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SOUTH WHIDBEY: SAVE THE DATE!

SOUTH WHIDBEY: SAVE THE DATE!

Dec 18, 20241 min read
The South Whidbey School District posted this to its Facebook page on Dec. 18, 2024 SAVE THE DATE! February 19, 2025 (Wednesday)South Whidbey School Board invites you to a community forum to receive updates from the bond team and go through a gallery walk of the planned projects. This forum...
South Whidbey Record

SOUTH WHIDBEY: Port to hike some moorage rates

Dec 13, 20242 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Long-term customers of the South Whidbey Harbor will soon see increases in the rates they pay to moor their boats.
South Whidbey Record

SOUTH WHIDBEY: Fairgrounds boundary line issue uncertain

Dec 13, 20242 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: For months, the Port of South Whidbey has been trying to solve the issue of what to do about the concession stands’ encroachment onto another public entity’s property. Up until recently, it was believed that they were partially located on land belonging to the South Whidbey School District.
South Whidbey Record

LANGLEY: Council approves changes to raft of commissions

Nov 29, 20245 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council recently approved some changes to its hefty list of citizen-led advisory commissions.
South Whidbey Record

LANGLEY: End of the road for Coles Valley PUD

Nov 26, 20242 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: A sizeable housing development within Langley city limits is no longer moving forward in its current form. Last week, applicants for the Coles Valley Planned Unit Development, or PUD, decided to withdraw their application for the city’s consideration.
South Whidbey Record

LANGLEY: City Council approves utility rate hikes

Nov 22, 20243 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: This week, the city council unanimously approved increases in utility rates for water, sewer and stormwater.
South Whidbey Record

LANGLEY: City finds mystery $1 million in coffers

Nov 22, 20242 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: In what may be an early Christmas present, a spare $1 million that was previously unaccounted for was recently found in Langley’s bank accounts.
Whidbey News-Times

WHIDBEY: Hospital district budgets for projects, surplus

Nov 19, 20241 min read
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Whidbey’s hospital district looks like it will remain firmly in the black next year, despite a few costly projects.
South Whidbey Record

SOUTH WHIDBEY: School board okays inclusion in port’s feasibility study

Nov 19, 20243 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: South Whidbey School Board officials gave Port of South Whidbey commissioners the green light last week to proceed with a study that will assess whether housing is possible on both of the public entities’ lands.
South Whidbey Record

SOUTH WHIDBEY: Campaign for pickleball courts welcomes donations

Nov 15, 20241 min read
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Pickleball players are hoping to raise enough funds for a half-million-dollar project to build new publicly accessible courts on South Whidbey.