Latest Headlines from Langley and South Whidbey

South Whidbey Port Commissioner Ed Halloran resigned Oct. 10 for personal health reasons.

The South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District sent out a newsletter on Thu., Oct. 13, 2022.

The Langley City Council received a report on housing needs in the city for the next decade.

Hospital commissioners redid a vote and subsequent appointment of their new board colleague to bring the process into alignment with the Open Public Meetings Act.

The Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) announced that they had made an offer to a candidate for CEO, but the offer had not been accepted. Mike Layfield will continue in the interim position.

The Langley City Council decided to begin a search for a new finance director and to create a separate position for a city clerk.

The Langley City Council posted the agenda for their Oct. 3, 2022 meeting.

The South Whidbey School Board voted Wednesday night to dissolve the South Whidbey Elementary School South Campus. Starting in September 2023, fifth graders will join grades kindergarten through fourth grade at the elementary school’s northern campus. Sixth graders will move up to the middle school campus at the high school, joining seventh and eighth grades.

In response to the growing number of citizen concerns about how some tax revenues are being spent, the city of Langley has formed a new committee to help address them.

The South Whidbey School District posted the agenda for their Sep. 28, 2022 board meeting.