Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
Inslee Says Trump Budget “Incredibly Harmful” to State and Local Governments
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- President Trump today released a federal budget proposal that would make significant cuts in state and local government programs, including education, environmental protection, health care and many other critical
County Seeks Consultants to Assist with Comp Plan Update
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County is seeking RFPs from qualified consultants to work on aspects of the SJC Comprehensive Plan Update. Proposals are encouraged from consulting firms with expertise in
County Parks, Fair Department Responds to Horse Barn Project Comments
-- from San Juan County Parks and Fair Dept. -- The memories of past Fairs are held dear as new ones are created each August; this is not to be disregarded, as that is the
UPDATED: Eastsound Vision 2035 Released for Community Input
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- Beginning on Jan. 7, 34 Orcas Island residents entered into a consensus building process to craft a Vision Statement for Eastsound in 2035. The group’s work was done under the auspices
Letter to Editor | Stay Engaged for Future of Eastsound
-- from Jim Jonassen -- As many islanders are now aware, a process to update the County’s Comprehensive Plan is underway, and a part of that is the update of the Eastsound Sub Area Plan, which
Orcas Seniors Will Explore Nearby Nature
Friday, March 24, 1 - 3 p.m., Meet at Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell, Senior Services Specialist, Senior Center Come along with the Orcas Island Senior Center on guided explorations of local parks with
Letter to Editor | Building a Bridge
-- from Sandi Friel -- When the time finally came to replace the ailing Channel Road Bridge in Deer Harbor, San Juan County took the high road. Instead of top-down decision-making, County Councilman Rick Hughes
Guest Opinion: Trees in Eastsound Swale Essential to Good Development
-- by Sadie Bailey -- I really appreciate the thought that went into Charlie Carver's Letter to the Editor on March 6 (see orcasissues.com/waterfront-development-not-waterfront-reclamation/ ).Thank you for caring about Eastsound; so few Orcas people understand
No Discover Pass Needed for State Parks’ 104th Birthday
-- from Jacqueline Daigle -- Washington State Parks turns 104 years old on Sunday, Mar. 19, and visitors are invited to help celebrate by enjoying a state park for free that day. With the 2017 spring
Letter to Editor | Thanks to Village Green Rock Pickers
-- from Ashley A. King -- San Juan County Parks would like to thank Greg McKelvey with his students from Orcas Christian School and SJC Parks volunteer Fred Klein for their phenomenal work Friday Mar.
Guest Opinion: Could Orcas Be Nantucket? Never Say Never
-- by Joe Symons -- Anyone who has moved to San Juan County (SJC) since 2000, and many others who already were here, may not know that in 2000 the SJC planning department commissioned a
League of Women Voters to Meet on San Juan
Monday, March 13, Noon - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from Margie Doyle, League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The next League of Women Voters of the San Juans membership
Council Gives, Receives Project Updates
-- by Sam Gailey, updated March 10 at 2 p.m. -- The most recent San Juan County Council meeting was conducted on Tuesday, Mar. 7, on Orcas Island at the Eastsound Fire Station. The public
Village Expansion Discussed at Eastsound Planners Meeting
-- by Maryse Sagewynd -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) met on Mar. 2, 2017, at the Eastsound Fire Station for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. EPRC has a new Facebook site entitled Orcas
Learn How to Start a Garden
Wednesday, March 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Vanessa Julian -- Want to plant a garden, but don't know where to begin? Don't think you have enough room in your backyard for a garden?
