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Eleven people came in person to the May 17 Oak Harbor City Council meeting to support the installation of the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture at Windjammer Park.

On May 3, the Oak Harbor City Council unanimously approved the purchase of a new lagoon dock that will be installed in Windjammer Park.

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

A pathway connecting Pioneer Way and Bayshore Drive, a temporary economic development coordinator and supplanting funding for an “enterprise resource funding initiative” were casualties of disagreements among the Oak Harbor City Council about the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.

The Oak Harbor Fire Department is seeking feedback on a proposed levy that the city is considering for the general election ballot this November.

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.

Jessie Stensland reports from the Oak Harbor City Council workshop on Wed., Apr. 27, 2022. Oak Harbor officials are looking at gravel as a temporary solution for controlling the costs of a regional park the city is building on the north end of town. They Said It “I love everything...

The Oak Harbor School Board formally endorsed a proposal to petition the state legislature for green infrastructure funds for school districts April 25, during the same meeting in which it voted to purchase two new diesel-powered school buses.

An update on public art works planned for the Windjammer Park area prompted city council members during a meeting last week to revisit questions of where to install the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture and even whether to continue with the project at all.

By a narrow margin, Oak Harbor City Council approved an agreement with the Oak Harbor School District to provide two additional pickleball courts in a city park.