City Council - General Public Comment
Though City Council is no longer using this platform for public comment, we want to hear from you!
You can submit written comment by emailing the full City Council, or share your feedback by:
- Speaking to the City Council at public comment periods scheduled during every regular City Council meeting - You can attend in person or virtually. Instructions to give public comment are on each City Council regular meeting agenda. We encourage you to register in advance for public comment periods.
- Speaking or giving written testimony at a scheduled public hearing - View upcoming hearings and register in advance to give testimony.
- Emailing individual City Council members - You can find Council member contact information on our website.
- Sending a letter to the City Council at Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225.
We want to hear from you!
The Bellingham City Council wants to hear from you! We are using our Engage Bellingham site as an option for receiving written public comments and displaying them to all users. Fill in the form below to submit your general comments. The open comment period aligns with the upcoming City Council meeting.
Registration is required to sign in and write comments. All comments are impartially moderated by a third party, per our Engage Bellingham moderation policy and as described in our FAQs. All comments are subject to the public records/public disclosure requirements of RCW 42.56.
NOTE: To provide testimony for scheduled PUBLIC HEARINGS, please use this link.
Additional ways to engage with the Bellingham City Council:
- Attend City Council meetings or view them via BTV Bellingham or Zoom.
- Speak to the City Council at public comment periods scheduled during each regular City Council meeting or at scheduled public hearings. Instructions for meeting access is provided on the City's meetings page and in each City Council meeting agenda. Community members are encouraged to register in advance for public comment periods and public hearings. Visit the public comment recordings page to view past public comment periods.
- Email the full City Council at ccmail@cob.org or email individual Council members using the contact information provided on this page (see sidebar to the right)
- Send a letter to the City Council at Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Though City Council is no longer using this platform for public comment, we want to hear from you!
You can submit written comment by emailing the full City Council, or share your feedback by:
- Speaking to the City Council at public comment periods scheduled during every regular City Council meeting - You can attend in person or virtually. Instructions to give public comment are on each City Council regular meeting agenda. We encourage you to register in advance for public comment periods.
- Speaking or giving written testimony at a scheduled public hearing - View upcoming hearings and register in advance to give testimony.
- Emailing individual City Council members - You can find Council member contact information on our website.
- Sending a letter to the City Council at Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225.