The Port District of South Whidbey Island took over operations at the delightful (and delightfully small) marina at Langley on January 1. Apparently, Langley’s tiny boat basin needed some attention, and new harbormaster Rick Brewer has his work cut out for him:
“Things are going well,” Brewer said. “But though a number of smaller maintenance and repair items have been accomplished, my focus has to be on safety.”
Specifically, the fire mains which run along the marina’s palisade structure. A break at one point has allowed saltwater intrusion to enter the pipe at high tide, making the entire system useless in the event of a fire onboard one of the docked boats.
Other key safety concerns include a first aid station, defibrillator, spill response kit and submersible pump needed to empty out the buoyancy chambers of the 400-foot breakwater, for which Brewer asked for funding and commissioners agreed.
Read Jeff Vanderford’s entire article in the South Whidbey Record.
