Latest Headlines from Langley and South Whidbey

SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley Finance Director Wanda Grone wrote that she has announced her retirement from the city effective Oct. 31

THE SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD REPORTS: The South Whidbey School Board recently approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year, authorizing the district to spend up to $22.4 million and to eliminate band for fifth graders and some staffing positions through attrition.

THE SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD REPORTS: With little fanfare, the Langley City Council unanimously approved the second reading of an ordinance limiting short-term rentals in the Village by the Sea.

The South Whidbey Fire/EMS District posted the agenda for their Aug. 8, 2024 board meeting.

The Langley City Council posted the agenda for their Aug. 5, 2024 meeting.

The Langley City Council is seeking volunteers to serve on two committees to prepare arguments in favor of or in opposition to their public safety sales tax ballot measure.

The South Whidbey School District posted the agenda for their Wed., June 26, 2024 board of directors meeting.

Prior to every Board Meeting or Workshop, the South Whidbey School District posts a SWSD Navigator Newsletter on ParentSquare providing notice of School Board Meetings, what is happening in the District and updates in the schools.

Liv Finne, the director of the Center for Education at the Washington Policy Center, wrote a blog article about the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit to block the “Parental Bill of Rights” law, which the South Whidbey School District has joined as a co-plaintiff.

Langley Mayor Kennedy Horstman wrote an opinion piece on the Juneteenth holiday