Latest Curated Headlines from Oak Harbor and North Whidbey

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The City Council’s Jan. 6, 2026 meeting opened with the swearing-in of newly elected councilors. The council heard a presentation from the Oak Harbor Main Street Association, selected a Mayor Pro Tempore for 2026, passed a resolution for emergency repairs to the City’s marina, and approved two agreements and the purchase of motorcycles for the police department.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor plans expedited emergency repairs at Oak Harbor Marina after a Dec. 16 storm heavily damaged F dock and breakwater panels, with temporary safety measures in place and full repairs expected to start in February.

OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: Take the brief survey on school facilities.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Finance Director David Goldman released a new video in his Let’s Talk Finance series. This video covers how the City receives and can spend sales taxes.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor may annex 80 acres into city limits while accepting a reduced 20‑year growth target, a compromise that curtails UGA expansion amid disagreements over infrastructure responsibilities and workforce housing.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The Dec. 9, 2025 Planning Commission meeting was cancelled for lack of a quorum. Vice Chair Eddie Fry made some comments on the occasion of the end of his tenure on the Commission.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: This meeting of the Oak Harbor Marina Advisory Commission focused on bylaw authority, marina policy documents, pumpout service, moorage rules, and planning for a tenant meeting.​

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Oak Harbor’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission tackled a mix of policy questions and user conflicts at its December 8 meeting, weighing how to manage everything from pickleball‑tennis tensions to metal detecting in city parks.​

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor rejected annexing Valley High Mobile Home Park, keeping responsibility for its failing sewage system with the owners and county despite concerns for long‑time residents living with serious infrastructure problems.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor adopted a court‑driven stay‑out‑of‑designated‑area ordinance letting judges bar certain drug offenders from a south‑side business zone to reduce concentrated drug activity and related crime.