Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Dec. 19, 2025.
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SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Port of South Whidbey will raise Whidbey Island Fairgrounds commercial rents 10% on Jan. 1 to move below‑market rates toward parity; the fair association’s lease is still pending.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville seated new council members Kristo Allred and Evan Henrich, honored outgoing member Pat Powell’s legacy on housing and climate, and appointed Jenny Bright Mayor Pro Tem with new planning commissioners.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Ex-school board candidate David Mahaffy is challenging Coupeville levy ballot language as biased for calling the levies “necessary,” while the school district supports the levies but does not oppose changing that word.
DAVE PAUL: Thousands of our neighbors have fled their homes in Skagit and Snohomish counties over the past two days.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The Dec. 9, 2025 Planning Commission meeting was cancelled for lack of a quorum. Vice Chair Eddie Fry made some comments on the occasion of the end of his tenure on the Commission.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: This meeting of the Oak Harbor Marina Advisory Commission focused on bylaw authority, marina policy documents, pumpout service, moorage rules, and planning for a tenant meeting.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Coupeville is delaying changes to a 2004 housing agreement for a 33‑acre site until a 2026 plan update, weighing keeping current density, maximizing units, or a middle‑ground lot‑size change.