SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley Infrastructure Project (LIP) entered its next phase with the city council’s approval of a contract Monday night. But it was not a unanimous decision, and the hour-long discussion turned contentious.
Kira Erickson
During a city council meeting this week, Mayor Kennedy Horstman said the city’s financial position is “not fine” and that there is a likelihood an interfund loan will be needed prior to the end of the first quarter, which is approaching soon.
Despite some hitches in communication, the city of Oak Harbor is seemingly on track to receive funding from the Conservation Futures Program to protect a waterfront property from development.
Despite some concerns about weather, construction is set to begin on a portion of Penn Cove Road that will soon close to the public.
As utility connections are slated to increase in East Langley with the expansion of a major infrastructure project, the city council is considering how to balance concerns about the environment with goals for affordable housing.
The Langley City Council has decided to accept a loan for an ongoing major infrastructure project.
Emotions ran high in Langley City Council chambers this week, as South Whidbey residents urged the council to adopt a resolution in response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon is speaking up about the dire need for better ferry service on Whidbey Island.