SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley council reversed an earlier downzoning decision, retaining RS7200 zoning on Edgecliff Drive after a divisive debate over housing affordability, environmental protection, and outgoing members’ final votes.
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SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley’s council preliminarily approved downzoning Edgecliff Drive parcels to larger single-family lots to protect a vulnerable bluff, despite staff’s affordability concerns; the contentious decision awaits a final Dec. 15 vote.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council split over Edgecliff Drive downzoning meant to protect a bluff and limit density, questioning its science and housing impacts, and ultimately postponed the decision.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council rejected raising the mayor’s pay at the cost of staff and council stipends, with Mayor Horstman insisting staff compensation takes priority until city finances improve.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island Transit’s new union contract delivers major wage hikes for drivers and dispatchers, improving labor relations and aligning pay with regional peers, while maintaining large cash reserves.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley City Council voted no on a zoning change that would limit available commercial area.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley’s mayor apologized for the illegal fireworks activity within city limits last weekend.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Camping with a permit, allowing a brewery on the fairgrounds and regulating generator noise were among the proposed code changes discussed by the Langley City Council this week.