A pathway connecting Pioneer Way and Bayshore Drive, a temporary economic development coordinator and supplanting funding for an “enterprise resource funding initiative” were casualties of disagreements among the Oak Harbor City Council about the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Jessie Stensland reports from the Oak Harbor City Council workshop on Wed., Apr. 27, 2022. Oak Harbor officials are looking at gravel as a temporary solution for controlling the costs of a regional park the city is building on the north end of town. They Said It “I love everything...
An update on public art works planned for the Windjammer Park area prompted city council members during a meeting last week to revisit questions of where to install the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture and even whether to continue with the project at all.
By a narrow margin, Oak Harbor City Council approved an agreement with the Oak Harbor School District to provide two additional pickleball courts in a city park.
Oak Harbor’s paid on-call firefighters are the big winners as city officials move toward a $20-an-hour minimum wage for city employees.
The community input process regarding potential improvement options for Windjammer Park continues through April 30.
The city of Oak Harbor will seek county grant funds to build an access road to the planned Harbor Heights Sports Complex.
Members of the Oak Harbor City Council had mixed reactions to proposed uses for federal relief funds in a workshop March 23, with one council member saying the majority of recommendations were disappointing and failed to meet the funds’ intended purpose.
