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San Juan County calls for public input on Uniform Development Code revisions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council is conducting a comprehensive review and revision of the County's Uniform Development Code (UDC), also known as Title 18. This update is intended
Reminder: WSF virtual public meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| As summer comes to an end, we’re hosting virtual systemwide public meetings to look ahead to fall service and recap our busiest season. Join us on September 24-25 as
County receives $1.5M from WA Governor to support local transportation infrastructure
Funding from the Governor’s Office will support three pilot initiatives to address ongoing ferry service disruptions, as well as a third set of crew for the interisland ferry. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Inslee provides $1.5M emergency funding for San Juan Island transportation service
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| During a meeting with San Juan Island leaders, residents and businesses today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced he is issuing $1.5 million in emergency and short-term funding
SJC Tourism at a Crossroads? (Part 2 – Paulsen-Hughes respond)
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| In Part 1 on the future of the SJC Visitors Bureau, I had planned to include the thoughts of each candidate vying to represent Orcas Island on the
PFFAP applications open to support local infrastructure and small businesses
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Starting today, applications are open for the Public Facilities Funding Assistance Program (PFFAP). Funded by sales and use tax, this program allows for local entities to apply for funding
Meet County Council candidates
||| FROM JOSEPH SEGAULT ||| Town Hall meeting to introduce the county council candidates Wednesday the 25th of September 5 o clock at the fire hall on Orcas Island.
Always more to the story…
||| FROM CHIP LONG for ORCAS AIRPORT ||| In the interest of full transparency, I want to answer the question: What was all that helicopter activity and noise on Monday morning? Shortly after 10:00 am,
Sheriff’s Report | September 4 – 9, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 24-005783 Vagrancy 08:14:59 09/04/24 An Orcas Island Deputy was dispatched to a Vagrancy Call in Eastsound. An individual was issued a citation for SJC
Letter to Editor | Better ferry service? State funds? Vote for Rick!
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| If San Juan County is going to have better ferry service, state funds for important projects and advocates for other critical islands issues, we need County Council Members who maintain
WSF Weekly Report | Virtual public meetings coming up; reiterating interisland staffing challenge
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve For the last three years, one of our key priorities has been creating a clear career pathway to the pilothouse to prepare
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council September 10, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public comment two citizens urged the Council to adopt the ordinance setting lighting standards for Eastsound that have involved years of work to address a serious
WSF hosting virtual, system-wide public meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| As summer comes to an end we’re hosting virtual systemwide public meetings to look ahead to fall service and recap our busiest season. Join us on September 24-25 as
Letter to Editor | I’m all in for Justin Paulsen as County Councilmember
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON ||| Justin Paulsen has my full support in this November’s election for seat #2 on the San Juan County Council. I’ve known Justin for nearly 20 years and admire his tireless
It’s not too late for reliable interisland ferry service
Commentary: San Juan County interisland ferry had 110 cancellations out of 502 scheduled sailings in the first 20 days last month ||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD for SALISH CURRENT ||| It’s been almost a year since
WA Conservation Action endorses Hughes
||| FROM WASHINGTON CONSERVATION ACTION ||| We are excited to announce that county council candidate Rick Hughes has earned the endorsement of Washington Conservation Action for the 2024 general election for San Juan County Council,
