Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Jan. 17, 2025.
Allen McPheeters
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright assembled a task force this week to create a plan for the increasing number of homeless people in the city.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The town of Coupeville is looking into ways to accommodate growth and provide affordable housing options while maintaining the town’s small-community feel and historic character.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Dannah McCullough, executive director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, was let go Tuesday morning, shortly after Steve Bristow, the president of the board, announced his resignation.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: After more than a year of minimal progress reconciling Langley’s numerous citizen-led committees, Mayor Kennedy Horstman is taking matters into her own hands.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Island County commissioners are looking to expand the number of treatment beds in the Oak Harbor stabilization center from ten to sixteen.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: The state is mandating that Island County create a five-year plan to address low-income housing needs. But the county will have less money than usual to support its goals of supporting affordable housing and reducing homelessness.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Repairs are slated for two major buildings in need of maintenance on the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds.