Whidbey leaders are in the unusual position of opposing a nonprofit organization’s application for state funding.
Bryan Stucky
Oak Harbor has only two working emergency wells that, in case of a large-scale emergency or weather disaster, can only produce 18% of the city’s peak water demand, but city officials are planning improvements to the system.
A pathway connecting Pioneer Way and Bayshore Drive, a temporary economic development coordinator and supplanting funding for an “enterprise resource funding initiative” were casualties of disagreements among the Oak Harbor City Council about the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
An update on public art works planned for the Windjammer Park area prompted city council members during a meeting last week to revisit questions of where to install the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture and even whether to continue with the project at all.
The city of Oak Harbor will seek county grant funds to build an access road to the planned Harbor Heights Sports Complex.
Members of the Oak Harbor City Council had mixed reactions to proposed uses for federal relief funds in a workshop March 23, with one council member saying the majority of recommendations were disappointing and failed to meet the funds’ intended purpose.
Estimates for the first phase of the Harbor Heights Sports Complex have risen from $1.65M to as much as $5.1M.
The city of Oak Harbor will soon be seeking community input on proposed capital improvements to Windjammer Park.