Oak Harbor City Council is considering adopting something that they are currently lacking – a code of ethics and conduct.
Jim Woessner
The city of Oak Harbor is raising the fees for new developers for the first time in over 25 years.
A parcel of land near Maple Leaf Cemetery has been annexed by the city of Oak Harbor in order to build housing.
Oak Harbor officials recently laid out two years of spending plans, which includes large road projects, a downtown revitalization study, the purchase of a marina boat yard and new places to play pickleball.
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.