Island County voters will see both State Representative positions for Legislative District 10 on the ballot this year. As of Jan. 17, 2022, four candidates have filed with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) to run for these offices. Filing for with the PDC allows the candidate to begin fundraising; candidates...
Editor’s Note: The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Washington sent this legislative newsletter on Jan. 16, 2022. Our mission at the Voter Interests Project is to monitor elected officials and ballot measures; we generally do not report on the activities of non-profit organizations. However, the LWV Whidbey Island chapter...
Committee schedules for the week of Jan. 17, 2022 for 10th District legislators.
Four school districts and a parks district have submitted measures for the February 8, 2022 ballot in Island County. The Oak Harbor School District is asking voters to approve Capital Improvement and School Construction General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $184 million. According to the text of the measure:...
Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) sent the following legislative update from his official email account (RepDavePaul@updates.leg.wa.gov) on Sat., Jan. 15, 2021. Dear neighbors, In my work as your Representative over the last three years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many of you and your neighbors, listen to your...
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD EDITORIAL: Members of the Langley City Council should be mindful when it comes to setting up and dealing with a plethora of volunteer committees.
Kira Erickson reports that the Port of South Whidbey executive director Stan Reeves has decided to follow the example of the county commissioners and has set a $20 an hour minimum wage for staff members. Reeves, as executive director, has the authority to do this within budgeting limits. Port Commissioners...
The following article about Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon appeared in The Crab Cracker, issue 317 (Jan. 14-27, 2022): Melanie Bacon, chair for the Island County Board of Commissioners for 2022, will represent all of Washington state’s 39 counties on a task force formed to improve the response to, and...
