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CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Finance Director David Goldman released a new video in his Let’s Talk Finance series. This video covers how the City receives and can spend sales taxes.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Investigator Jeffrey James found hostile‑environment allegations against Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson unsubstantiated, noting her confrontational but improving style, no pending complaints, and political tensions with Democratic colleagues over the investigation.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley council reversed an earlier downzoning decision, retaining RS7200 zoning on Edgecliff Drive after a divisive debate over housing affordability, environmental protection, and outgoing members’ final votes.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor may annex 80 acres into city limits while accepting a reduced 20‑year growth target, a compromise that curtails UGA expansion amid disagreements over infrastructure responsibilities and workforce housing.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville will replace 1920s water-sewer lines on Sixth Street, add stormwater fixes and a pedestrian-bike lane in a $148K project planned for completion by spring 2026.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Cheryl Engle retired from the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue board of commissioners, concluding a 36-year long tenure on the board.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville may elevate the historic Cash Store to address sea level rise, but high costs, unclear responsibility, and the need for a coordinated waterfront strategy complicate broader over-water building protections.