Struggling to stay afloat amidst unprecedented revenue losses and subsequent staff reductions, the Island County Board of Commissioners agreed in late 2009 to scale back service by closing select departments to the public on Fridays.
It appears the roaring controversy over jet noise up north will touch down on South Whidbey this week.
Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, the private advocacy group lobbying to shut down U.S. Navy operations at Outlying Field Coupeville, will hold a meeting and presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Langley United Methodist Church, 301 Anthes Ave.
My first car was a white, 1983 Chevy S-10 pickup. I paid $1,500 for it and that was too much.
It was a heap.
Last month, I used some boating stories to talk about our current economic condition and the future in and around Langley. In January, we departed from the dock. We initiated 2014 with a lean budget and streamlined services.
Who would have thought? A piece of Washington’s history, a significant piece for that matter, may have been resting off the west side of Whidbey Island for more than 200 years.
With every edition of the South Whidbey Record, events are recorded for posterity.
On a regular basis, as I unlock my office door, there is someone poring through archives of Whidbey’s newspapers, furiously taking notes.
Controversy over Mo’s Pub and Eatery in Langley raised its ugly head again last week, and unfortunately it won’t be the last time.
No, this quarrel will endure as the decision years ago to permit such an activity in a residential area is without a clear solution. How can there be? Neighbors have a legitimate right to peace and quiet, and business owner Maureen Cooke has the equal right to run her tavern — Langley city code says so.