Bellingham tiny house village needs new home

North Coast Credit Union is opposing a location proposed by the city.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Unity Village tiny house community has operated in Bellingham’s Fairhaven neighborhood for the past five years. 

It was never supposed to be permanent. 

Now, the city needs to expand its sewage treatment facility onto the Unity Village property, and finding a new home for the homeless community housed there is proving difficult.

John Coughlin never thought he’d end up homeless. He lost his job of 26 years to COVID-19 cutbacks, then lost his home.

Now, home is Unity Village where Coughlin lives with 22

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