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ISLAND COUNTY: A Message from Commissioner Bacon [Mar. 21, 2025]
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 21, 2025.
ISLAND COUNTY: Prosecutor asks for sanctions in Elections Office mask case
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.
ISLAND COUNTY: St. Clair dispels rumors of early goodbye
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.
ISLAND COUNTY: A Message from Commissioner Bacon [Mar. 14, 2025]
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 14, 2025.
ISLAND COUNTY: Jail study shows problems are beyond renovation
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Island County Jail has reached the end of its useful life and renovations would be impractical and extremely expensive. The only real solution is to build a new jail.
ISLAND COUNTY: Citizens complain about commissioner’s manners
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: South Whidbey residents are getting fed up with a certain elected official’s brashness and are speaking out.
ISLAND COUNTY: Change in transit sales tax looks unlikely
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Uncertainty in state and federal government may waylay — or at least pause — discussions on Island Transit’s governing board about potentially lowering the amount of sales tax the agency collects.
ISLAND COUNTY: A Message from Commissioner Bacon [Mar. 7, 2025]
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 7, 2025.
ISLAND COUNTY: Port’s request met with demand for letter
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Port of South Whidbey has encountered another roadblock on its journey to pursue workforce housing.
ISLAND COUNTY: No reason to worry about drinking water availability in future, expert says
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Whidbey Island residents who worry about there being enough water in the future, don’t despair.


