This Week in Bellingham: May 25 - May 31
1 stories from Bellingham News this week.
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Bellingham Planning Board Denies Blackstone Street Development Plan 4-0
BELLINGHAM — May 29, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board votes 4-0 to deny the Blackstone Street improvement development and stormwater management permit. Town Planner Rachel, presenting a draft denial dated May 27, 2026, told the board that a special permit is discretionary and that the applicant had never formally sought waivers
Bellingham Planning Board votes 4-0 to deny Blackstone Street special permit
Bellingham Planning Board denies Blackstone Street special permit 4-0 in member's final meeting.
This Week in Bellingham: May 18 - May 24
2 stories from Bellingham News this week.
Bellingham Board of Health orders well tests near failing septic system
Bellingham Board of Health votes to test two private wells and ban septic contractor after illegal RV hookup.
Bellingham Select Board Backs Creative Financing Probe for $5.8 Million Road Shortfall
BELLINGHAM — May 19, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board unanimously backs exploration of a District Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million shortfall on the Hartford Avenue traffic improvement project. Town Administrator Joe Lyons told the board Monday that bids came in well above the original estimate despite $5.5
Bellingham Board Moves to Explore DIF District to Fund $5.8 Million Road Shortfall
Bellingham Select Board backs exploration of a Development Improvement Financing district to close a $5.8 million gap on the Hartford Avenue Traffic Improvement Project.
Bellingham Planning Board Blocks Two Street Acceptances, Splits on Affordable Housing
BELLINGHAM — May 18, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board recommended passing over two street acceptances and approved a revised affordable housing permit at its May 18 meeting. The board voted unanimously to recommend town meeting pass over the Candlelight Lane street acceptance after peer reviewer TEC identified discrepancies between the as-built
Bellingham Planning Board rejects affordable unit placement, approves revised housing permit
Bellingham's Planning Board rejected a developer's plan to designate both affordable units at a Blackstone Street townhouse project as center-position units, then approved a revised layout placing one end unit and one center unit on a 5-0 vote.
Bellingham Conservation Commission Issues Orders for Hartford Avenue, Lake Street Sites
BELLINGHAM — May 14, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission bans de-icing chemicals and issues order for Hartford Avenue commercial site. The commission voted 4-2 to prohibit all de-icing agents — restricting treatment to sand only — as a condition of the order of conditions for a commercial building proposed at 455