Oak Harbor’s growth has impacted the fire and police departments’ abilities to maintain service. See Emily Gilbert’s story for the full details. They said it: Council members voiced their support for the upgrades [recommended by the police and fire chiefs], but Mayor Pro Tem Beth Munns cautioned that the timing...
School District
The South Whidbey School Board did not come to a decision this week about whether to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of regular meetings. The board conducted a lengthy discussion of the topic during the Sept. 8 workshop. Board Chairman Brook Willeford led off the discussion with...
Zoom recording of the Sept. 7, 2021 regular board meeting of the Stanwood-Camano School District.
Future Oak Harbor school board meetings will be held virtually after audience members disrupted two recent in-person meetings where multiple audience members refused to wear masks. Jason Uemoto, who is running for school board against incumbent Erik Mann, questioned the data about masking as well as the constitutionality of the...
Community members interrupted the August 25 South Whidbey School Board meeting by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Board member Damian Greene was the only board member to stand and join in. Board Member Brook Willeford pointed out that it was a disruption to interrupt the meeting while they were discussing...
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stanwood-Camano School District’s board of commissioners for the first Tuesday of September 2021
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stanwood-Camano School District’s board of commissioners for the third Tuesday of September 2021
The regularly-scheduled workshop meeting of the South Whidbey School District’s board of directors for September 2021.