Some Oak Harbor leaders recently proposed responses to perceived problems associated with a nonprofit organization that feeds and offers assistance to homeless and other people in need at a Southwest Barlow Street facility.

Ideas presented at an Oak Harbor City Council workshop Tuesday for dealing with alleged criminal activity near SPiN Cafe included building a fence, installation of security cameras, placing a full-time police officer and creation of a drug-free district.

The conversation dominated much of Police Chief Tony Slowik’s presentation of his annual review despite his acknowledgement that calls related to SPiN Cafe are down.

The department spends around 35 hours per week at SPiN through human services partnerships, Slowik said. This involves a co-responder program, a Recover

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