Jessie Stensland reports from the City of Oak Harbor for the Whidbey News-Times. Read the whole story.
The fate of a highly visible but unfinished residential development in Oak Harbor may be decided next week.
It’s been about five years since 20 acres of trees and a small farm were removed from a 20-acre property on the hillside next to the Walmart and Safeway commercial development to make way for a 192-house development that still hasn’t been built.
In March of 2020, the city and developer Scott Thompson of Pacific North Group Inc. entered into a unique development agreement that offered him a great deal of flexibility, especially in the timeline for the installation of infrastructure.
Yet it appears that only limited progress has been accomplished on the project over the years, with no homes actually built. And the development agreement and subdivision is set to expire at the end of the month.
At a workshop meeting on March 25, council members will decide whether or not to grant an extension of the development agreement. The item is set on the agenda as an action item.
