Members of the Oak Harbor City Council had mixed reactions to proposed uses for federal relief funds in a workshop March 23, with one council member saying the majority of recommendations were disappointing and failed to meet the funds’ intended purpose.
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Proponents of combating climate change shared an ambitious action plan that was recently approved by the Langley City Council.
Langley City Councilmember Rhonda Salerno reiterated her reasons for withdrawing her proposed moratorium on certain new development proposals.
Estimates for the first phase of the Harbor Heights Sports Complex have risen from $1.65M to as much as $5.1M.
The Island County Council of Governments, consisting of the county commissioners, mayors, and port district commissioners, is sending a letter to legislators about problems with ferry service for Whidbey Island.
Langley City Council members discussed setting a $20/hour minimum wage for city employees, but deferred the issue to the city’s Finance and Personnel Commission.
Langley has whittled a list of 22 interested parties down to three finalists for their new police chief.
The Oak Harbor City Council approved the hiring of former Snohomish city administrator Steven Schuller as the new Public Works director.