Oak Harbor City Council members are considering a proposal to close a small section of Southeast Third Avenue to vehicles in an effort to protect pedestrians arriving at or leaving Volunteer Park.
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WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES EDITORIAL: A tale of two road projects illustrates how things are amiss in Oak Harbor when it comes to spending priorities.
During last Wednesday’s City Council workshop, Mayor Bob Severns floated the idea of rebuilding the windmill that used to be in Windjammer Park. He commented that the city council said it would be rebuilt when it was torn down in 2017. Councilmember Jim Woessner reports being approached by a grassroots...
The Whidbey News-Times published an In Our Opinion column in their Nov. 13 edition. The column, which was unsigned, urged the city to rebuild the windmill in Windjammer Park. The windmill, a symbol of the city’s Dutch heritage, was torn down four years ago. WP to Hootsuite Log
A week after the results of a staff morale survey were released, the Oak Harbor City council unanimously passed a resolution to give a retroactive 2% cost-of-living raise for this year and then another 2% raise for next year to all non-union staff. These raises also apply to to all...
Tying into the controversy surrounding the Oak Harbor City Councils vote of no-confidence in City Administrator Blaine Oborn and Mayor Bob Severns subsequent defense of Oborn, the mayor asked city employees for anonymous comments. In the results, there were shots taken at both sides of the issue. The comments covered...
Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns went through a PowerPoint presentation at the City Council meeting that addressed the City Council’s no-confidence vote in City Administrator Blain Oborn. Mayor Severns went through each point raised by the council’s motion of no-confidence to explain the reasons why the complaints were either misleading...
The Oak Harbor City Council issued a lengthy motion that contained a long list of grievances in support of their vote of no confidence in City Administrator Blaine Oborn. The motion came following a two hour closed door executive session attended by Grant Weed, former city attorney and Anna Thompson,...