Both city leaders and citizens will get the chance for an on-the-ground look at the site of the future sewage treatment plant.

The City Council is holding a workshop Wednesday, June 17, at the Whidbey Island Bank building at 321 SE Pioneer Way. The city purchased the building and the property surrounding it as the site of the future treatment plant.

The workshop will begin at 3 p.m. with a department briefing, pending agenda items and an emerging issue. Probably the  most interesting item is a proposed homeless encampment code.

Then at 5 p.m., city staff will bring the council — and any citizens who show up — on a tour of the proposed site of the sewage treatment plant.

Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley said people will be able to get a better sense of the scale of the project. He said stakes in the ground delineate the edges of the project.

“I encourage the citizens to attend the meeting,” he said, “and they should give their input on what they see.”

The council will take public comment. Afterward, the staff will give an update on a recent charette on the design of the sewage treatment plant.