Just four months into the job and another major controversy has landed on freshman Langley Mayor Larry Kwarsick’s doorstep.
Medical marijuana access points will not be allowed in Langley but the community will be a “safe haven” for qualified patients and those who follow state law, the city council decided at their regular meeting Monday.
Held at the Methodist Church on Third Street to accommodate an expected large crowd, the council made several decisions related to Freeland resident Lucas Jushinski’s recent application for a business license to open an access point in Langley.
Despite its popularity among some members of the business community, a proposal to temporarily reinstate a commercial truck loading zone on Second Street in Langley will not move forward.
The ordinance was put forward by Councilman Hal Seligson and essentially proposed to hit the “reset button” by reinstating the loading zone, albeit with a few changes, until a more permanent solution could be established.
Langley will unveil an update to its 2012 comprehensive water system plan and a set of proposed water rate hikes tomorrow in a special open house.
The meeting begins at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 19, and will be held at City Hall, 112 Second St., Langley.
The meeting begins at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 19, and will be held at City Hall, which is located at 112 Second Street in Langley.
Unwilling to adopt rules themselves that would pave the way for a medical marijuana distribution center in Langley, the city council is now looking to pass the bowl to Washington’s congressional delegation.
In response to a handful of citizen complaints, Island County commissioners are taking a closer look at existing firework rules and contemplating a few new restrictions.
More than a decade of effort came to fruition Tuesday when Island Transit held a groundbreaking ceremony signifying the start of construction on it’s new headquarters on Highway 20 just south of Coupeville.
The event was attended by a healthy crowd of supporters, employees and a host of dignitaries, which ranged from 2nd District Democratic Congressman Rick Larsen and elected officials from the multiple Whidbey Island municipalities that make up the transit agency’s board of directors to a ranking administrator with the Federal Transit Administration.
Island County’s lone Republican commissioner made a surprise proposal to her Democratic colleagues Monday that would require new property taxes or fees being considered by the board to first pass the test of public opinion.
Murky and conflicting laws appear to have doomed a proposal for a medical marijuana business in Langley.
You’d be hard pressed to find any frowns at Island Transit these days.
After years of planning, revision and discussion, it appears phase one of the Langley Marina project will float after all.
COUPEVILLE — Island County is expected to spend more than $3.9 million taking care of roads this summer.
LANGLEY — In the interest of providing a firm foundation for a future tree protection ordinance in Langley, a city official will be doing a little reconnaissance around town over the next few weeks.