Island County Commissioners voted to approve the Port of Coupeville’s application for funding through the State’s Rural County Economic Development Fund. This year, the commissioners decided to focus on funding projects related to broadband. Commissioner Melanie Bacon said this is a “huge priority” for the board. See the story by...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Tue., Jun. 15, 2021: Dear friends, Ferry service is critically important to our community. Many of us rely on ferries for work and access to healthcare and education. Reliable ferry service is also vital for local economic development, especially in...
Big change is on the horizon for the City of Langley. The only applicant, so far, for the remaining two years of Mayor Callison’s term is councilmember Thomas Gill. If he is appointed, councilmember Craig Cyr will be the only current councilmember remaining as incumbents Dominique Emerson, Peter Morton and...
According to Karina Andrew’s story in the Whidbey News-Times, the Coupeville Town Council has approved, in a 4-1 vote, a conditional special event permit for the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival for this August. There are certain conditions attached concerning spacing of artists but there will be at least 5...
After more than a year, Langley Mayor Tim Callison and the City Council have agreed to repeal the mask mandate and to instead follow Gov. Jay Inslee’s orders for the state. Kira Erickson has the story in the South Whidbey Record. On the Ballot in November 2021 – Langley City...
The Oak Harbor City Council is in disagreement over paying for a traffic study that has already been completed. There is confusion about who ordered the study concerning the access road to the future 75-acre city park. The study compared Northwest Elwha Street and Gun Club Road as entry points...
Representative Dave Paul’s sent a fundraising request from his campaign email account on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
Langley Mayor Tim Callison is resigning this June as he is moving outside the city limits. So far, Langley Councilmember Thomas Gill is the only candidate who has applied to serve out the two and one half year remainder of the mayoral term. City Council members will choose a new...
