Kira Erickson reports for the South Whidbey Record from the Langley City Council meeting of Mon., May 15, 2023.
The city of Langley is continuing to ponder where to store records while they undergo a digitization process that could take years.
At a city council meeting this week, Mayor Scott Chaplin shared that he has found two local professionals who specialize in records management. He requested that the council approve a draft of a contract for up to $5,000 to work with one of the professionals, which they did so unanimously.
They Said It
Chaplin reported that the downstairs level of the library, which measures about 1,000 square feet, has 13 bookshelves, 180 boxes and 15 file cabinets, a good amount of which are empty. The “dungeon,” as he called it, is also home to office supplies, surplus chairs, holiday decorations and obsolete items, such as a manual on how to use a slide rule.
On the Ballot in November 2023
| CITY OF LANGLEY |
| City Council: Two of five council positions are on the ballot. Position 3: Thomas E. Gill The Whidbey News-Times reported on May 5, 2023 that Christopher Carlson, the chairperson of the Langley Finance and Personnel Commission, will run for this seat. On Tue., May 16, Kay Kenneweg filed to run for this seat as well. Position 4: Craig Cyr Councilman Cyr filed to run for re-election on Mon., May 15. Mayor Chaplin filed to run for this seat on Fri., May 19. |
| Mayor: Scott Chaplin. Mayor Chaplin was appointed after the resignation of Tim Callison. This election will be for the remainder of Chaplin’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2023, and the succeeding four-year full term, which ends Dec. 31, 2027. In April 2023, Chaplin announced that he would not run to retain his seat. Councilman Thomas Gill filed his intention to run for mayor with the Public Disclosure Commission on May 6, 2023. Kennedy Horstman, a member of the city’s Dismantling Systemic Racism Advisory Group, announced her intention to run and filed with the PDC on May 12, 2023. |
