LEGISLATURE 2023-24: State budget has $2.5M for island projects (WNT)

Jessie Stensland reports on the state legislature for the Whidbey News-Times.

State lawmakers from the 10th Legislative District secured appropriations for Whidbey Island projects for workforce housing, a library remodel, expansion of a behavioral health stabilization center and a feasibility study for an indoor sports complex.

State Sen. Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor), Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) and Rep. Clyde Shavers (D-Clinton) announced this week that the state’s community investment and capital budgets includes $10.4 million in appropriations for the district, including $2.5 million for projects on Whidbey Island.