The Whatcom County Council adopted the Comprehensive Plan update in August 2016 (Ordinance 2016-034). Comprehensive Plan Policy 2A-14 included convening a multi-stakeholder workgroup tasked with reviewing a number of issues relating to transfer of development rights (TDRs) and purchase of development rights (PDRs). Therefore, the Whatcom County Executive appointed the TDR/PDR Work Group to address these issues in February 2017. The Work Group met 15 times in 2017-18 and issued its Final Report on October 3, 2018.
Chris Behee - City of Bellingham
Michael Jones - City of Blaine
Rollin Harper - Cities of Everson, Nooksack, and Sumas
Jori Burnett - City of Ferndale
Dave Timmer - City of Lynden
Bill Henshaw - Building Industry
Betty Sanchez - Realtors
Myrle Foster - Rural Property Owner
Ralph Black - TDR User
Phil Thompson - Economist
Steve Powers - Affordable Housing
Rod Erickson - Agriculture
Karlee Deatherage - Environmental
Rud Browne - County Council