Jessie Stensland reports:
Oak Harbor drivers may get two new roundabouts to circle during the next couple of years. At a workshop last week, council members heard two different presentations about plans for the smaller-than-usual roundabouts at the intersection of North Oak Harbor Street and Northeast Seventh Avenue at the intersection of Highway 20 and Fakkema Road.
They Said It
Councilmember Shane Hoffmire said he lives in the area and hundreds, if not thousands, of school kids walk through the intersection each day. He and other council members said they were impressed by the cost saving through ingenuity.
“This kind of thinking really prevented the suffering to the ratepayers for the things like the wastewater treatment plant,” Hoffmire said.
