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County Council hears more on VRs while propane tank approval questioned again

By |2020-02-07T16:06:14-08:00February 7th, 2020|Categories: News|

-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- More than 100 people packed the Eastsound Firehall on a cold and snowy Tuesday to attend the County Council’s (CC) regularly scheduled “road show” meeting on Orcas. Most in attendance were there to voice their opinions on the impacts of vacation rentals (VR) and the wisdom (or

EPRC Considers Propane Tank Addition and Zoning

By |2018-10-29T12:58:48-07:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Business, Community, Community Event, Government/Politics, News, Sustainability|

Thursday, Nov. 1 from 3- 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall 3:00 pm Welcome and Introductions 3:10 pm Additions or Agenda modifications 3:15 pm Approval of October Minutes Draft Minutes: https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/17366/2018-10-26_DRAFT_Minutes_EPRC_October 3:20 pm Rick Hughes County Update 3:30 pm Public Access/Comment #1 (15 min) 3:45 pm Village Green Playground Grant Success 4:00 pm EPRC

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EPRC’s Thursday Meeting to Review County Parks, Permits, Propane Decision

By |2018-06-04T11:46:01-07:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: Community, Government/Politics, Health, News|

-- from Colin Maycock, County Planner -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee, an advisory board of citizen volunteers to the County Council will meet this Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday,

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Guest Opinion: Council Asked to Appeal 30,000- gallon Propane Tank in Seaview Neighborhood

By |2018-05-28T10:54:28-07:00May 24th, 2018|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, Government/Politics, Island History, News, Opinion, Sustainability|

-- by Rick Fant -- Following is the written statement of Rick Fant's public presentation to the County Council on May 21, 2018: Inter-Island Propane Conditional Use Permit (CUP) [allowing] installation of 30,000 Gal propane tank • Rick Fant: representing a majority of owners on Aeroview Lane [and Seaview Street] in Eastsound • CUP for

Island Co. Judge Reverses Seaview Propane Tank Denial

By |2020-11-09T15:23:26-08:00May 18th, 2018|Categories: Government/Politics, News|

-- by LIn McNulty, Managing Editor -- Inter-Island Propane 30,000-gallon fuel storage tank in Friday Harbor Ruling that the "Conclusions Based on Findings" by San Juan County Hearings Examiner Sharon A. Rice are defective both procedurally and substantively, Island County Superior Court Judge Alan R. Hancock issued a ruling on April 30, 2018, that

Hearing Examiner Denies Propane Storage Permit

By |2017-10-05T16:40:07-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, Government/Politics, Island History, News, Sustainability|

-- by Margie Doyle -- San Juan County Hearing Examiner has decided to deny the Conditional Use Permit requested by Inter-Island Propane to install a 30,000 gallon propane tank and distribution center at the corner of Seaview Street and Aeroview Lane. The 30-page decision may be found at: PCUP-17-0018_Interisland Propane DENIED The County Community Development

“Judgment Day” As Decision on Propane Storage Nears

By |2017-09-30T20:48:38-07:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, Government/Politics, Island History, News, Sustainability|

-- by Matt Willis, Orcas Issues reporter -- Interisland Propane 30,000 gallon fuel storage tank in Friday Harbor On Monday, October 2, the San Juan County Hearing Examiner will make a final decision on Inter-Island Propane's application for a conditional use permit to store 30,000 gallons of propane at 27 Aeroview Lane, Eastsound.

Seaview Neighborhood Protests Propane Tank

By |2017-08-02T21:05:09-07:00August 2nd, 2017|Categories: Business, Government/Politics, Health, News|

-- by Margie Doyle -- (Disclosure: my property line abuts the lot at the corner of Seaview and Aeroview, where InterIsland Propane' is proposing to install a 30,000 gallon propane tank and distribution center) Neighbors listen as one of them describes the difficulties in evacuating the neighborhood during a 2015 fuel spill About

Eastsound Planning Review Committee to Review Workgroup Surveys and Propane Tank Storage

By |2017-08-02T23:05:07-07:00August 2nd, 2017|Categories: Business, Environment, Government/Politics, News, Sustainability|

Thursday, Aug. 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall The agenda for the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) monthly meeting calls for an update by County Councilman Rick Hughes early in the meeting, followed by the first of two Public Access/Comment sessions. The EPRC will then review the Main Topics: (hyperlinks

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Fire Commission Meeting Focuses on Propane Tank Safety Issues

By |2017-07-19T08:42:09-07:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, Government/Politics, News, Sustainability|

-- by Susan McBain -- The “hot topic” for the July 17 meeting of the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners wasn’t on the agenda. The public wanted to talk about Inter-Island Propane’s proposed location of a 30,000-gallon propane tank on Aeroview Lane near Seaview St., and the capacity of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR)

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