“Doug Allderdice, 56, is the newest member of the Langley City Council, assuming the seat of former councilmember Ed Parr, who resigned in December citing personal reasons.”
Commission hopes to avoid public vote
“Long considered in need of sidewalks and general smoothing, one of Langley’s most character-filled streets will get a pedestrian-oriented face lift over the next three years.”
Washington State Ferries wants its Clinton-Mukilteo customers to decide which of two scenarios will be the least inconvenient for them beginning in September: Shut down the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday through Friday for five weeks or shut down the ferry 24-hours a day for about 20 days.
South Whidbey gas boosters may soon see concrete pipeline plans out of an Oak Harbor company looking to supply Port Townsend with energy.
“The Fellowship Hall at Langley Methodist Church will once again fill with the aroma of fine Italian cuisine as Hearts and Hammers hosts its annual Spaghetti Dinner, Friday, Feb. 11, from 5-7:30 p.m.”
“Both Mike Shelton and fellow Republican Mac McDowell are running for re-election, though only Shelton has formally announced his intentions. But according to Island County Democratic Central Committee Chairman George Pardington, McDowell is their prime target.”
“Skagit Valley College will host an informational breakfast meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8 for local employers who may be interested in hiring participants from Washington’s WorkFirst program.”
“Looking for a bright side in the pending service cuts by Washington State Ferries? Well, at least they’ll save money on fuel.”
“A lack of funding will not mean the lack of a ferry dock in Clinton. It just means the dock will be a little uglier than anyone had planned. Due to a huge capital budget shortfall caused by Initiative 695, Washington State Ferries will not be able to pay for the second half of the ferry dock reconstruction project started last spring in Clinton.”
“But the company is taking a friendlier tack this time around. Trillium Corporation brought scores of protesters out when it started cutting 740 acres of forest land near Freeland in 1988. Now the corporation has started rebuilding logging roads in the clearcut land to gain access to 39 of 120 remaining acres of mature timber. The company will clearcut that acreage sometime during the next month — an action that brought back a bad taste in the mouths of some property owners and environmentalists. But this time around, Trillium is being more up-front about what it is doing.”
“But win over Nooksack secures second place, as the Falcons, playing for the late-season lead in the North Cascades League in two weekend games, took it down to the wire two nights in a row, squeaking by Nooksack Valley at home, but falling to league-leading Lynden Christian on the road.”
“The South Whidbey Contra Dance is being held on a Saturday evening for the first time, with a new live band playing the music for the lively jigs, reels and hornpipes on the dance program.”
