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.
Jill Johnson
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Apr. 4, 2025.
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: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: What started off as an unusually intense rivalry between two mayoral candidates degenerated into a battle of allegations and Facebook posts fought from opposite sides of the country.
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.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: South Whidbey residents are getting fed up with a certain elected official’s brashness and are speaking out.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Uncertainty in state and federal government may waylay — or at least pause — discussions on Island Transit’s governing board about potentially lowering the amount of sales tax the agency collects.