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CAMANO: School Board faces questions about multiple academic advisory groups
STANWOOD CAMANO NEWS: Public commenters and some school board members expressed worry over the existence of multiple Stanwood-Camano School District academic advisory groups at the school board’s Tuesday, March 4 meeting.
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CAMANO: We’re one week into our annual Community Survey (FB)
We’re one week into our annual Community Survey and have already received a few hundred responses — but we still want to make sure we reach everybody! Please take the survey and help us share it throughout the Stanwood-Camano community. Your feedback truly makes a difference, and the more responses…
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CAMANO: Fire board to discuss asking voters to increase EMS levy (FB)
The Camano Island Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, to discuss whether to ask voters to increase the rate on its emergency medical services levy in the Aug. 5 primary election.
The Camano Island Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, to discuss whether to ask voters to increase the rate on its emergency
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OAK HARBOR: Stalled hillside development may get extension
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The fate of a highly visible but unfinished residential development in Oak Harbor may be decided next week.
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OAK HARBOR: Former council member takes to social media after investigation finds he harassed mayor
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: What started off as an unusually intense rivalry between two mayoral candidates degenerated into a battle of allegations and Facebook posts fought from opposite sides of the country.
OAK HARBOR: Grants, local dollars to finalize NE 7th Ave. project
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: After encountering some bumps along the way, Oak Harbor’s Public Works department needs extra funding to add some finishing touches to the Northeast Seventh Avenue reconstruction project.
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COUPEVILLE: Assistant principal returns from leave
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: One of two Coupeville High School/Middle School administrators placed on a “non-disciplinary leave pending an investigation” in December is returning to work, but the other one remains missing in action.
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COUPEVILLE: Confusion over sidewalk project leads to meeting disruption
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Tensions were running high when a business owner repeatedly called the Coupeville mayor a liar during a town council meeting on March 11, prompting officials to call the town marshal before the man walked himself out.
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COUPEVILLE: Developing a strategy to address sea level rise risks (FB)
The Town of Coupeville is developing a strategy to address sea level rise risks, and we need YOUR input! Take a few minutes to complete the community survey by March 21st to help us prioritize actions that protect what matters most to our community. ✅ Take the survey online: townofcoupeville.org/coastal-adaptation-strategy…
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LANGLEY: Discussion on growth stunted by disagreement
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Members of the Langley City Council had clashing opinions this week about where to relocate the city’s Potential Growth Area.
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LANGLEY: Money-saving move next door for city council
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Starting in April, Langley City Council meetings are moving to a different location.
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LANGLEY: Group to investigate if Langley was ‘sundown town’
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council is authorizing a citizen-led commission to investigate the Village by the Sea’s possible history as a “sundown town.”
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ISLAND COUNTY: A Message from Commissioner Bacon [Mar. 21, 2025]
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 21, 2025.
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ISLAND COUNTY: Prosecutor asks for sanctions in Elections Office mask case
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.
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ISLAND COUNTY: St. Clair dispels rumors of early goodbye
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.
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LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / RON MUZZALL: Fantastic Fiscal Folly
Sen. Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor) posted about the Senate majority’s tax plan on Fri., Mar. 21, 2025.
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LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / DAVE PAUL: Mass Layoffs, Soaring Rents, & Attacks on Rights
State Representative Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) posted about his recent town hall meeting on Fri., Mar. 21, 2025.
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ISLAND COUNTY: St. Clair dispels rumors of early goodbye
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.
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