Whatcom County task force sets review schedule for forest resilience plan, plans Aug. 11 approval vote

The Whatcom County Forest Resilience Task Force on May 12 set a timeline for final review and adoption of its draft Forest Resilience Plan, with members told they will get a version for final review on July 28 and that the task force plans to vote on the plan at its Aug. 11 meeting.

Melanie [consultant, planning team] told the group members would have “2 weeks to review the content” during the review cycle and that the draft would then go to a review committee to consolidate comments. She said the group’s rules require a majority vote to approve the plan and that, if the plan is not approved unanimously at the Aug. 11 meeting, dissenting members would have an opportunity to file a minority report; she also said there would be three weeks between the Aug. 11 meeting and the date the final draft must be submitted.

The timeline matters because the task…