Whatcom continues security for COVID-19 quarantine site, despite these questions
The Bellingham Herald 17 hrs ago Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jun. 6 Private security will continue at Whatcom County s COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site at the former Motel 6 on Byron Avenue in Bellingham.
County Council members authorized a $71,726 contract with Pacific Security for service through September, paid for with funding from the federal CARES Act for pandemic relief, according to a memo from Health Director Erika Lautenbach.
Vote on the contract was 4-2 on Tuesday night, June 2, with council members Tyler Byrd and Ben Elenbaas dissenting and Kathy Kershner absent.
Jun. 6 Work continues to reach pockets of Whatcom County where a greater number of residents have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 . It's not an issue for Whatcom County alone. Even as Washington state edges closer to its vaccination goal having at least 70% of eligible residents 16 and older get at least one dose prior to the state's full reopening on June 30 public health leaders .
Jun. 4 A temporary injunction has been granted in a civil lawsuit stopping the city of Bellingham and Mayor Seth Fleetwood from investigating working conditions at the Bellingham Municipal Court. The temporary injunction comes roughly a week after Bellingham Municipal Court Presiding Judge Debra Lev filed a lawsuit in Whatcom County Superior Court against the city and Fleetwood alleging that .