Langley City Council members discussed setting a $20/hour minimum wage for city employees, but deferred the issue to the city’s Finance and Personnel Commission.
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The South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District received a $400K grant from the state capital budget, the first piece of funding for a proposed pool.
Langley has whittled a list of 22 interested parties down to three finalists for their new police chief.
A proposed moratorium on certain types of building within the city of Langley elicited strong feelings from city council members and citizens alike during a meeting Monday night.
After making the decision last month to roll back the meeting start time a half hour earlier to 5 p.m., the Langley City Council decided Monday night to revert back to meeting at 5:30 p.m., following outcry from some members of the public opposing the change.
Freeland Park will be getting a playground makeover, but other parts of the public recreation space in need of repair have not yet been funded. During a regular meeting this week, Island County commissioners approved an award totaling $226,000 for the playground replacement.
The state auditor’s office issued a finding against Langley for the third audit in a row, indicating the city’s controls for preparing financial statements are inadequate.
The South Whidbey School Board appointed Joe Greenheron to fill the vacancy left by Damian Greene.