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.
Jessie Stensland
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County planners are proposing solutions that would make significant changes in land use rules in order to increase housing availability on the island.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: The visiting judge in a civil case challenging a mask mandate at the Island County Elections Office didn’t hesitate to express irritation or admonish attorneys during a hearing Tuesday morning.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Oak Harbor City Council granted a developer a two-year extension of an agreement related to a large-scale housing development on the hillside above the Safeway and Walmart.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County government is finally embracing drone technology, although one commissioner has concerns about the potential of government snooping on citizens.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor’s elected officials decided to save the parking lot next to the newly installed sculpture on the waterfront and leave a flagstaff alone, following apparent community sentiment but breaking with recommendations from two volunteer committees.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Island County Jail has reached the end of its useful life and renovations would be impractical and extremely expensive. The only real solution is to build a new jail.