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BELLINGHAM
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BELLINGHAM — General Fund
City general-fund operations — police, parks, planning, finance, mayor's office, council, and other citywide services.
Statutory
BELLINGHAM
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Cumulative collected
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Latest year levy
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Latest rate / $1,000
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Growth since 2018
About this levy
The Bellingham General Fund levy is the city's regular property-tax levy supporting general operations — police, parks, planning, and central administration. Under RCW 84.55, regular city levies can grow no more than 1% per year plus new-construction additions, unless voters approve a lid lift.
Authorization
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Collection history
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Programs funded
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Discussed in meetings
Real Briefings that mention this levy.
The Bellingham City Council's Community and Economic Development Committee met on June 15, 2026 for a single-item informational session: a presentation on the newly launched Bellingham Home Share Program. The committee ...
The Bellingham City Council's Public Works and Natural Resources Committee met on June 15, 2026, to address two items: a formal vote recommending adoption of the 2027–2032 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and ...
The June 15, 2026 Committee of the Whole convened at approximately 2:50 PM with all council members present. The public session was brief, consisting of a single agenda category — Old and New Business — before the ...
The Bellingham City Council's Committee of the Whole convened on the afternoon of June 1, 2026, for a brief procedural session immediately preceding that evening's regular City Council meeting. The session was chaired ...
The Bellingham City Council's Budget and Finance Committee convened on June 1, 2026, for a single informational item: the formal kickoff of the city's 2027 budget development process. Mayor Kim Lund presented a memo ...
The Bellingham City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, June 1, 2026, with Council President Hannah Stone excused and Council Member Hollie Huthman presiding as Council President Pro Tempore. The council took ...
The Bellingham City Planning Commission met on May 21, 2026, for a work session focused on residential zoning strategy. The meeting had no formal action items and no public hearing. The session was led by Commissioner ...
The Bellingham City Council's May 18, 2026 regular meeting was anchored by a substantive and emotionally resonant presentation from the Keep Washington Working Act (KWW) Advisory Work Group, a citizen body formed by the ...
The May 18, 2026 Committee of the Whole was an exceptionally brief procedural session, lasting approximately 13 minutes. The meeting served a single function: convening Council members for an executive session on a ...
The Bellingham City Council convened a special meeting on May 18, 2026, for a single agenda item: a closed record hearing on Agenda Bill 24940, an ordinance to vacate the eastern half (15 feet) of Fir Street abutting ...