The Langley City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Mon., Oct. 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
Kennedy Horstman
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley may reallocate lodging tax savings to bolster tourism facilities and create grants that support affordable housing and steep utility connection costs for local projects.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Whidbey officials, alarmed by recent ICE violence, debated how to protect residents, ultimately urging cautious compliance during encounters while stressing legal recourse, documentation, and the limits on local law enforcement.
The Island County Commissioners will hold a special board meeting on public safety on Wed., Jan. 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley’s council preliminarily approved downzoning Edgecliff Drive parcels to larger single-family lots to protect a vulnerable bluff, despite staff’s affordability concerns; the contentious decision awaits a final Dec. 15 vote.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council rejected raising the mayor’s pay at the cost of staff and council stipends, with Mayor Horstman insisting staff compensation takes priority until city finances improve.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The city of Langley is considering selling one of its properties.