On a warm July evening in Bellingham, the Whatcom County Council convened for what would become a marathon session stretching well into the night. Council Chair Kaylee Galloway called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, with all seven council members present in the hybrid format that has become standard practice. What began as a routine agenda would evolve into a night of significant civic business, from school zone safety measures to the culmination of a year-long charter review process.