Rachel Rosen reports from the Oak Harbor City Council meeting of Tue., Jul. 12, 2022.
The city of Oak Harbor will have a parks and recreation department that oversees the marina, parks and senior services divisions.
They Said It
Mayor Pro Tem Beth Munns said while she thought the creation of the department was exciting, she was still concerned about staffing, especially in regard to manual labor needed to upkeep parks.
“You need to guarantee we’re going to have an operational manager underneath this director position to handle the parks,” she said.
Councilmember Eric Marshall agreed with the change and said that he didn’t want to “leave parks in a lurch.”
Councilmember Bryan Stucky said he asked the senior services director and the harbormaster how they felt about having another level of management above their positions.
“To my surprise, they were all for it,” he said.
Munns and Councilmember Tara Hizon both said they hoped an operational manager for the parks could be included in a future budget.
