Hoping to provide a little (albeit long-winded) clarification on Island County’s role in developing affordable housing.
Island County
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Voters approved a sales tax increase to improve Island County’s aging 9-1-1 emergency communication system.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A Whidbey nonprofit organization providing vital services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault is in danger, bracing itself to lose one-third of its funding.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A man firing shots on property near a large, April 19 protest at Bayview on South Whidbey alarmed many participants, including families with children and an 81-year-old woman who dove for cover while she was video recording the rally.
Join Commissioner Janet St. Clair for a virtual Town Hall on Thu., Apr. 24, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Apr. 18, 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County is expending funds generated by a special sales tax to purchase an apartment building in Coupeville and possibly buy property in downtown Oak Harbor for a future apartment complex.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners adopted a one-year emergency moratorium April 15 on development within unincorporated areas zoned as mixed-use rural areas of more intensive rural development.