Let the Chocolate Flower Farm expand and the rest of the city’s economy will grow with it, business owners told the city council this week.
City council members may be in favor of partially lifting the city’s nearly 18-month long ban against subdividing land in town.
Council members are expected to vote on an extension of the moratorium on new subdivisions in two residential zones at the council’s first meeting in December.
Island County Commissioner Phil Bakke strongly refuted suggestions this week that county officials knew budget problems would force layoffs next year, but downplayed discussion of the issue due to the impending election.
A state growth management hearings board has sided with Island County in the dispute over the county’s adoption of land-use regulations for “accident protection zones” near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
I saw a full moon near Sunlight Beach on Monday night. And here I thought all the hard feelings over…
Island County will cut approximately 30 jobs to close a $2 million hole in next year’s budget, county officials said Monday.
The county will finalize the cuts on Dec. 1 when the 2009 budget is adopted, and the layoffs will take effect March 1.
Island County will cut approximately 30 jobs to bring next year’s budget in line, county officials said Monday.
The District 2 Island County commissioner’s race is heading toward a recount.
City council members said they liked all four ideas for recycling the Langley Fire Hall that were presented at their meeting Monday. They also said they hoped there was a way to meld the proposals together.
A new “blue tide” to rival the 2006 election appears to be sweeping Whidbey Island.
Democrat Helen Price Johnson is poised to become the first woman ever to serve on the Island County Board of Commissioners, and is leading Republican incumbent Phil Bakke in early vote returns.
Price Johnson was ahead, 15,550 votes to Bakke’s 13,484. Price Johnson was leading with 53 percent of the vote to Bakke’s 46 percent.
Democrat Helen Price Johnson is poised to become the first woman ever to serve on the Island County Board of Commissioners, and is leading Republican incumbent Phil Bakke in early vote returns.
Democrat Angie Homola is on her way to an upset win of 16-year incumbent Mac McDowell for the District 2 seat on the board of Island County commissioners.
