During a meeting earlier this month, City Administrator Blaine Oborn presented a list of the city’s top 10 goals that council members had selected out of a total of 32 using a scoring system. However, instead of approving the top 10, council ultimately voted to make all 32 goals priorities.
In what may be a first in Oak Harbor, utility rates for residents will lower by an average of $4.41 a month in 2023 and remain at the same level in 2024 and 2025 due to a decrease in the sewer rate.
The Oak Harbor City Council voted to approve $500,000 of lodging tax funds to be awarded in 2023.
Oak Harbor City Council members passed a measure that decreases the minimum size of housing lots, in the hope of stimulating an increase in affordable housing.
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding an alleged threat made by the mayor pro tem, Oak Harbor Councilmember Dan Evans is calling for a third party investigation into the city administration.
Oak Harbor officials are considering changing the organizational chart for the city and creating a new administrative position.
An attempt to strip Oak Harbor’s mayor pro tem of her title over an alleged threat against city employees was delayed this week by council members.
The City will be deploying Portland loos — utilitarian, steel public restrooms designed to prevent vandalism and other criminal activity — in Windjammer and Flintstone Parks.
