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Marina advisory committee urges council to pick slip-rate plan and set Nov. 1 implementation

Marina Advisory Committee (advisory to Oak Harbor city council) · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The committee recommended the city council choose one of two rate models (Bradley or BST) and urged swift action, proposing November 1 as an implementation date to stop revenue losses while engineering and federal grant work continues.

The Marina Advisory Committee recommended that the Oak Harbor City Council select a slip-rate plan and move quickly toward implementation, proposing November 1 as the effective date.

At the meeting the committee debated two competing rate models: the committee-backed "Bradley" plan and a consultant-recommended BST model based on median survey data. Committee members said council members appeared divided at a recent workshop, and the advisory group urged the council to pick a plan rather than delay. The committee recorded a consensus recommendation that the council choose one of the narrowed options and…

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