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Council unanimously annexes 21.3-acre Gosal Farms into Lynden
Summary
The Lynden City Council approved Ordinance 25-1707 to annex the 21.3-acre Gosal Farms property at 8700 Double Ditch Road, assigning it Residential Mixed Density under the Pepin Creek Subarea plan; the measure passed 5-0.
The Lynden City Council voted 5-0 on March 3 to approve Ordinance 25-1707 annexing the 21.3-acre Gosal Farms property at 8700 Double Ditch Road into the city. Councilor Brent Lenssen moved the ordinance and Councilor Mark Wohlrab seconded the motion, which was approved by unanimous vote.
According to the council packet text included in the meeting record, the property is contiguous with incorporated portions of Lynden, including Benson Park and the recently annexed Weg property. Under the Pepin Creek Subarea plan the parcel is slated for Residential Mixed Density (RMD), a zoning category that allows single-family and duplex housing types. The record notes the city filed a complete Notice of Intention with the Whatcom County Boundary Review Board on December 17, 2024; the subsequent 45-day review period concluded without comment on January 30, 2025.
The ordinance authorization also directed the Mayor to sign the annexation documents as depicted in Exhibit A. "Motion approved on 5-0 vote," the minutes state. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the council minutes for this action.
