Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., June 20, 2025.
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ISLAND COUNTY: The Board of Island County Commissioners is looking for citizens interested in filling positions on a variety of committees and boards.
JANET ST. CLAIR: This Juneteenth, an official holiday in Island County, I share this essay by Dante Stewart following the murder of George Floyd to remind us of the strong relationship between resistance and resilience, hope and joy, how we need to remember how far we’ve come to gain strength for how far we have to go.
ISLAND COUNTY DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: A coalition of Island County agencies, including cities, towns, and special purpose districts, has launched a comprehensive planning effort to update the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
GOP of Island County, an independent political action committee, announced an event with Republican candidates and elected officials to be held on Sat. June 28, 2025.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., June 13, 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County residents are invited to weigh in on another part of the comprehensive plan that has opened for public comment.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The county commissioners adopted an amendment to an ordinance last week clarifying that the county’s one-tenth of 1% sales tax to support housing can be used for the purchase and rehabilitation of existing dwelling units for affordable housing.