Other Candidates
Mike McAuley is a former member of the Bellingham Port Commission and currently serves on the Bellingham Planning Commission. McAuley has a background in urban design and land use that he wants to put to use helping Bellingham solve it's homelessness and housing affordability crisis. Would set a goal of creating at least 300 micro-homes to people living unsheltered in a series of small villages. In addition, he proposes allowing owners of lots that are at least 7,500 square feet to subdivide their land and build smaller homes with "pre-approved" designs that wouldn't need additional permits. While McAuley offers many innovative policy solutions, he has not earned as broad of support in this race from our progressive partners.
Chris McCoy, the founder and CEO of Kombucha Town, is also running for mayor of Bellingham. McCoy wants to utilize his business experience to streamline operations at the city. His platform promises to increase affordable housing by expediting permits and middle housing construction and to invest $1.2 million in expanding the planning department to speed up small business development.
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Mike McAuley is a former member of the Bellingham Port Commission and currently serves on the Bellingham Planning Commission. McAuley has a background in urban design and land use that he wants to put to use helping Bellingham solve it's homelessness and housing affordability crisis.