Equitable and Inclusive Civic Practices Chapter
The slides below will provide you with a short overview of the new Equitable and Inclusive Civic Practices chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.
You can share your thoughts about these changes at the bottom of this page or by emailing theBellinghamPlan@cob.org. A quick note about the slides: If you click to view them in full screen, you will be taken to a new window that does not include an option to comment and will need to come back to this page to leave a comment.
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I have trouble understanding some of the comments posted in Slide 3. "Everyone should have a voice, and we should put extra effort into reaching those who aren't represented yet." Everyone already has a voice. If they are afraid to speak up, for whatever reason, writing what they 'should' or 'shouldn't' have doesn't belong in a guiding document for the city. It is apparent to me that the city does provide all these things that are being commented about. The "City" does not operate in the 'deep state' or 'behind closed doors'. There is an open process where everyone has the opportunity to speak, verbally or in writing. Sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Look at all the public housing that has developed in the city. Those are some of the best looking buildings in the city. Look at the accommodations that have been made for low barrier shelters. Look at the accommodations for open drug use. How has that turned out?
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