Lynden City Council Sets Date for 2027 Budget Review

Lynden City Hall will host a public hearing on the city's 2027 preliminary budget on Monday, November 2, 2026. The session is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Lynden City Hall Annex, located at 205 4th Street.

Residents may submit written comments until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing. Finance Director Laura Scholl published the notice on October 21 and October 28, 2026. The city states that all interested parties may appear to comment during the meeting.

Copies of the 2027 preliminary budget are available for public viewing online at www.lyndenwa.org. Physical copies can be reviewed in the Mayor's Office and the Finance Director's Office. Those offices operate between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The City of Lynden also issued two advertisements for bids, both due by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Project No. 2027-01 seeks firm unit prices for asphalt, quarry rock, gravel, sand, and topsoil for 2027 and 2028. Project No. 2027-02 seeks firm unit prices for hydrated lime, liquid aluminum sulfate, solar extra-coarse salt, and sodium hypochlorite for the same period.

Bids for both projects must be submitted in sealed envelopes marked with the project name and number. Documents for these bids are available online at https://www.lyndenwa.org/Bids.aspx. Jessica King, Public Works Office Manager, signed the bid advertisements.

In Ferndale, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2027 final budget and property tax levy on Monday, November 16, 2026. The hearing begins at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 5694 Second Avenue. City Clerk Susan Duncan notes that taxpayers may appear in person or submit comments via email to susanduncan@cityofferndale.org.

Ferndale's Planning Commission will also meet on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will consider proposed amendments to zoning text and home occupation permits. The city encourages written comments by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Michael Cerbone, Community Development Director, is the point of contact for the proposal.