Oak Harbor has reached an agreement with developer Pacific North Group, Inc., headed by Scott Thompson, that allows for flexibility in, among other things, adhering to city code concerning the filing of final plats for the development of a housing project on the hill above Walmart. The City Council approved...
Island Time: Maintenance & Operations Levy “For” and “Against” Committees Sought The South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District sent the following email on Tuesday, November 23, 2021: Replacement M & O Levy-“For” & “Against” Committees On the February 2022 ballot, registered South Whidbey voters will be asked to consider funding...
State Representative Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island) sent the following update from his official email account on Mon., Nov. 22, 2021. Dear Friends and Neighbors, I’d like to thank all the 10th District residents who recently attended the virtual town hall event I co-hosted with Senator Ron Muzzall, R-Whidbey Island, and Representative Dave...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Sun. Nov. 21, 2021: Friends, I know many of you were directly affected by last week’s powerful storms. Many is our community experienced significant flooding, while others were endangered by gale-force winds, falling trees, and downed power lines....
For the first time ever, Island County will soon have a County Administrator. This person will run the daily operations of Island County departments that the commissioners directly operate and supervise. The departments the County Administrator will run are those who do not have a publicly elected head which include...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Tue. Nov. 16, 2021: Friends, The state’s redistricting commission was unable to meet the critical decision-making deadline last night, so the redistricting maps will go before the state Supreme Court. I join the commissioners in expressing every faith that the...
The owners of Bells Farm have been fighting with the Island County Public Health Department which is requiring them to purchase a retail food establishment permit to continue operating their self-serve Honesty farmstand. The Bells Farm owners argue that their farmstand does not fall within the definition of a retail...
The Whidbey News-Times published an In Our Opinion column in their Nov. 13 edition. The column, which was unsigned, urged the city to rebuild the windmill in Windjammer Park. The windmill, a symbol of the city’s Dutch heritage, was torn down four years ago. WP to Hootsuite Log
