Langley Mayor Scott Chaplin may possibly be elected to a seat on the Langley city council in the upcoming November elections. He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Tim Callison, who resigned last summer when he moved out of Langley, However, the appointment came after Chaplin had filed...
Candidates Kay Kenneweg and Harolynne Bobis are competing with each other for election to Position 1 on the Langley City Council. The incumbent, Christy Korrow, decided against seeking re-election. Kenneweg said she is looking forward to working with the other Langley staff for a future that involves “citizens, businesses, nonprofits,...
The race for Langley City Council position 5, currently held by Peter Morton, is coming down to a contest between Gail Fleming and Tony Gill as Morton is not seeking re-election. Fleming touts her long experience working in the public sector in Langley and is a founding member of the...
Rhonda Salerno is running unopposed for Position 2 on the Langley City Council as the incumbent, Dominique Emerson, is not seeking re-election. Salerno is currently chairing Langley’s Planning Advisory Board and is a member of the Climate Crisis Action Committee. “My three descriptive words are ‘Experience, Integrity and Compassion’ and...
Kira Erickson reports from South Whidbey: South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District officials are hoping to get a healthy slice of Island County’s coveted federal stimulus dollars…. During a meeting Sept. 15, commissioners for the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District considered submitting a $2.9 million funding request to the...
Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council: Mayor Scott Chaplin announced during a city council meeting Monday night that Randi Perry, who has been serving as the interim public works director, has received a promotion and will be assuming the role of public works director.…The city council unanimously approved...
During a port meeting this past Tuesday, Commissioner Curt Gordon presented an idea that would help bring workforce housing to the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds in Langley…. Gordon pointed out that the concession stands, located along the fair midway, are in need of being upgraded. He proposed building a new structure...
Langley’s Affordable Housing Working Group will hold an upcoming online meeting at 6:30pm this Tuesday, Sept. 14. Langley business owners have complained about the difficulty their employees were having in securing a place to live. The upcoming meeting will address this issue by exploring housing solutions. Langley Mayor Scott Chaplin...
