Jessie Stensland reports: The city of Oak Harbor and the corporation that is building a 192-house development on the hill across from the Safeway store may enter into a unique agreement that could be a first in the state, according to city officials. City council members will consider the development...
The Langley City Council is formalizing it’s previously established ad-hoc Dismantling Systemic Racism advisory group which was established last year to advise the city staff on how to dismantle systemic racism and to advance “equity.” In doing so, they are also determining who would be eligible to serve on this...
Editor Jessie Stensland wrote an In Our Opinion column in the Nov. 10 edition of the Whidbey News-Times, urging the Oak Harbor City Council to consider changing from a mayor-council form of government to a council-manager system. They Said It Jessie Stensland: …Oak Harbor has had its share of political...
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...
Jessie Stensland reports: A relative newcomer to city politics says his apparent landslide victory over an experienced and established member of the Oak Harbor City Council points to a widespread dissatisfaction with city leadership. Shane Hoffmire predicts significant changes will occur once he and two other newly elected council members...
Councilmember-elect Harolynne Bobis said her election to the Langley City Council is significant in that “the council will have an African American woman as a member.” She went on say that she gives credit to her involvement with the Dismantling Systemic Racism advisory group and other community programs in helping...
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Langley City Council for the third Monday of the month]
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Coupeville Town Council for the fourth Tuesday of November 2021
