There is more than one reason to hand over unused and expired prescriptions to law enforcement agencies this Saturday.
With little discussion, the Island County commissioners set a date for the public hearing on a proposed moratorium on new marijuana production and sales.
The Island County Board of Commissioners adopted a $71 million budget in a 2-1 vote Monday with Commissioner Kelly Emerson dissenting.
Maxwelton Farm on South Whidbey has filed a land-use petition against Island County, claiming Planning Director David Wechner acted outside his scope of authority.
During the 2014 budget process, Commissioner Kelly Emerson did not speak often.
Primarily, she said, because it has been tough to gain support for her initiatives that favor cutting taxes and what she deems non-essential services and programs.
While Ron Witherall was happy to return to work Monday at his Department of Defense job at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, he said he plans to take his opinions about the federal government shutdown straight to the polls.
During the 2014 budget process, Commissioner Kelly Emerson did not speak often.
North Whidbey skies are expected to see unmanned Navy aircraft flying by 2016.
Despite looming closures to the county’s Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found funding to allow the national program to operate as usual through the end of October.
A 45-day deadline has passed for Oak Harbor resident Bill Burnett, who filed a lawsuit in July against Island County over the appointment of Commissioner Jill Johnson as chairwoman of the board.
A “watchdog” citizens board appointed by county commissioners gave a positive review last month of the controversial Clean Water Utility program.
As a result of Congress’s inability to pass a budget by the Sept. 30 deadline, hundreds of Department of Defense employees at Whidbey Island were furloughed Tuesday as part of a country-wide government shutdown.
The Island County Commissioners have reached consensus on a number of key elements of the 2014 county budget.
