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New Downtown Marina
| The Port is planning to build a new downtown marina unlike any other boat basin that has ever been built. This state-of-the-art marina will be sculpted from inside a giant wastewater treatment lagoon which currently lies underutilized on Bellingham's central waterfront. | |  |
The new downtown marina will be the heart of the New Whatcom redevelopment and will have widespread economic, environmental, and community benefits. The marina will help revitalize the waterfront by creating jobs and business opportunities, providing extensive new parks and public access, enhancing connections to downtown, and restoring critical salmon habitat.
A Community Marine Park The new downtown marina will include nearly a mile of public parks and trails with scenic viewpoints along the waterfront. The wide breakwater around the marina will be landscaped to provide public access opportunities for people... | |  |
Strengthening our Waterfront Economy | Jobs…Jobs…Jobs. Whatcom County has something for just about everyone except for good jobs. Whatcom County residents know good jobs are in short supply and high demand. The new downtown marina will... | |  |
Restoring Salmon Habitat | Historic salmon spawning grounds in Bellingham Bay have been devastated by more than a century of industrial activity on our waterfront. Declining salmon runs have raised awareness about the importance of salmon habitat and... | |  |
Bellingham By Sea | Boaters have long been in love with Bellingham, an idyllic coastal community on the edge of the world famous San Juan islands. As boaters round the beautiful and rugged Lummi Island, they begin to approach... | |  |
A Marina Unlike any Other | Since 1978, Bellingham’s central waterfront has been dominated by a giant wastewater treatment lagoon. Many locals remember frothy bubbles blowing out of the lagoon on windy days and covering the... | |  |
Designing a Clean Ocean Marina | The Port is working with marina experts, habitat specialists, public park professionals, environmental advocates, planners, architects, and community advocates to design a state-of-the-art sustainable ... | |  |
Marina Development Timeline | The new downtown marina is expected to be ready for boats in 2013. The marina site is currently a fenced-off contaminated industrial lagoon that is still partially used by Georgia Pacific for... | |  |
National Recognition | Sea magazine recently featured Bellingham's new downtown marina calling the project "truly miraculous". The August 2006 edition of Sea Magazine discusses Bellingham's waterfront redevelopment effort and details the marina makeover. The magazine can be viewed online at www.goboating.com. | |  |
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