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The pizza and wine spot garnered high praise in less than two years after opening.
Critics argue that the bill’s passage could open the doors for a broader income tax for the rest of the state.
Expansion — and in Seattle’s case, a return — isn’t a done deal. But it’s not just a dream anymore, either.
The bill establishes a new state income tax on individuals with more than one million dollars in annual taxable income.
The bill now heads to the Senate for a final vote before it heads to Gov. Ferguson’s desk.
City staff recommends conducting a similar survey later this year.
The bill is scheduled for a second reading in the House as of March 6.
The lifelong Whatcom County resident has watched the county change in the last few decades and has participated in the culture downtown Bellingham cultivates.
The Bellingham location sale was announced just weeks ago.
Drayton Harbor Oyster Company will stay open but won’t serve any shellfish from the harbor until it’s safe to do so.