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.
Gail Fleming
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; Neighbors gathered during the removal of six towering Douglas fir trees along Edgecliff Drive.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley City Council voted no on a zoning change that would limit available commercial area.
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.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A section of Langley zoning code that allows for more inclusive types of housing could soon be undergoing some changes.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Candidate filing period is just around the corner for a general election that has the potential to transform the leadership of municipal government on Whidbey Island.