A crowd of more than 50 showed up at a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the future of energy on Whidbey Island in Freeland.
“People For Yes on Whidbey PUD” want to form a public utility district on the island. In order to get the issue on the ballot this fall they have to collect 2,392 signatures from registered voters living on the island — or 10 percent of all registered voters — by July 4.
LANGLEY — The Langley Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director.
Despite chilly temperatures, filling up a gas tank in recent weeks can make a person sweat with gas prices way past the $4 mark.
Now imagine having to fill up 131 gas tanks.
With an eye on next year’s budget, the Island County motor pool is considering its options on how to save money while running a “greener” fleet. County officials are collecting data on vehicle use and as part of the research, they will also evaluate the performance of its hybrid vehicles.
Hundreds of pairs of sneakers added a few extra miles to their soles this weekend as South Enders walked for the cure during this year’s Relay For Life.
The weather held up for the 20 teams that walked for 18 hours between 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at the South Whidbey High School track to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Amid the controversy about beach access at the end of Wonn Road in Greenbank, the Island County Assessor has found that the current property owner owes three years of back taxes for the tidelands Bruce Montgomery says he owns.
It’s not much — $3.63 to be exact — but tax slips have been prepared and Island County Assessor Dave Mattens said the Montgomerys can expect to find a tax bill in their mailbox soon.
Reece Rose is already talking about leaving the job she’s working to land.
Rose, who has been fighting to become county commissioner for District 1 for nearly six years, said she only wants to do the job for a maximum of eight.
Rose had pledged to follow self-imposed term limits if voters put her in office.
The Whidbey Island group working to take over Puget Sound Energy’s power system on Whidbey is holding a public forum today in Freeland.
“People For Yes on Whidbey PUD” want to form a public utility district on the island. In order to get the issue on the ballot this fall they have to collect and submit enough signatures to the county auditor by early July.
The Island County Auditor’s Office has reversed course and is now printing the candidate statements of all candidates running in the August primaries.
A number of candidates in key races had missed a vital deadline for submitting their statements and pictures to the voter’s guide, which will be sent to every household in the county.
Langley City Council meetings have been known to draw big crowds. But in recent months, a four-legged spectator has joined the audience as Langleyites learn about planning and development issues — especially when Fred Evander, Langley’s junior planner, is the speaker.
No matter how many people crowd the council chamber for a presentation, as soon as Evander opens his mouth four little paws sneak down the stairs. Randy, the city’s newest mascot cat, wouldn’t miss one of Evander’s speeches.
Glen Russell, a Greenbank resident for 35 years, is fighting to stop construction of a brick-and-concrete wall that a couple from Medina are building near their new home on Wonn Road.
The problem is that the wall at the end of the public road will block access to the beach.
A South Whidbey group is fighting land mines and boosting literacy in Vietnam and they now have found an ally in Bayview.
The South Whidbey Friendship Force is raising money to build a library that will keep children in Vietnam safe. Friendship Force members are teaming up with Chef Chung Tran of the Basil Café at the Bayview Cash Store.
He will be serving cuisine from his native Vietnam at the café from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. The special dinner will raise money for the Friendship Force Peace Library Project.
BAYVIEW — It’s been nearly five years since President George Bush stood aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under a banner that proclaimed “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq.
LANGLEY — The city of Langley seems to be in no rush to appoint a new chairman for the Planning Advisory Board.
Mayor Paul Samuelson said at the regular city council meeting Wednesday that he won’t announce a new chairman until the next city council meeting July 2.