A Bellingham City Council Hearing on a proposed amendment of the Big Box Ban on Monday April 12, 2010, at 7:00pm. The location for the hearing has changed. New location is the Bellingham Municipal Court at 2014 C Street. The proposed amendment as modified in the Council draft retains the same exemption area and Green Factor requirement as the original proposal but would also require LEED™ silver or equivalent green building certification and prohibit “superstores.” A “superstore” is generally defined as a store over 90,000 square feet that sells a wide range of household products and devotes more than 10 percent of the sales floor area to groceries (or non-taxable merchandise.) The definition excludes membership warehouse clubs where shoppers pay a membership fee. If unable to attend, send your comments to the Council Office, 210 Lottie Street, or email to ccmail@cob.org by April 7th. More info: http://www.cob.org/government/departments/pcd/big-box-retail.aspx Or call Marilyn Vogel, 778-8361.