Island County Commissioners are considering many different ideas on how to spend the $16.5 million of taxpayer dollars given to the County thru the federal governments American Rescue Plan Act. Commissioner Jill Johnson suggested giving $9 to $10 million to Habitat for Humanity for purchasing property and putting in infrastructure...
United Student Leaders, an activist group of children attending South Whidbey High School, removed a controversial post about School Board member Damian Greene from their Facebook page. The post insinuated that Greene, and his wife Maureen, had something to do with the theft of a Black Lives Matter banner that...
A proposal for a city staff survey that caught Oak Harbor leadership off guard has mysteriously disappeared. Councilmember Beth Munns announced last November that the city council had developed a survey to take the “pulse” of city staff due to concerns over morale, transparency, and the quality of supervision. At...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Fri. Jul. 30, 2021: Dear Friends, If you haven’t already seen my last email, I have some exciting news: Joe Mosolino has offered to match donations up to $1000 for 48 hours. (Editor’s note: donation link omitted here.)...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Wed. Jul. 28, 2021: Dear Friends, We have some more exciting news today: community leader Joe Mosolino has offered to match donations up to $1000 for the next 48 hours! That doubles the impact of your donation, but...
Based on advice from Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks, the Island County Commissioners have rescinded a resolution that would have provided Island County essential employees bonuses for their “incredible work” during the Covid pandemic. The problem is that Washington state law and the state constitution does not allow for retroactive...
The city of Langley will participate in studies concerning the two hot topics of speeding on Sixth Street and of utility rates. The city’s police and public works departments will conduct a 3-month study of traffic with an emphasis on Sandy Point Road and Sixth Street. Council members were excited...
The Langley City Council is in favor of Mayor Scott Chaplin starting a conversation with the South Whidbey School District by sending them a letter concerning the possibility of using some property the School District owns for an off-leash dog park. At Monday’s city council meeting, the Council discussed whether...
