Oak Harbor city staff is considering raising system development charges as well as lowering utility rates by 3%.
Shane Hoffmire
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding an alleged threat made by the mayor pro tem, Oak Harbor Councilmember Dan Evans is calling for a third party investigation into the city administration.
An attempt to strip Oak Harbor’s mayor pro tem of her title over an alleged threat against city employees was delayed this week by council members.
Whidbey leaders are in the unusual position of opposing a nonprofit organization’s application for state funding.
Oak Harbor has only two working emergency wells that, in case of a large-scale emergency or weather disaster, can only produce 18% of the city’s peak water demand, but city officials are planning improvements to the system.
Eleven people came in person to the May 17 Oak Harbor City Council meeting to support the installation of the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture at Windjammer Park.
An update on public art works planned for the Windjammer Park area prompted city council members during a meeting last week to revisit questions of where to install the 37-foot, metal Angel de la Creatividad sculpture and even whether to continue with the project at all.