CORDATA NEWSLETTER--JANUARY 2024

JANUARY 2024

JANUARY

2024

When: TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 @ 6:30PM

Where: CORDATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL -- SCHOOL LIBRARY

(4420 Aldrich Road)

NEW BEGINNINGS

We will spend some time celebrating the CNA accolmplishments of 2023 and look forward to more opportunities in 2024. Join us to be a part of this conversation. The Cordata Association is YOUR neighborhood association. Make sure your voice is heard.

Join us for an important conversation and some Costco pizza!

We are co-hosting with the Cordata Elementary Schools Parent Coalition.

Don't miss this meeting!

The Cordata Gallery (465 West Stuart Road) is hosting a social with our new neighbor, the Larrabee Lager Company Brewery.

Everyone is Welcome!

Friday January 12th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Come sample 4 different Larrabee Lager Company beers with light snacks.

What are your resolutions for 2024?

Need some ideas to inspire you?

1. Talk Less, Listen More

2. Work out to feel good, not be thinner.

3. Give one compliment a day.

4. Go a whole day without checking your email.

5. Do Random Acts of Kindness

6. Read a book a month.

7. Go someplace you've never been.

8. Reduce your waste.

9. Write down one thing you're grateful for every night.

10. Talk to yourself with kindness.

11. Call a friend instead of texting them.

12. Take the stairs.

13. Be kind on social media.

14. Let go of grudges.

15. Wear sunscreen.

November Community Meeting

I'm sorry if you weren't able to make the November 14 Cordata Community Meeting. We had an excellent panel discussing several topics related to safety and service in our neighboghoods. Lieutenant Murphy of the Bellingham Police Department discussed one of the challenges we face as a community -- fentaynl.

To learn more about this crisis please read the recent article published in the Salish Current. We all need to be informed and offer any assistance we can to help where possible. LINK

What (and who) is the Cordata Business Park Association?

If you live in a Cordata community with an HOA, your monlhy fees may include a portion that gets directed to the Cordata Business Park Association (CBPA) to support the costs of maintaining the common areas in Cordata. The Cordata neighborhood includes an area of approximately 640 acres that is subject to compliance with rules and regulations that are comprised of the Cordata Business Park planned unit development (PUD). The Cordata Business Park Association (CBPA) has responsibility for oversight of the PUD. The CBPA includes a Board of six members and contracts with Saratoga Commercial Real Estate Management Services to manage the property. This document link connects you with the most recent meeting of the CBPA Board. Additional information about how the Association is organized can be found at this Website.

There are lots of ways to be a part of decisions that can shape our community, our neighborhoods, and our lives. Don't miss your chance to be heard.

The Bellingham Plan will shape the next 24 years of Bellingham's growth. Don't lose your opportunity to learn more and to provide your input about the directions the City should be taking in future planning. This Website will fill you in on previous conversations with the public and give you a chance to be heard.

This month's resource from Greg Hope (Education and Outreach Coordinator for the City of Bellingham) is called the Home Hazard Hunt.

The majority of injuries resulting from earthquakes are due to falling objects, not structural failure. A home hazard hunt is the first step toward identifying and correcting these vulnerabilities. From strapping your water heater and confirming flexible to connections to appliances, to relocating or securing heavy or glass objects on high shelves, to fastening tall pieces of furniture to walls, every corrective action reduces our exposure to injury during an earthquake. Link to the YouTube Video for more information.

HOUSING NEWS LINKS

It's always a treat to read a positive story about the plight of people who struggle to find affordable and safe housing. The Salish Current recently published a story titled, Housing story leads to unexpected — and ‘healing’ — reunion.

You can read the story with this LINK.

Are you worried about how the City and County are serving the homeless population in light of the winter weather? A recent post in Nextdoor listed all the resources that are available inn our community. You can find ourt more information at this LINK

The CascadiaDaily recently published an article that listed suggestions for how any of us can help out our neighbors who may be struggling, expecially with housing. You can read the article HERE.

CNA Website

LINK HERE

As a reminder, check out our new webpage. We will continue to send monthly newsletters, but the website provides a great deal more information such as the following pages:

Introducing the CNA

All About Cordata

CNA Newsletter

Events and News

Resources

Contact and Support

This is the community website, so we invite you to submit your HOA/COA or neighborhood news and events, photos that you'd like to submit that speak to our shared community, and any questions or comments you may have.

If you have a business that you'd like to promote, please feel free to send us text/images as well.

We hope you enjoy the website and find it useful.

And remember to use the "Send Us a Message" form on the Contact and Support page of our new webpage LINK HERE to send us your suggestions for speakers or topics for future community meetings as well as anything else you'd like to share.

We love to hear from our neighbors.

CHECK IT OUT!!

For an update on Phase 2 of Cordata Park, use the Engage Bellingham LINK.

Looking for alternatives

to calling 911?

Homeless Outreach Team: Weekdays 7am to 9:30pm 360-312-3717

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team: 24/7 –

1-800-584-3578

Report a crime not in progress without a suspect Bellingham Police – Weekdays: 360-778-8804

Report a crime not in progress with a suspect Bellingham Police – Weekdays: 360-676-6911

Dispute Resolution Center – Not a crisis line: Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – 360-676-0122

Looking for a place to donate clothes or other items other than "for profit" places? Here's a list that I found on NextDoor. Some of these may not still be accepting, so check it out before you go.

Whatcom Humane Society

Hope House

Agape House

Lighthouse Mission

Bridge2Services and Homes Now

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Report Non-Emergencies

If you see something that you feel needs to be brought to the attention of the City, e.g., graffiti, broken glass in a bike lane, vandalism, the City wold like you to use their SEE-CLICK-FIX site. You can get more information at SeeClickFix FAQ

We are now able to take CNA Membership fees/donations through Paypal. You may continue to use a check and mail to the address below.

CNA Membership

We \happily accept memberships fees/donations to the Cordata Neighborhood Association. Join either through the Paypal LINK or through regular mail at

CNA

PO Box 30061

Bellingham, WA 98228

All donations are tax deductible: ID# 17053217309029

The CNA is proud to support two other funds. Please consider supporting either or both by sending a check to the addresses below.

Donations to CNA Scholarship Fund

Whatcom Community College Foundation,

237 W Kellogg Road,

Bellingham, WA 98226-9912

Donations to a Children's Room in our Bellis Fair Branch Library

Whatcom Community Foundation

Attn: Children's Library Fund

1500 Cornwall, #202

Bellingham, WA 98225

Interested in learning more about serving on the Cordata Neighborhood Board, or just curious to know what we do? Send an email to k8mcdonald1016@gmail.com and I'll invite you to a Board meeting.

THANK YOU!

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

For the most up-to-date information on the virus, go to the Whatcom County Health Department Dashboarrd.

The COB publishes a lovely Playbook each year with outdoor activities for everyone.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors has a Facebook page as well as a Hotline: 360-778-2762.

Bellingham Food Bank website is providing food boxes.

The Nextdoor app or website to stay in touch with your immediate neighbors.

Common Sense Media has resources for parents and caregivers working with children at home.

The Bellingham Library online has resources for children and adults.

Support local businesses with the help of this website.

Aging in Place: A Guide to Growing Older at Home

Questions, Comments, Suggestions for the City or County Representatives?

City Services Contacts

County Services Contacts

See you Tuesday, January 9 at 6:30 pm at the Cordata Elementary School Library.

Link

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