Oak Harbor City Councilmember Joel Servatius and 4 candidates who are running for seats on the City Council discussed several issues including affordable housing, public art and constituent communication at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters last week. Each person had much to say about their positions...
Dan Evans, a local business owner and past president of the Oak Harbor Main Street Association is competing with Fe Mischo, a community advocate and worker at the Spin Cafe, for the seat on the Oak Harbor City Council being vacated by Erica Wasinger who is not seeking re-election. Mischo...
Editor Jessie Stensland wrote an In Our Opinion column in the Oct. 16 edition of the Whidbey News-Times endorsing several candidates for school boards. They Said It Jessie Stensland: Voters should support the incumbents islandwide. They are open and proud about their records, as they should be. For the Oak...
The League of Women Voters Whildbey Island (LWVWI) hosted a forum for candidates in North Whidbey from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The forum consisted of three segments: North Whidbey Pool, Park, and Recreation District Commissioners, Oak Harbor City Council members, and Oak Harbor School District...
City Councilmember Joel Servatius, first appointed in 2012, is being challenged by Shane Hoffmire for the position. Both have very firm positions on issues such as affordable housing, development codes, and the recent city staff turnover. The story by Emily Gilbert in the Whidbey News-Times provides a comprehensive look at...
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,...
Candidates Andy Plumlee and Bryan Stucky are competing to fill the Oak Harbor City Council seat currently held by Millie Goebel, who is not seeking re-election. Both candidates have similar positions in that they feel there is a segment of the population of Oak Harbor who are not being represented...
Former Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley wrote a “Sound Off” column for the Whidbey News-Times supporting Shane Hoffmire over incumbent City Councilmember Joel Servatius. The column appeared in the paper’s Oct. 9 edition. They Said It Former Mayor Scott Dudley: Oak Harbor deserves better and can not afford another four...
