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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015 | Vol. 91, No. 30 | WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM | 75¢
A CONGENIAL CHARRETTE Langley conveyance meeting draws crowds, but no fireworks
Justin Burnett / The Record
More than 100 people filed into Langley United Methodist Church’s fellowship hall to hear the city present options for marina access. No decision was made, as expected in this first round of meetings about moving people between South Whidbey Harbor and Langley’s commercial core and residences.
By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record Langley got its first sweeping look at projects that could better connect its commercial and residential areas to its waterfront and marina at the long-awaited charrette Tuesday night. Despite all of the blustery gusto and tension leading up
to a public meeting about marina access project options in Langley, the meeting itself was befittingly calm for the Village by the Sea. More than 100 people packed into Langley United Methodist Church’s fellowship hall, with a capacity of 200, to hear from the director of Community Planning about alternative projects to move people between the city’s commercial
core and its waterfront and marina. In a surprise move, planning Director Michael Davolio gave loose cost estimates for most of the projects, which range from $0 to $2 million. City officials had said previously that it would not address the price tags of various options. SEE CHARRETTE, A5
Freeland couple help bruised, emaciated bald eagle By JUSTIN BURNETT South Whidbey Record An injured mature bald eagle will likely survive to soar another day over South Whidbey thanks to the quick actions of a few Freeland residents. Keith and Annette Jacobs, along with the help of neighbor Sam Breyer, discovered the grounded avian near their homes Tuesday and were instrumental in getting it to a wildlife recovery center.
Unable to take flight with a bruised wing and severely emaciated, the bird might have starved to death had they not intervened. “They kept eyes on him for at least 24 hours,” said Bob Drake, a volunteer with Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. “This bird wouldn’t have lasted much longer,” he added. Located on San Juan Island, the non-
profit organization takes in injured and orphaned wildlife, providing them with medical care until they are healthy enough to be released back into their original habitat. Wolf Hollow also provides public education and conducts non-invasive research, according to its website. The eagle, estimated to be a mature SEE EAGLE, A12
Keith Jacobs photo
A bald eagle rescued from Freeland looks out from a cage before being transported to a San Juan Island recovery center.