April 2011
Dear Watchers
Voting Reports
Whatcom Watch is the only paper that comprehensively covers votes by the Bellingham City Council, Whatcom County Council and Port of Bellingham Commission. We began reporting the City Council and County Council votes in 1999 and the Port of Bellingham votes in 2000. We’re committed to continuing on with our reports; we believe they’re a valuable contribution to our community and hope you, our readers, agree.
We’re looking for individuals, groups of individuals or businesses to sponsor our City Council and Port of Bellingham Commission voting reports. If you have any questions, please call Bill McCallum at 734-6007.
Whatcom Watch has covered meetings for 12 years. Our coverage was uneven during the first three years but has been comprehensive over the past nine years. We’ve covered a total of 808 meetings; 353 were city meetings, 250 were county meetings and 205 were port meetings.
The table below lists the number of votes covered.
| Year | Bellingham City Council | Whatcom County Council | Port of Bellingham Commission | Yearly Total
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| 1999 | 62 | 67 | 0 | 129
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| 2000 | 165 | 147 | 40 | 352
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| 2001 | 199 | 198 | 75 | 472
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| 2002 | 243 | 230 | 124 | 597
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| 2003 | 222 | 228 | 110 | 560
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| 2004 | 288 | 219 | 118 | 625
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| 2005 | 282 | 257 | 134 | 673
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| 2006 | 319 | 252 | 140 | 711
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| 2007 | 291 | 288 | 143 | 722
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| 2008 | 355 | 262 | 150 | 767
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| 2009 | 295 | 305 | 189 | 789
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| 2010 | 258 | 240 | 180 | 678
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| Total | 2,979 | 2,693 | 1,402 | 7,075
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Voting Reports Sponsor Needed
Do you know Whatcom Watch is the only paper to cover the Bellingham City Council, Whatcom County Council, and Port of Bellingham votes comprehensively? We began reporting the City Council and County Council votes in 1999 and the Port of Bellingham votes in 2000. We’re committed to continuing on with our reports; we feel they’re a valuable contribution to our community and hope you, our readers, agree.
We’re looking for another individual, group of individuals or business to sponsor our City Council and Port of Bellingham Commission voting reports. If you have any questions, please call Bill McCallum at 734-6007.
Whatcom Watch has reported on 2,979 votes by the Bellingham City Council; 2,693 votes by the Whatcom County Council and 1,402 votes by the Port of Bellingham Commission for a total of 7,075 votes.
