Residents will see the big jump in the city’s stormwater utility rates starting in July.
The city of Langley will likely extend its moratorium against new subdivisions before the current one expires next month.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray announced new legislation Wednesday that could mean an increase of more than $35 million each year for the Washington state ferry system.
Two of three District 10 lawmakers say they are opposed to a reservation system for riders on the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry route.
But one — and the most influential voice in the debate — is taking a wait-and-see approach.
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen said Washington state will build four new ferries to replace aging vessels in the fleet.
Island County’s budget gap is now expected to top $2 million, double the amount that left county leaders scrambling for solutions when the financial crisis was discovered early last month.
The deficit — originally pegged at $1 million — is now nearing the size of last year’s budget hole, which was filled with employee layoffs that resulted in the elimination of 31 jobs.
The county board of commissioners has sent a memo to department heads and other elected officials, asking them to look at reductions in public services between 5 percent and 20 percent.
The light at the end of the tunnel sure didn’t shine for long.
Island County Treasurer Linda Riffe said Monday the dismal economy may improve by the first quarter of next year.
While some Island County workers wonder about job security, elected officials in Island County will see fatter paychecks in the coming year.
Unpaid time off for workers may help solve $1 million budget crisis.
Island County’s insurance pool has reached a $150,000 settlement with the woman who was allegedly held captive in a Freeland cabin three years ago, an attorney in the case said Monday.
Island County is facing a budget shortfall of roughly $1 million due to falling investment earnings, and more staff cuts are likely in Coupeville, according to county officials.
More than a million — some said two — gathered in the nation’s capitol this week to see the end of an unlikely journey that catapulted Illinois Sen. Barack Obama into the White House, the first African American president in the country’s 233 years of existence.
It was an emotional pilgrimage for many.
“I just had to be here to witness a dream come true,” said Linda Brown of Houston, Texas. “I didn’t think it would happen in my lifetime.”
Island County Planning Director Jeff Tate resigned Wednesday at a staff session for the Island County Board of Commissioners.
