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.
By a narrow margin, Oak Harbor City Council approved an agreement with the Oak Harbor School District to provide two additional pickleball courts in a city park.
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 Oak Harbor City Council appointed Whidbey Weekly publisher Eric Marshall to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jeff Mack.
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.
Oak Harbor City Councilmember Joel Servatius and 4 candidates who are running for seats on the City Council discussed several issues including affordable housing, public art and constituent communication at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters last week. Each person had much to say about their positions...
