Michelle Kuss-Cybula, superintendent of the Oak Harbor School District, wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times about the district’s February 2023 bond measure.
Elections
Challenger Clyde Shavers, a Democrat from Oak Harbor, is back on top of the vote count after falling behind in the Monday night tally. Rep. Greg Gilday, a Camano Island Republican, was ahead by 15 votes for a single day.
Two Republican candidates have overcome their Election Day deficits to move past their rivals in races affecting Whidbey Island voters, though margins remain razor thin.
Ballots from the Nov. 8 general election are still being counted, with races in Island and Snohomish counties still to be determined.
Oak Harbor citizens voted to raise property taxes in order for the fire department to build a new station, hire more staff and purchase new equipment.
Two races affecting Whidbey Island have thin margins, with counts since Election Day trending in favor of Republican candidates.