CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Commission reviewed Scenic Heights Trail maintenance, bike speed safety, and pickleball court conversions; debate focused on balancing facility improvements, costs, sport needs, and future expansion in Oak Harbor.
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CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Oak Harbor Historic Preservation Commission received a $20,000 grant for preservation work. November’s meeting is cancelled; progress updates and planning set for January 2026.
The Oak Harbor City Council will hold their regularly-scheduled meeting on Tue., Nov. 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Video of the City Council meeting of Wed., Nov. 5, 2025. The council approved a 1% property tax levy increase, heard updates on veteran services, debated budget amendments, and discussed refining fee review and calendar processes.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor council reviewed a modified Parks master plan through 2032, debating spending, grants, and combining it with a recreation center feasibility study for possible 2026 implementation.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: It would allow judges to impose conditions on people convicted of drug crimes that bans them from entering the zone.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Measure would give police a tool in dealing with repetitive criminal activity at specific locations
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Police officers from across the region will be able to travel to Whidbey Island during damp, dark winters to practice their gun skills safely indoors.