Whatcom County panel deadlocks on removing two at‑large council seats; public divided
The Charter Review Commission’s committee of the whole debated a proposed amendment to eliminate two at‑large county council seats and reduce the council from seven to five members. Public comment and commissioners were split; the committee’s recommendation to the full commission tied 7–7 and did not carry.
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The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission’s committee of the whole debated whether to eliminate the county’s two at‑large council seats and reduce the county council from seven members to five, but the group split 7–7 on a recommendation to send that change to the voters.
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