Represents: 2nd Ward
Term: Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
Bellingham City Council member Gene Knutson is a lifelong resident of Bellingham and the longest serving member of the Bellingham City Council beginning his first term in 1994. He was elected by the members to serve as Council President for 2010. He previously served serves as chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee, and as a member of the Lake Whatcom Reservoir Committee and the Public Works and Public Safety Committee. He has also served on the City/County Emergency Medical and Ambulance Advisory Board Member, Fire Pension Board Member, and Liaison to the Port Marina Advisory Committee.
Gene Knutson has worked for Bellingham Cold Storage Company since 1975. Deeply rooted in the community, he has a vested personal interest in Bellingham and its continued improvement. His many years of service on the Council have ingrained in him the importance of keeping in touch with citizens across all areas of the City, and listening to everyone’s viewpoint, so that he can make the best decision for the community. He knows that the citizens of Bellingham elected him and that those are the people for whom he is working.
Council member Knutson has always been interested in serving the public, driven by his desire to give something back to the community he grew up in. Over the years his priorities have reflected this. He has worked to continue the Greenways program, continued to set up more play fields for the youth in Bellingham, and has made sure that the city is a safe place to live. Protecting quality of life in in Bellingham, throughout our neighborhoods, is the key issue he is focused on.
Some of the projects that Council member Knutson has worked on that have been of special importance to him include his work to fund the Civic Field renovation project, the purchase of the ice arena for use by the Soccer Commission, the Depot Market Square project, and working with the Boys and Girls Club towards the completion of their new building. "I am very proud to work for the citizens of Bellingham. It is a wonderful community." ~ Gene Knutson, August 2, 2005
Home
3035 Barkley Grove Loop
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 734-4686
Work
Bellingham Cold Storage
2825 Roeder Avenue
PO Box 895
Bellingham, WA 98227
Phone: (360) 733-1640
Fax: (360) 671-1259
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