## Meeting Overview On the evening of February 18, 2026, Mayor Kim Lund convened the Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission (MNAC) at Bellingham City Hall's board room, with additional participants joining online. The meeting brought together neighborhood association representatives from across the city for what proved to be an information-packed session covering new housing initiatives, major infrastructure challenges, and the ongoing work of building stronger community connections. The agenda was notably robust, with presentations from city staff on the recently launched Bellingham Home Share Program, an urgent update on the county's jail and behavioral health facility project, and the debut of the city's new digital State of the City address. The session concluded with a frank discussion about the challenges many neighborhood associations face in recruiting board members and maintaining community engagement. ## Launching Bellingham's Home Share Program Taylor Littrell and Kathleen Morton from the Planning and Community Development Department introduced attendees to the city's newest housing initiative: a partnership with Nesterly to create a structured home sharing platform. This marked the first time many MNAC members had heard about the program, highlighting the challenge of spreading awareness about new city services. The program addresses Bellingham's housing crisis by connecting homeowners with spare bedrooms to people seeking affordable housing arrangements. "Instead of waiting …