WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Last week in a 5-1 vote, the city council approved Ordinance 2013 to allow all-terrain vehicles or ATVs on city streets.
Jim Woessner
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor has tightened up its ordinances regarding school safety zones. The change came by request of a mother of five children in four schools and a member of the school board, Nicole Tesch.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A disagreement between Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright and his neighbor over the height of a fence came to a head at a recent council meeting.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The cyclone that hit Western Washington last week caused some damage to Oak Harbor’s already-deteriorating marina. Yet the cost of repairing this damage is a drop in the bucket to the major problems the 50-year-old marina is facing.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Recent survey results showed that Oak Harbor residents are concerned with public safety, infrastructure and job opportunities on the island.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The major changes within the Oak Harbor 2025-2026 biennial budget include an increase in the cost of water and more funds allocated to looming projects such as upgrading the marina.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The approval of next year’s legislative priorities took three rounds of voting from the Oak Harbor council.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Thanks to voters, John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool in Oak Harbor will likely remain open another six years.