South Whidbey’s two unincorporated towns are getting back to the drawing board this month when it comes to planning their futures.

During the next few weeks, community groups in both Freeland and Clinton will meet to talk about sewers and municipal planning, and how residents of both those areas can get what they want out of Island County. A week ago, the Freeland Sub-Area Planning Committee came out of a six-month hiatus to talk about drawing up a stormwater management plan for their town. On Monday night, the Clinton Community Forum will get together at the Clinton Progressive Hall to discuss brining sanitary sewer service to the seaside community.

Tom Roehl, the moderator for the Freeland group, said the work his committee did at its Feb. 28 meeting starts a new phase of planning for the group. The committee finished plotting out land use zones in August, and is now turning its attention to infrastructure, such as storm and sanitary sewers and transportation. All the elements are to become part of a comprehensive plan for Freeland that committee members hope will be used to chart the town’s future.

Also at the meeting, the committee approved the Seattle engineering firm Tetra Tech – KMC, as their choice to do a sanitary sewer study for Freeland. The study will be funded with $150,000 in Island County planning funds. County planning director Phil Bakke said he hopes Tetra Tech will produce its study by the end of March. The sub-area planning committee meets next on March 21 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.

In Clinton, the sewer talk will be more preliminary. The Clinton Community Forum will hear presentations from Clinton Water District manager Mike Helland, and district engineer Tim Harrigan. Available at the meeting will be a map of a proposed coverage area for Clinton sewers. The pair will also answer questions about their work developing a comprehensive sewer plan.

Monday’s meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Progressive Hall. All interested parties are welcome to attend.