WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Unanimously, Oak Harbor city council approved an agreement for a company to create a plan for eight new pickleball courts in either Sumner or Fort Nugent Park.
Sam Fletcher
With a five-vote majority, the Oak Harbor City Council approved a resolution that supports adding a measure to the primary ballot to form the North Whidbey Metropolitan Pool, Park and Recreation District.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Unanimously, the Oak Harbor city council approved a professional services agreement to develop a city arts plan.
Officials are proposing to change the North Whidbey Pool, Park and Recreation District to a form of government that would allow the collection of property taxes without having to ask voters to pass a levy on a regular basis.
After a year-and-a-half vacancy, the Island County Sheriff’s Office has brought on two new animal control officers to restore and revamp the program.
he Island County Department of Emergency Management discussed the county’s response to hypothetical 7.4 magnitude earthquake during a “tabletop simulation exercise” with the county commissioners Wednesday.
State Rep. Clyde Shavers is concerned that artificial intelligence has the potential to spread discrimination, create child pornography and generally act in an unethical manner.