Karina Andrew reports from the Coupeville Town Council:
Two organizations in Coupeville have different ideas for a prominent lot in town.
Council members discussed implementing a proposal process in a Feb. 8 town council meeting after local nonprofit Historic Whidbey suggested alternate uses for the Johnson lot in response to a request from the Island County Historical Society.
They Said It
“We just have to have a fair process for people,” said Councilmember Jackie Henderson, adding that the council’s inclination to step back and create a more formal proposal process does not mean its members don’t support the museum’s proposal or any other organizations’ ideas.
“I don’t want Rick to feel like we’re cutting him off at the knees, because I think he has a good proposal, and I hope that he would continue to go forward with developing it,” Henderson said. “I just want us to be a little more organized about how we go about deciding what we’re going to do with it.”
