Here is a roundup of recent development proposals and decisions, and upcoming development-related meetings:

BELLINGHAM

The city of Bellingham has decided that building a 6,300- square-foot Animal Emergency Care Clinic and allowing future expansion of the building up to 3,000-squarefeet won’t likely have a significant negative impact on the environment. The project, by Animal Emergency Care PLLC, 3413 Mount Baker Highway, is located at 561 W. Bakerview Road. For more information, contact city planner Moshe Quinn at 778-8354 or mquinn@cob.org. There’s no comment period required for this decision. Details: 676-6982 or www.cob.org/pcd/.

BLAINE

Sonny’s Excavating of Surrey, B.C., is seeking a state Department of Ecology construction storm-water permit for a gravel mine reclamation project. The project, called the Zappone Gravel Pit Backfill and Closure Plank, is on the north side of the unimproved D Street right of way east of Allen Street, about three-quarters of a mile east of Pacific Highway in Blaine. Comments can be sent to the DOE, Stormwater, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696, by Wednesday. Details: 332-8311 or www.cityofblaine.com.

EVERSON

The city of Everson has received an application from Wilshire Development Corp. to revise a subdivision of 69 houses. The proposed revision would allow the subdivision to be constructed in four phases. The property is at the west end of Cashmere Lane. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 7 p.m. May 27 at City Hall, 111 W. Main St. Details: 966-3411.

FERNDALE

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has decided that a project to pull 3.78 acres of Lummi-owned land into trust land status for development won’t have a significant negative impact on the environment. The property is on the southwest corner of Rural Avenue and Sunset Avenue in Ferndale, and the Lummis plan to build a visitor and retail center with billboard signs. Copies of the documents can be obtained by contacting the Lummi Planning Department, Bob Brandow, 2828 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, or calling 384-2307, ext. 2422. Environmental protection specialist BJ Howerton at the BIA can be reached at (503) 231-6749. Details: 384-4006 or www.cityofferndale.org.

SUMAS

The city of Sumas has received an application from Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County to redivide two properties approved for duplexes to create two pairs of attached single-family housing lots. The properties are located at 229/233 and 235/239 E. Front St. The Sumas City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 7 p.m. May 27 in City Hall, 433 Cherry St. Details: 988-5711.

WHATCOM COUNTY

Whatcom County has decided that a project by the Mount Baker School District to develop playfields, renovate a concession stand, build an agricultural learning center/greenhouse and, in the future, build more classroom space, restrooms and parking won’t likely have a significant negative impact on the environment. The project is located on two properties: 5.34 acres at 5113 Mitchell Road and 25.07 acres at the main campus, 4936 Deming Road.

Dean and Gina Irwin have submitted an application to Whatcom County to build a residential dock that’s about 40 feet long and includes a 20-foot-long floating dock at 3856 Blue Canyon Road on Lake Whatcom. Comments can be sent to Chad Yunge, shoreline administrator at the county planning department, by Friday. Details: 676-6907 or www.whatcomcounty.us/pds/.