Island County gets ecology grant
The state Department of Ecology announced it will give Island County more than $300,000 for waste-management projects.
Island County Public Works will get a $241,671 grant for ongoing collection and disposal services of hazardous waste from households and small businesses.
Island County Public Health will get a $106,849 grant to review and process permit applications for solid waste handling facilities and conduct approximately 120 inspections of solid waste handling facilities.
The county will also investigate and resolve 200 complaints on solid waste issues, such as illegal dumping and littering.
The grants, which come from taxes paid by wholesale distributors of petroleum under the voter-approved Toxic Cleanup Act of 1989, are handed out every two years.
Planning board cancels meeting
Next week’s meeting of Langley’s Planning Advisory Board has been canceled.
The regular meeting set for June 25 has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at city hall.
The board canceled the meeting because city planning staff is unable to attend the meeting.
Help offered on
food stamp sign-ups
A client services coordinator from the Opportunity Council is available at Good Cheer Food Bank in Bayview to help people sign up for food stamps from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Tuesday of every month.
Appointments can be scheduled in advance by calling Rita Burns, Good Cheer’s operations manager, at 221-4868.
Wayward forklift closes county road
Double Bluff Road was closed Wednesday morning after a forklift fell off a truck near Cattail Lane.
The wayward forklift broke through a split-rail fence and then slid down a steep embankment. No one was hurt in the accident.
A front-loader was later brought in the pull the forklift back up to the roadway.
Bikes will go to deserving kids
Island Wings Goldwing Motorcycle Club has teamed up with the Forgotten Children’s Fund and the M-Bar-C Ranch to give away 30 new bikes to deserving kids on Whidbey Island.
Any child who doesn’t own a bike for financial or other reasons is eligible. If you know a child who could benefit from a new bike, send a letter to the club explaining why. The application should also include the child’s name, contact phone number and address. The child’s height and gender is also important, so the club can find the perfect bike for the child.
All selections are final and those bikes not claimed will be awarded to the next eligible child.
Letters must be postmarked July 19. Recipients will be notified July 30.
The kids will get their bikes Aug. 10 at the M-Bar-C Ranch.
Send letters to Bikes, PO Box 1103, Freeland, WA 98249.
