10 min ago | Tacoma Daily Index
Port calls temporary timeout on tax increase
“We need to show the public this is a sound business proposition and we'll need more time to get the facts before the public”
' Saying they needed more time to convince voters of the merits of a tax increase, Port of South Whidbey commissioners decided this week to back away from an August vote on a proposal to triple the port's ... via Tacoma Daily Index
19 hrs ago | Tacoma Daily Index
Artistic youth benefit Red Cross Artistic youth benefit Red Cross
“We're a member of this community and that's why we're doing this”
Scot Ratzlaff, Harbor Tower Village executive director, and Hazel Welliver, the facility's assistant program director, display a few of the student artworks that will be auctioned off this weekend in the Youth ... via Tacoma Daily Index
Wednesday May 14 | Tacoma Daily Index
School district hosts Navigation 2020 community meeting
“We really need to think differently about how we deliver our services.”
South Whidbey School District will receive $1 million less from the state next year as student enrollment continues to plummet. via Tacoma Daily Index
Tuesday May 13 | South Whidbey Record
A fun night will help island animals
“We really want the WAIF auction to be THE auction on the island”
The famous Pink Panther himself brings un peu de l'esprit de Paris to Whidbey Island for the sake of his fellow feline and canine friends. via South Whidbey Record
Sunday May 11 | Tacoma Daily Index
Sunken sailboat shall rise again
“We're fortunate we got a midday low tide followed by reasonably high tides”
There's no sunken treasure in this boat. Nevertheless, the Port of Coupeville is working to raise a submerged sailboat that sank near the Coupeville Wharf last month. via Tacoma Daily Index
Friday May 9 | Whidbey News Times
Editorials Sex offender changes needed
Cases in Oak Harbor and Everett last week look ridiculous on the surface, but do make that point that it's very hard to return sex offenders to the community once they have served their time. via Whidbey News Times
Wednesday May 7 | Tacoma Daily Index
A great deal of money is already flowing into campaigns that need to woo Whidbey Island voters. via Tacoma Daily Index
Wednesday May 7 | The Whidbey Examiner/STPNS | Posted by The Whidbey Examiner/STPNS
Town Council nixes request for extended comment time
“No other meetings that I go to in town, and I go to a lot of them, every single one of them allow two to three minutes for speakers to speak”
The Coupeville Town Council has said no to a proposal that would have expanded the amount of time set aside for unscheduled public comment during council meetings.
During the April 22 meeting, Council member Ann Dannhauer made a motion to increase the two currently allowed five-minute public comment periods to 10 minutes each. Dannhauer's motion also would have allowed the public to use overhead projectors for presentations.
The motion was defeated, with all but Dannhauer voting against the proposal. Council member Bob Clay was absent from the meeting and therefore did not vote. Read more
Monday May 5 | The Herald
State to keep leasing ferries for Port Townsend and Whidbey Island
“We are not going to build the Steilacoom II. That's good because that's a bad boat”
A deal announced Monday won't change how ferry riders now travel between Port Townsend and Whidbey Island but may avert future problems for taxpayers. via The Herald
Saturday May 3 | Tacoma Daily Index
Food sought to placate ferry patrons in long line Food sought to placate ferry patrons in long line
“It will make their stay more pleasant”
One theory goes that long summer waits at the Keystone ferry terminal may be easier if food is available. via Tacoma Daily Index









