Expensive, unfair and unwanted. Former mayors and other city officials were united in agreement during a town hall meeting Tuesday on the topic of Proposition 1, the proposal to change Langley’s form of government. The move to the council-manager model, which would eliminate the position of an elected mayor, was a bad idea from start to finish, they said.
A suspect in a South Whidbey murder who has been on the run since May 2005 has been arrested in Mexico, Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said Friday.
Now two seats on the Langley City Council will have an early shake-out vote in August’s Primary Election.
R. Bruce Allen, a local volunteer and board member for the South Whidbey Youth Connection, filed as a candidate Thursday in the race for Position 4.
The Langley City Council has decided to trim the salary it pays the mayor.
The race for the Position 3 seat on the Langley City Council will now start in the Primary Election in August.
Discontent with the status quo is inspiring some on South Whidbey to step into the political arena.
Three residents who have been passed over by Langley leaders for a spot on the city council are now hoping voters will give them the chance to serve the city.
With a new lawsuit against the city now underway in Island County Superior Court and making headlines in the local newspaper, Langley City Councilman Hal Seligson is wondering why the council wasn’t given a head’s up that the city was getting sued.
Picking the people they don’t agree with was the easy part for the Langley City Council. The council quickly and unanimously selected three residents on Monday to be the “pro” committee in the August election where voters will be asked to switch to a council-manager form of government in Langley.
Another Edgecliff resident has jumped into the race for Langley City Council.
Robin Adams, an Edgecliff resident who led the opposition group that fought the controversial Langley Passage housing project, said Monday that he will run for a seat on the Langley City Council.
LANGLEY — The debate over the size of the mayor’s pay is coming down to a battle between here and there.
If you live and vote in Langley, Daniel Prewitt is going to try to convince you to get rid of your mayor — the elected kind, at least — before you cast your ballot in August’s primary.
