The Island County Commissioners will hold a regularly-scheduled work session at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
Island County
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Island County Board of County Commissioners for March 2, 2021. The agenda and meeting packet can be found at this link.
Island County Assessor Mary Engle, who has served as the interim Planning Director for the county since August, will be taking the job on a permanent basis.
The Island County Board of Health heard a report that minorities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Washington Court of Appeals has affirmed Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock’s decision overturning the City of Oak Harbor’s approval of a low-income housing project downtown.
Jessie Stensland reports in the Whidbey News-Times that the state Department of Health has temporarily taken over contact tracing from Island County.
Jessie Stensland at the Whidbey News-Times reports that the Board of County Commissioners has awarded $220,000 in grants for 2021. The grants, which are funded by a 2% excise tax on lodging rentals, are intended to promote tourism in Island County.