The Oak Harbor City Council will hold their regularly-scheduled meeting on Tue., Jan. 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
Mayor of Oak Harbor
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor rejected annexing Valley High Mobile Home Park, keeping responsibility for its failing sewage system with the owners and county despite concerns for long‑time residents living with serious infrastructure problems.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor adopted a court‑driven stay‑out‑of‑designated‑area ordinance letting judges bar certain drug offenders from a south‑side business zone to reduce concentrated drug activity and related crime.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The City Council’s Dec. 2, 2025 meeting centered on approving a mid‑biennial budget amendment, adopting a stay‑out‑of‑designated‑area (SODA) ordinance targeting drug‑related activity, and considering the Mangat annexation request.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: “The goals of the SODA (Stay Out of Designated Area Ordinance) are to reduce repeat criminal behavior, increase public and business safety, provide an enforceable tool for courts and police, and encourage rehabilitation outside the target zone,” Police Chief Tony Slowik.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Video of the City Council Workshop of Tue., Nov. 25, 2025.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Mayor Ronnie Wright discusses the new Chronic Nuisance Property Ordinance.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The Oak Harbor City Council’s November 18, 2025 meeting covered amendments to the city’s business & occupation tax, a chronic nuisance ordinance, and grant awards for promoting tourism.