Whatcom continues security for COVID-19 quarantine site, despite these questions The Bellingham Herald 17 hrs ago Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Jun. 6—Private security will continue at Whatcom County's COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site at the former Motel 6 on Byron Avenue in Bellingham. County Council members authorized a $71,726 contract with Pacific Security for service through September, paid for with funding from the federal CARES Act for pandemic relief, according to a memo from Health Director Erika Lautenbach. Vote on the contract was 4-2 on Tuesday night, June 2, with council members Tyler Byrd and Ben Elenbaas dissenting and Kathy Kershner absent.