WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Hospital levy lift passes

Jessie Stensland reports:

Voters on Whidbey Island approved a measure in Tuesday’s election to increase the public hospital district’s property tax levy.

At the same time, it appears that voters are replacing a hospital commissioner with a candidate new to health care administration.

They Said It

Candidate James Golder said he was successful because of dissatisfaction in the community with the hospital. The hospital’s reputation in the community “isn’t all that great,” he said, although things have gotten much better under current CEO Ron Telles.