South Whidbey School District board members reviewed the district’s threat assessment procedure at the July 14 public meeting. Some community members expressed concern that some threats were not immediately communicated to law enforcement officials. Commenters referred to a recent incident where a threat was posted online but the school did...
Three current Island County elected officials and former Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill were fined by the Public Disclosure Commission last week for failing to file F-1 reports that cover personal financial information. The Island County officials are Whidbey Island Hospital Commissioner Nancy Fey, Oak Harbor Councilmember Erica...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Sun. Jul. 18, 2021: Dear Friends, I’ve been meeting with constituents to learn about community priorities, developing policy for next year’s legislative session, and working with local leaders across the district. Here’s a quick update on my work over the last...
Island County has received $16.8 million of taxpayer money from the Federal Government through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which provided counties and municipalities across the nation with large amounts of cash and relatively permissive rules governing the use of the funds. The Island County Commissioners have decided...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Wed. Jul. 14, 2021: Dear Friends, If you haven’t already seen my last email, I have some exciting news: Leigh and Laverne Power have offered to match donations up to $1000 for 48 hours. (Editor’s Note: Donation link omitted here.) That doubles...
In a 4-1 vote Langley City Councilmembers declined to establish a committee that would determine whether or not the city should hire a fourth police officer. The council also adopted a budget amendment that funds a fourth police officer. Councilmember Craig Cyr called for the establishment of the committee while...
Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) sent the following legislative update from his official email account on Tue., July 13, 2021. Dear neighbors, An important part of my job as your representative is hearing directly from you. I’m excited to hold coffee chats where people get time to share their comments,...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Mon. Jul. 12, 2021: Dear Friends, We have some more exciting news today: Leigh and Laverne Power have offered to match donations up to $1000 for the next 48 hours. That doubles the impact of your donation, but only for the...
