The Whidbey News-Times published an editorial on Mar. 29, 2023 to urge Island County citizens to run for public office during this year’s elections. The time has come. Those in the Whidbey Island community who’ve contemplated running for office, those who are upset about local government decisions, those who claim...
The Coupeville town council authorized Mayor Molly Hughes to negotiate and sign an agreement with WhidbeyHealth to provide a cooling center at the hospital when Central Whidbey air temperatures reach 95 degrees or higher.
The Coupeville town council approved an excessive noise ordinance following a number of complaints from town residents living on Bainbridge Lane.
The Coupeville Town Council will likely approve a code change at an upcoming meeting that would increase the mayor’s ability to restrict the use of fireworks in dry weather.
Washington State Ferries announced that two-boat service on the Coupevile-Port Townsend run will not resume until spring 2023.
Coupeville Town Council members voted Tuesday to swap a town-owned parcel of land near the ferry for five acres of forest closer to the town, but owned by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, in a move expected to benefit both parties.
Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes told town council members during a meeting April 12 that early plans to permanently close a section of Grace Street to make a “parklet” are underway.
The Coupeville Town Council unanimously voted to accept a $15K grant to install solar-powered, flashing beacons for the crosswalk in front of Coupeville Elementary.
