Tying into the controversy surrounding the Oak Harbor City Councils vote of no-confidence in City Administrator Blaine Oborn and Mayor Bob Severns subsequent defense of Oborn, the mayor asked city employees for anonymous comments. In the results, there were shots taken at both sides of the issue. The comments covered...
The Oak Harbor City Council issued a lengthy motion that contained a long list of grievances in support of their vote of no confidence in City Administrator Blaine Oborn. The motion came following a two hour closed door executive session attended by Grant Weed, former city attorney and Anna Thompson,...
Oak Harbor City Councilmembers Tara Hizon, Erica Wasinger, Millie Goebel, Jeffrey Mack, Joel Servatius, Beth Munns, and Jim Woessner After months of controversy, Oak Harbor City Councilmembers approved two agreements that effectively mean the “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture will be placed in Windjammer Park. The council voted 4-1 to...
Candidates for the Oak Harbor City Council weighed in on the pending City Council vote on whether or not to accept the gift of the bright-red abstract depiction of an angel that will cost the City $35,000 to install. A recent public survey indicated a 70% opposition rate to accepting...
The Oak Harbor City Council is in disagreement over paying for a traffic study that has already been completed. There is confusion about who ordered the study concerning the access road to the future 75-acre city park. The study compared Northwest Elwha Street and Gun Club Road as entry points...
Friday, May 22 was the final day of candidate filing week for Island County’s general election this coming November. The Coupeville School Board saw some shuffling of candidates as Kathleen Anderson, the current board president, withdrew her name. Jessie Stensland has the story with more details. For a complete listing...
