The Oak Harbor City Council is in disagreement over paying for a traffic study that has already been completed. There is confusion about who ordered the study concerning the access road to the future 75-acre city park. The study compared Northwest Elwha Street and Gun Club Road as entry points...
Jim Woessner
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Port of Coupeville’s board of commissioners for the second Wednesday of June 2021
Friday, May 22 was the final day of candidate filing week for Island County’s general election this coming November. The Coupeville School Board saw some shuffling of candidates as Kathleen Anderson, the current board president, withdrew her name. Jessie Stensland has the story with more details. For a complete listing...
Candidates for the many positions on the November 2021 ballot are filing to run. See our Filing Week 2021 page for a complete listing of positions that will be on the November ballot and the candidates who have filed for them. (Note: Open Water District positions are not listed). Candidate...
A Consultant presented council members with a Housing Action Plan at the April 20 meeting. The Plan outlines a strategy for addressing affordable housing for years to come. Councilmember Jim Woessner commented that “This (Plan) goes to show we are 10 years behind the curve, folks.” Emily Gilbert has the...
The Oak Harbor City Council unanimously voted to look into acquiring a sculpture for Windjammer Park, though their public opinion tool shows the public opposes the acquisition.