An interdepartmental group of Island County staff members identified five high-priority properties with code violations, all of which involve sewage tanks leaking or sewage being directly discharged onto the ground, wetlands or even a beach.

The list includes two mobile home parks outside of Oak Harbor city limits, a North Whidbey property with people living out of RVs, a single RV parked on property in Freeland and a beachfront house on Camano Island.

During a meeting last week, several department heads presented the list to county commissioners and discussed the responses. Public Health Director Shawn Morris explained that the Case Review Team is made up of staff from Public Health, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Planning, Public Works and Human Services. The team looks at the most

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