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...
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent out this newsletter on Jan. 14, 2022. Hello everyone, In my second GovDelivery of 2022, I want to give you the highlights of my second week as chair of the Board of Island County Commissioners. This is important work! Please consider serving! COMMITTEE...
The following article about the Stanwood-Camano School Levy appeared in The Crab Cracker, issue 317, (Jan. 14-27, 2022): The Stanwood-Camano School District is proposing a four-year replacement Capital Projects and Technology Levy on the February 8, 2022 ballot to replace an expiring levy. The proposed local school tax is expected...
Karol Pulliam, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island, conducted interviews with the three superintendents of the school districts on Whidbey Island: Oak Harbor Public Schools’ interim superintendent Karst Brandsma (along with school director Erik Mann); Coupeville School District Superintendent Steve King; and South Whidbey School District...
State Representative Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island) sent the following update from his official email account on Wed., Jan. 12, 2022. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Washington State Legislature convened at noon on Monday, Jan. 10, starting the clock on a 60-day session. For the House of Representatives, at least for the first...
