As we continue to confront the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, I think it is safe to say that the La Conner community, as a snapshot of our greater country and world, has been left in a state of purgatory. Even so, the Town moved forward in several areas throughout 2021.

La Conner was blessed to see record sales tax figures accumulated in 2021. I have always said that destination communities such as La Conner are the future of in-person specialty retail. And although, at the peak of the financial fallout of the pandemic, La Conner lost over 10 businesses, we also stood the most to gain as...