Latest Headlines from Coupeville and Central Whidbey

The Port of Coupeville posted the agenda for their Jun. 22, 2022 board meeting.

Island County Commissioners discussed the status of agreements for the four county fire districts to conduct fire inspections.

WhidbeyHealth interim CEO Michael Layfield touts financial improvements at the hospital district in an opinion article published by the Whidbey News-Times.

Coupeville Town Council members voted Tuesday to swap a town-owned parcel of land near the ferry for five acres of forest closer to the town, but owned by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, in a move expected to benefit both parties.

Whidbey Island Public Hospital District Commissioner James Golder wrote an column for the Whidbey News-Times discussing the finances at WhidbeyHealth.

Island County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to instruct county staff to negotiate for the purchase of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport in Oak Harbor, a move Port of Coupeville commissioners and local pilots have long been gunning for.

A strategic plan set in motion by WhidbeyHealth’s interim CEO has stabilized the public hospital district’s finances and should result in continued improvements next year.

Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes told town council members during a meeting April 12 that early plans to permanently close a section of Grace Street to make a “parklet” are underway.

The Coupeville Town Council unanimously voted to accept a $15K grant to install solar-powered, flashing beacons for the crosswalk in front of Coupeville Elementary.

Port of Coupeville commissioners voted Wednesday to remove the caretaker cottage that has long sat on Greenbank Farm.