When we talk about waterfront redevelopment in Bellingham, most people think of the Port's industrial property that was the site of Georgia-Pacific's pulp and chemical operations. Certainly that area alongside Cornwall Avenue shows the most obvious need for redevelopment with demolition under way and empty brick buildings standing amidst the rubble.
Yet it is just as important to plan for the shoreline and the waterways that surround this changing piece of property. That is why planning for the future of the Whatcom Waterway is a major focus for the Port this spring and summer.
During May the Port Commission may vote to ask Congress to change the boundaries of the federal channel in the Whatcom Waterway. This proposed change would allow the Port to have local control of the inland area of the waterway and would keep the outer area from the shipping terminal into Bellingham Bay as a deep-draft federal channel.
The change in the federal channel would require Congressional …
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