Oak Harbor City Councilmembers Tara Hizon, Erica Wasinger, Millie Goebel, Jeffrey Mack, Joel Servatius, Beth Munns, and Jim Woessner After months of controversy, Oak Harbor City Councilmembers approved two agreements that effectively mean the “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture will be placed in Windjammer Park. The council voted 4-1 to...
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U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Arlington, visited Whidbey Island on Tuesday to stop by the sites of two local projects for which he has earmarked nearly half a million dollars in federal funding. The appropriations bill has passed the House and is awaiting review by the Senate. If passed, the bill...
The South Whidbey School Board did not come to a decision this week about whether to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of regular meetings. The board conducted a lengthy discussion of the topic during the Sept. 8 workshop. Board Chairman Brook Willeford led off the discussion with...
Langley’s Affordable Housing Working Group will hold an upcoming online meeting at 6:30pm this Tuesday, Sept. 14. Langley business owners have complained about the difficulty their employees were having in securing a place to live. The upcoming meeting will address this issue by exploring housing solutions. Langley Mayor Scott Chaplin...
Approx. 2 hours, 20 minutes. Link to agenda Link to Affordable House Working Group report to City Council.
Approx 1 hour, 10 minutes. Link to agenda. Link to full meeting packet.
Zoom recording of the Sept. 7, 2021 regular board meeting of the Stanwood-Camano School District.
Future Oak Harbor school board meetings will be held virtually after audience members disrupted two recent in-person meetings where multiple audience members refused to wear masks. Jason Uemoto, who is running for school board against incumbent Erik Mann, questioned the data about masking as well as the constitutionality of the...