County redistricting affects Bellingham, Lynden precincts

New district boundaries for the Whatcom County Council and Port of Bellingham Commission have been released.
They were developed by a bipartisan districting committee of five people. The district boundaries are the same for County Council and the port districts.
While there are no wholesale changes to the boundaries that will be in effect for the next local election in 2013, the committee did make some intricate changes to district boundaries within the city of Bellingham. The affected areas include some precincts or portions of precincts in the Old Town and Lettered Streets area, a few blocks near Bellingham Technical College, and an area north of Illinois Street and west of Meridian Street.