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Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board meets Oct. 12 in Bellingham and on Zoom; next meeting due Dec. 14
The Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board holds an open public meeting Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Pacific time at the Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham and on Zoom. The board meets every other month on the second Monday.
The Whatcom County Veterans Advisory Board has an open public meeting on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Pacific time, according to the agenda notice and event listing Whatcom County posted. Anyone may attend.
The meeting is hybrid. People can attend in person in the administration conference room at the Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham, or join on Zoom. The Zoom link and passcode are on the county's calendar listing for the meeting.
The agenda was posted to the county's Agenda Center at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 12. Agendas are posted before each meeting, and minutes are posted after the board approves them.
What the board does: it was created under Washington state law (RCW 73.08.035) to advise the Whatcom County Council on what local veterans need, the resources available to them, and programs that could help veterans and their families. The council and county executive are supposed to consult the board on veterans services.
Members must be veterans who live in Whatcom County, and a majority must come from nationally recognized veterans service organizations. Terms are four years, with a limit of two full terms in a row. The county lists board vacancies on its website.
The board meets on the second Monday of every other month. On that schedule, the next meeting falls on Monday, Dec. 14, 2026; check the Agenda Center for the confirmed date.
Read the agenda and past agendas: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/AgendaCenter/Veterans-Advisory-Board-18/. Meeting details and the Zoom link: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=9804. About the board, members and vacancies: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/634/Veterans-Advisory-Board. Board staff contact at Whatcom County: 360-778-6050.
Original source: Whatcom County, Washington, Agenda Center notice for the Veterans Advisory Board, posted Oct. 12, 2026 (https://www.whatcomcounty.us/AgendaCenter/Veterans-Advisory-Board-18/), and the county's calendar listing (https://www.whatcomcounty.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=9804). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Whatcom County hub (https://noticenearby.com/wa/whatcom) and the Washington hub (https://noticenearby.com/wa). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261012-WHVAB · Whatcom County, Washington (Agenda Center).
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