Coupeville council adopts six-year transportation plan, extends planning contracts, appoints acting pro tem and bans sale of fireworks

The Coupeville Town Council on June 24 approved several formal items: the annual six-year Transportation Improvement Plan (Resolution 25-05), two contract amendments extending work on the comprehensive plan and a new climate element, the appointment of Jackie Henderson as acting pro tem for July–December 2025, and an ordinance banning the sale of Washington State–approved fireworks within town limits effective 2026.

Why it matters: The transportation plan establishes the town’s project priorities for grant-seeking and local budgeting over the next six years; the contract extensions keep planning work under way; and the fireworks ordinance changes local sale rules that affect vendors and fundraising activities.

Transportation plan: The council opened a public hearing and staff said the 2026–2031 plan contained one new project—connecting Third Street to Broadway—and some reprioritizations. Town staff member Joe summarized the staff report: "The transportation plan, the 6 year plan, has only changed by, 1…