Decision over Bellingham bridge replacement could oust homeowners

City officials said it may be more cost-effective to buy homeowners out rather than build a permanent bridge.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The neighborhood bridge crossing Chuckanut Creek on the southern outskirts of Bellingham has always been a happy place for Rebecca Bunn and the three boys she raised there.

“We’d come down here on their bikes and pick up stones,” Bunn said. “We have lots of memories.”

Now, though, the peaceful creek is bringing turbulent times. 

“It was really devastating to hear,” Bunn said.

Homeowners depend on the one-lane bridge to get to work, school, the doctor, the grocery store, and just about

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