WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville seated new council members Kristo Allred and Evan Henrich, honored outgoing member Pat Powell’s legacy on housing and climate, and appointed Jenny Bright Mayor Pro Tem with new planning commissioners.
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DAVE PAUL: Thousands of our neighbors have fled their homes in Skagit and Snohomish counties over the past two days.
COUPEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Voters will consider two levy renewals. These are not new taxes.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The Dec. 9, 2025 Planning Commission meeting was cancelled for lack of a quorum. Vice Chair Eddie Fry made some comments on the occasion of the end of his tenure on the Commission.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: This meeting of the Oak Harbor Marina Advisory Commission focused on bylaw authority, marina policy documents, pumpout service, moorage rules, and planning for a tenant meeting.
TOWN OF COUPEVILLE: The Town is seeking a volunteer for the Historic Preservation Commission.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville is delaying changes to a 2004 housing agreement for a 33‑acre site until a 2026 plan update, weighing keeping current density, maximizing units, or a middle‑ground lot‑size change.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Oak Harbor’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission tackled a mix of policy questions and user conflicts at its December 8 meeting, weighing how to manage everything from pickleball‑tennis tensions to metal detecting in city parks.