{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ogdryigzyb52buohrgyq","title":"Mayor: Bellingham’s financial stability hinges on voters approving regional fire authority","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/mayor-bellinghams-financial-stability-hinges-on-voters-approving-ogdryigzyb","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ogdryigzyb52buohrgyq","seq":559403,"kind":"article","title":"Mayor: Bellingham’s financial stability hinges on voters approving regional fire authority","url":"https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/sep/28/mayor-bellinghams-financial-stability-hinges-on-voters-approving-regional-fire-authority","summary":"Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund and city staff listen to Fire Chief Bill Hewett, right, answer a question from the city council on Sept. 28. The mayor's proposed 2027 budget hinges on voters approving the formation of a regional fire authority to replace the city fire department. ( Finn Wendt /Cascadia Daily News) 2027 budget proposal includes significant deficit spending to maintain status quo","published":"2026-09-29T01:25:18Z","seen":"2026-09-29T02:03:01Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-cascadiadaily-com-8e5312","name":"cascadiadaily.com","domain":"cascadiadaily.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q110903678","name":"Cascadia Daily News","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-cascadiadaily-com-8e5312","topics":["washington","government","local","news","whatcom county"],"authors":["Julia Tellman | Local News Reporter"],"entities":[{"id":"Q451687","name":"Bellingham","type":"place"}],"story":"st_ogdryigzyb52buohrgyq","category":"politics","category_p":0.6100000143051147,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05999999865889549,"political":0.7599999904632568}]}