Jessie Stensland reports from the Island County Commissioners work session on Apr. 20, 2022.
During a workshop meeting last week, county Facilities Director Ryan Beach recommended that the county purchase a $900,000 building at 80 N. Main St. in Coupeville and a $1 million building on 380 SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor…
County officials had been discussing expanding the county campus for years in order to accommodate staff but decided that it would be more cost effective to buy existing buildings rather than building something new, especially in the current construction environment.
They Said It
Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson’s husband, Alexander Pfeiffer, is the listing agent on the Oak Harbor property. He will not make his commission, however, if the county purchases the property because of laws governing conflicts of interesting, according to Johnson.
