WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor approved a March–July pilot hiring a local falconer to fly Harris’s hawks over downtown as a humane way to curb nuisance gulls and related mess and damage.
Sandi Peterson
The Oak Harbor City Council holds a regularly-scheduled meeting at 5:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month.
The Oak Harbor City Council holds a workshop meeting at 1:00 PM on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Council heard school and public health presentations, approved a $35,000 falconry pilot to deter nuisance birds downtown, and received a 2.5% COLA report for elected officials during the Feb. 17th council meeting.
The Oak Harbor City Council holds a regularly-scheduled meeting at 5:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month.
The Oak Harbor City Council holds a workshop meeting at 1:00 PM on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor council weighed temporary conversions and a future eight-court complex to address pickleball demand, seeking options that add courts quickly while minimizing impacts on tennis and basketball.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The City Council’s Feb. 10 workshop included discussion of the new joint tourism promotion interlocal agreement, the need for pickleball courts within the City, and additions to the police department’s vehicle fleet.