The South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District sent the following information via email on Fri., Jan. 21, 2022. On the February 2022 ballot, registered South Whidbey voters will be asked to consider funding the Parks system for the 4 years beginning in 2023. This levy is a replacement of the...
Island County issued the following press release via email on Jan. 19, 2022. Island County, Washington – January 12, 2022 Island County accepting applications for Port of Mabana’s Commissioner Position 1 vacancy The Board of Island County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking individuals interested in representing Position 1 on the Port...
Evan Caldwell reports: Stanwood-Camano voters soon will decide on renewing the School District’s four-year Facilities and Technology Levy. Ballots are being mailed to area voters this week. The existing four-year levy, approved by voters in 2018, expires at the end of 2022.
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:...
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...
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...
In a story by Kira Erickson, she reports that the South Whidbey School Board will return to public meetings in January in a hybrid format which will also include broadcasting over Zoom for those who do not want to attend in person. The story cites several reasons for the School...
Langley City Councilmember Christy Korrow co-wrote a Letter to the Editor about the resignation of South Whidbey School Director Damian Greene. The letter was published on December 16, 2021. They Said It Belinda Griswold and Langley City Councilmember Christy Korrow: Damian Greene’s… been truly out of step with our South...
