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Around 30 Whidbey residents gathered in front of the Island County Courthouse in Coupeville Tuesday afternoon to protest a leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that has guaranteed abortion rights in the U.S. for nearly 50 years.
Island County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to instruct county staff to negotiate for the purchase of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport in Oak Harbor, a move Port of Coupeville commissioners and local pilots have long been gunning for.
A pathway connecting Pioneer Way and Bayshore Drive, a temporary economic development coordinator and supplanting funding for an “enterprise resource funding initiative” were casualties of disagreements among the Oak Harbor City Council about the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Candidate filling week is coming soon and races affecting Whidbey Island are already shaping up to be intense, with the likelihood of at least a couple of races having enough challengers to go to the primary ballot. Filing week is May 16-20.
Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island) invited constituents to a virtual town hall on Thu., May 19 at 5:000 PM.
Beth Paul, daughter of State Representative Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor), sent email to supporters regarding upcoming events on Wed., May 4, 2022.
