Island County may have a new planning chief as soon as next week.
The Board of Commissioners interviewed four finalists during two closed-door interviews Monday. The commissioners are expected to hold two more later this week.
Island County may have a new planning chief as soon as next week.
The Board of Commissioners interviewed four finalists during two closed-door interviews Monday. The commissioners are expected to hold two more later this week.
Filing Week for open public offices in Island County began Monday and the first 24 hours yielded a few surprises.
With days to go, the following are among the candidates to file so far.
The signature list of the state’s new 64-car ferries was corrected on the MV Salish with 80 tons of ballast recently.
The other two boats in the class are expected to receive the same improvement later this summer.
Island County put the brakes on a plan to help Langley pay for an eight-acre conservation easement this week.
On Monday, the Board of Commissioners was scheduled to vote on a contract that would have provided the city with $175,000 in conservation futures funding for the Noble Creek project.
Oak Harbor resident Chris Klieman has always been into what some call “the creepy crawly.”
Not so much bugs, but cold-blooded reptiles.
Scaly or slimy, he loves them both.
Draft horses named Otto and Jim took Central Whidbey on a ride back in time this week.
Hired by a local farmer, the massive American Belgians and their owner, Freeland resident Greg Lange, spent most of Tuesday seeding a seven-acre field east of Engle Road.
Beginning next year, Island County could be served by a new public defender.
During the Island County commissioner’s weekly work session Wednesday, the board informally agreed to seek proposals from qualified law firms interested in being the county’s primary public defense contractor.
A controversial low-income housing project in Freeland may be moving forward after all.
Teri Anania, executive director of the Island County Housing Authority, confirmed this week that the major permitting problem facing the $6.3-million project is in the process of being resolved.
Concerned residents and business owners took one last opportunity this week to voice their thoughts about Island County’s Shoreline Master Program.
On Wednesday, the state Department of Ecology held an open house and public hearing in Coupeville.
The Navy this week said it plans to more than double the number of P-8A Poseidons destined for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Instead of the planned 24 planes, the Navy will station 49 of the sub-hunting jets at the NAS Whidbey, said U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, a Second District Democrat.
Environmental disasters such as the 2012 sinking of the F/V Deep Sea in Penn Cove may soon be a little more avoidable.
The state Legislature approved a bill last week that preserves funding for the state’s derelict vessel program and sharpens the effectiveness of existing laws.
Hoping to learn more about the ginormous landslide that rocked Ledgewood last month, geology experts spent much of this week drilling a 280-foot deep hole atop the bluff.
Under the direction of GeoEngineers, a Seattle-based firm hired by Island County, a drilling team dug a hole so deep that it went below sea level. It was drilled in the county’s right-of-way along Firecrest Avenue.
Taking regular samples along the way, the idea is to find out a little more about what caused the slide, when it will happen again and determine the overall stability and safety of the area.
Island County Law and Justice Council formalized its hopes for a $2.6 million fall ballot measure this week when the group unanimously approved a recommendation to move forward with the request.
The council, an advisory group comprised of police, court, municipal leaders and community members from Whidbey and Camano islands, decided it was time to proceed with the property tax and passed a resolution urging the Island County Commissioners to formally green light the proposal.