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Attendance, accuracy top issues in treasurer’s race
Attendance and accuracy seem to be the top two issues for former co-workers and Island County treasurer candidates…
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Early budget restores jobs, seeks technology upgrades
Island County’s early budget draft aims to restore a number of positions and pushes to upgrade technologies. A…
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Commissioners approve fish, wildlife update for Island County
No one is happy with fish and wildlife protection regulations approved Monday, but Island County commissioners are saying…
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Tax revenues forecast better budget year for Island County
As Island County enters its annual budget cycle, preliminary numbers show rebounding tax figures.
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County planners unveil new fee schedule, proposed fee changes are fair, builders say
County fees for permit and consulting services could see a few changes in the near future, under a…
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Commissioners to decide on Langley rural event center
A rural event center permit issued to Whidbey Wayfarer Farm in Langley has been appealed by neighbors who…
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WSU presses port on Greenbank Farm, management options still being sought
A plan to revamp Greenbank Farm and increase its economic viability won’t be considered by the Port of…
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BaRC Re-tail store helps animals, environment
A year after the creation of the BaRC Re-tail Store, charged with taking reusable items out of the…
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Researchers find no tsunami evidence, just one big Whidbey earthquake
Researchers search for tsunami evidence in two Whidbey Island locations have come up empty.
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Regulations won’t go unchallenged, WEAN vows
Environmental activists plan to challenge Island County in the Western Washington Growth Management Hearing Board again if major…
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New rules irk farmers, environmentalists alike
As the county struggles to find a balance between protecting the environment and farmers’ right to maintain their…
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Memorial Zylstra flagpole receives needed face lift
A flag now flies in front of the county’s historic court house building on a pole that has…
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Island County Commissioners delay fish and wildlife protections
A farmer’s right to maintain drainage ditches without regulation was at the core of Monday’s debate on fish…