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Whatcom County oversight panel summarizes large public workshop and approves a flexible action plan
Summary
A Whatcom County Justice Project oversight committee heard a recap of a high-attendance community workshop that used interactive exercises to surface trade-offs for facility design, set priorities for early 2026 engagement, and approved a year-long action-plan calendar to guide panels, SIM mapping and dashboard development.
The Whatcom County Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee on Wednesday reviewed results from a recent public engagement event and approved a working action plan and calendar to guide outreach and oversight for the year.
Riley, who led the community engagement workshop at Pioneer Pavilion in Ferndale, told the committee more than 100 residents attended and described an interactive "jar" exercise that asked participants to allocate symbolic resources between behavioral-care beds, jail beds and administrative space. "We had jars that…
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