WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: North Whidbey could be home to the newest port, a type of district that hasn’t been created in nearly four decades. The Oak Harbor City Council unanimously decided to move forward with the decision on Tuesday.
Sam Fletcher
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: In October, Oak Harbor installed the “Angel de Creatividad,” a 37-foot abstract angel sculpture, in Flintstone Park. Three months later, and following several approvals in the last four years, the city council “accepted” it.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Friday morning, community members met with Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright at Mad Batter Bakehouse on Pioneer Way for a casual conversation about the city’s pressing issues.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright assembled a task force this week to create a plan for the increasing number of homeless people in the city.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Dannah McCullough, executive director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, was let go Tuesday morning, shortly after Steve Bristow, the president of the board, announced his resignation.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Funding for Oak Harbor’s future projects may not be attainable without the creation of a port district on North Whidbey.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Island County signed a $3.4 million agreement with the state Department of Transportation to widen shoulders on Highway 20, from Race Road to Welcher Road, in 2020. Nearly five years later, the project hasn’t begun.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: The City of Oak Harbor and Oak Harbor Main Street will continue their partnerships for another year.