The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Coupeville Town Council for the second Tuesday of October 2021
Mayor
As Oak Harbor’s City Council election heats up, Emily Gilbert has the story on candidate endorsements by two prominent local officials. In the first endorsements of his political career, Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns… endorsed Shane Hoffmire, who is challenging Councilmember Joel Servatius in the November general election. The mayor...
Two members of the City’s legal department have resigned, citing a “compromised working relationship” with City Administrator Blaine Oborn and HR Director Emma House. City Attorney Grant Weed and Assistant City Attorney and Public Records Officer Anna Thompson both resigned the same day. For the details, see the writeup by...
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...
Langley’s newest citizen-led committee will be holding its first meeting this week. The ad-hoc Climate Action Committee will be convening at 3 p.m. on Sept. 16 via Zoom. The citizen board dedicated to combating climate change was formed at the request of high school students, who also encouraged the city...
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...
Approx 1 hour, 10 minutes. Link to agenda. Link to full meeting packet.
Mayor Molly Hughes announced last week that the town will not be renewing its lease for the restrooms in the Chamber of Commerce building, meaning they will no longer be publicly accessible. She cited several reasons for this. The main reason being that the restrooms are not built with public...