Whidbey Island will soon receive millions of dollars of American Rescue Plan funding. Oak Harbor was allotted $6,578,122. Coupeville was allotted $550,480 and Langley was allotted $318,229. Island County will get $16,500,000. Half the money will be received in 2021 and the other half in 2022. The respective city councils...
Island County Commissioners voted to approve the Port of Coupeville’s application for funding through the State’s Rural County Economic Development Fund. This year, the commissioners decided to focus on funding projects related to broadband. Commissioner Melanie Bacon said this is a “huge priority” for the board. See the story by...
According to Karina Andrew’s story in the Whidbey News-Times, the Coupeville Town Council has approved, in a 4-1 vote, a conditional special event permit for the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival for this August. There are certain conditions attached concerning spacing of artists but there will be at least 5...
Coupeville school board members acknowledged in their May 24 meeting that procedures were abandoned during the recent investigation into allegations against Steve King. However, they could not agree on what should have happened nor could they decide who was to blame for derailing the process. Karina Andrew has the relevant...
The Coupeville town council is debating allowing food at this year’s Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. The council tabled the discussion until their next meeting on Tuesday, June 8. Mayor Molly Hughes said this will put them closer to the festival board’s “drop-dead date”. Councilmember Rick Walti spoke in favor...
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Coupeville School District’s board of directors for June 2021.
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Coupeville Town Council for the fourth Tuesday of June 2021
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Coupeville Town Council for the second Tuesday of June 2021
