WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: City utility rates for Oak Harbor residents are projected to increase by about 25% from 2025 to 2030, reversing a recent trend of decreased rates.
David Goldman
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Oak Harbor City Council remains divided on how to save the deteriorating marina, as months of indecision continue to cost the city.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Rate residents pay for city-provided utilities could increase by 5.4% a year for the next five years
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor officials’ plan to adopt a business and occupation tax to help fund marina dredging, the construction of a marina breakwater and a city recreation center fell apart during vigorous debate at a city council meeting Tuesday.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: As the Oak Harbor City Council prepares to make a vote on the proposed business and occupation — or B&O — tax next month, Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director David Goldman returned to the council chambers with a new option.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Oak Harbor City Council is still considering passing a Business and Occupation Tax to help keep the 50-year-old marina afloat, though there are still some hesitation and unknowns.