaitlin.Mastin@leg.wa.gov
Representative Joe Timmons – (D) / 360-786-7854 / Fax 360-786-1399
422 John L. O’Brien Building
Mail to: PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Joe.Timmons@leg.wa.gov
Hayden Jenkins / Legislative Assistant / Hayden.Jenkins@leg.wa.gov
40th DISTRICT
Senator Alex Ramel – (D) / 360-786-7970
434A Legislative Building
Mail to: PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504
alex.ramel@leg.wa.gov
Amanda Hubik / Legislative Assistant / Amanda.Hubik@leg.wa.gov
Representative Debra Lekanoff - (D) / 360-786-7800 / Fax 360-786-1283 / Bellingham 360-676-2001
310 John L. O’Brien Building
Mail to: PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
debra.lekanoff@leg.wa.gov
Devon McBride / Legislative Assistant /
devon.mcbride@leg.wa.gov
President Joe Biden (D)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Switchboard / (202) 456-1414
Comments / (202) 456-1111
Fax / (202) 456-2461
E-mail: comments@whitehouse.gov
President’s webpage: www.whitehouse.gov
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) / (202) 456-2326 / Fax: (202) 456-7074
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
vice-president@whitehouse.gov
CAPITOL Switchboard / (202) 224-3121
U.S. Senators:
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) / (202) 224-3441 / Fax: (202) 228-0514 / Toll free: 1-888-648-7328
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
or
915 Second Ave., Suite 3206
Seattle, WA 98174
cantwell.senate.gov
Sen. Patty Murray (D) / (202) 224-2621 / Fax: (202) 224-0238 / Toll free: 1-866-481-9186
154 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
or
2988 Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 Second Ave.
Seattle, WA 98174
murray.senate.gov
U.S. Representative:
Rep. Suzan DelBene, 2nd District (D) / 202-225-6311 / Fax: 202-225-4420
2113 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515