Coupeville News

“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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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

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A great deal of money is already flowing into campaigns that need to woo Whidbey Island voters. via Tacoma Daily Index

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“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

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“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

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“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

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