It’s nigh time for the undecided to make a decision.
Ballots are due Tuesday, Aug. 16 for this year’s Primary Election.
Next week’s Primary Election is casting a shadow over Langley’s impending search for a new city councilman.
In any other election year, Thomas Gill might have been able to easily shake his “always a bridesmaid” curse.
Not so this time.
Unlike many elections of the past, the line of suitors for Langley voters runs deep this year. Candidates in two council races will face a shake-out vote in the Primary Election, with the top two advancing to November.
COUPEVILLE — The second suspect in the 2003 Christmastime murder of Russel Douglas will make her first court appearance in Island County Superior Court next week, according to the Island County Prosecutor’s Office.
LANGLEY — The Primary Election scrum for Position 3 on the Langley City Council has one candidate who says things look fine in the Village by the Sea, and two candidates who say the scene at city hall isn’t so spectacular.
Robin Adams, Jim Sundberg and Kathleen Waters are vying to replace Councilwoman Fran Abel, who decided not to run to retain her spot on the council. It’s the first primary run-off in recent memory for Langley, a town that usually sees candidates running unopposed on the ballot.
Costly assessments on property owners near Useless Bay that are being used to pay for a controversial pump project are not illegal, an Island County Superior Court judge has ruled.
Amid continued criticism of his support of Proposition 1, Langley City Councilman Robert Gilman abruptly resigned at the start of Monday’s council meeting.
LANGLEY — City hall has busted its budget for legal help this year.
With the city council’s recent approval of payment for the latest set of attorney bills — ones totaling $5,070 for June — and other attorney bills already paid, the city of Langley has spent $39,527 on legal services since January.
LANGLEY — Amid continued criticism of his support of Proposition 1, Langley City Councilman Robert Gilman abruptly resigned Monday evening.
The first candidate has jumped into the race to serve in the position now held by Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson.
Robert “Jeff” Lauderdale has filed as a Republican candidate in the 2012 race to represent District 1 on the Island County Board of Commissioners.
LANGLEY — The Village by the Sea nearly turned into the City of Congeniality during Thursday’s forum for city council candidates in August’s Primary Election.
LANGLEY — Accountable and effective government — plus a more powerful city council — are the big benefits of adopting the council-manager model of government, a group of outside experts said at a town meeting devoted to Proposition 1 Thursday.
LANGLEY — Robin Adams, a candidate for the Langley City Council and one of the petitioners who put the change-of-government measure, Proposition 1, on the Primary Election ballot, said he will vote against the proposal.
