If you are still holding onto unused Lummi Island ferry punchcards that expired on June 1st, you have a limited time to exchange them for credit toward new cards.  With the summer car and driver rate up to $10 per trip, purchase of a new 10 trip punch card at $72 will save you $2.80 per trip, and purchase of a 25 trip punch card at $160 will save $3.60 per trip.  It’s worth stopping at the 2nd floor of 322 N Commercial St (across from the library lawn). . . or call 360-676-6876 and they will tell you how to exchange your old cards by mail.  The deadline for exchange is August 29th. Â

Warehouses
Jansen Inc has applied to build concrete tilt-up warehouses on 72 acres at Grandview and Atwood Roads. The project would be at the I-5 Industrial Center. The comment deadline is today.

Semiahmoo Project
Craig Parkinson’s proposed rezone and development at Semiahmoo have been determined to have so significant environmental impact, with conditions. The project will include up to 200 homes and 134,000 square feet of commercial space on 36.2 acres at the south end of Semiahmoo Parkway. The comment deadline is Wednesday, May 17.

Sunrise Meadows
Rick Osburn has proposed building 45 homes on 20 acres at Blaine and Arnie roads. People can comment on the project, Sunrise Meadows, until Thursday May 25.

Bertrand Creek
Whatcom County Council has determined that their own application to move and modify levees along Bertrand Creek would have no significant environmental impact. People can comment through Wednesday May 24.

Environmental Impact
The following proposals have been determined by Whatcom County Council to have no significant environmental impact:
- Lummi Island ferry parking lot on Nugent Road
- changes to the urban growth area including changing zoning density and cluster requirements for subdivisions
- changes to the rules governing the production of mushroom compost,
- replacing the Loomis Trail Road bridge
- repairing the Sulphur Creek bridge

The comment deadline for the environmental determination on these proposals is Tuesday May 23.

For more info call 676-6907 or go to www.whatcomcounty.us/pds/