50 years ago

Editor: Ace Comstock

Planning Commission holds first meeting

“The first meeting of Langley’s new planning commission was held in the town hall last Friday night. Their first assignments were a request for a new plat by Walter Hunziker of Langley and an application for use of the town’s docking facilities by Edmonds Tug & Barge Co. No final decision was made in either case, the commissioners voting to spend several weeks studying related platting and zoning regulations.

“The first official action of the commission was to unanimously elect Mrs. Matilda Jones as their chairman. Mrs. Jones, owner of a Langley department store, is a former representative in the State Legislature from King County’s 46th District.”

25 years ago

Editor: Jim Larsen

Double Bluff permit saga ends, court allows house

“Property owners will soon be issued a permit allowing them to improve the bulkhead and build a house on a lot adjacent to the Double Bluff Road end. The state Supreme Court in December refused to review the permit approval granted by the Court of Appeals. According to Island County Deputy Prosecutor David Jamieson, that brings the case to an end. In a Jan. 2 memo to the Island County Commissioners, Jamieson wrote that “the long and tortured saga” of the permit process has come to an end, and ‘the Planning Department should take the appropriate steps to notify the applicants that they can proceed in accordance with the permit.’

“The lot in question, although privately owned, has been used by the public for years to gain access to the publicly-owned Double Bluff tidelands, the most popular public beach on South Whidbey.”

15 years ago

Editor: Jim Larsen

Clinton subarea plan to be presented

“A plan for Clinton that could affect lifestyles and pocketbooks for years to come will be presented to the community Tuesday, Jan. 9. On that date, the Clinton Subarea Planning Committee will introduce the draft of its subarea plan, a document that has been two years in the making. The committee, appointed by the Island County Commissioners, will not present a document set in concrete.

“Community members will be particularly interested in the public’s opinion on the matter of whether Clinton should be designated a high-growth Urban Growth Area (UGA), or retain lesser densities as presently limited by the Rural Area of more Intense Development (RAID) designation.”