Port of Coupeville commissioners voted Wednesday to remove the caretaker cottage that has long sat on Greenbank Farm.
Karina Andrew
In the wake of John Diamond’s resignation, community members spoke in support of Jessica Thompson to fill his seat. Thompson lost narrowly to Diamond last fall.
In an effort to combat vaping among students, members of the Oak Harbor School Board voted unanimously Monday to join a pending lawsuit against prominent e-cigarette company Juul Labs and its biggest investor, Altria Group.
Island County commissioners’ decision to vacate a portion of a public right-of-way south of Oak Harbor drew opposition from Wright’s Crossing LLC, a company that has long been attempting to develop 250 acres of farmland near the area.
The city of Oak Harbor will seek county grant funds to build an access road to the planned Harbor Heights Sports Complex.
Members of the Oak Harbor City Council had mixed reactions to proposed uses for federal relief funds in a workshop March 23, with one council member saying the majority of recommendations were disappointing and failed to meet the funds’ intended purpose.
John Diamond, president of the Oak Harbor School Board, resigned his seat at the Mar. 28, board meeting, effective April 4.
Estimates for the first phase of the Harbor Heights Sports Complex have risen from $1.65M to as much as $5.1M.