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Council to bid farewell to Jamie Stephens after 12 years of service
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Outgoing SJC Councilmember, Jamie Stephens Councilmember Jamie Stephens is retiring after 12 years of public service on the San Juan County Council. His final Council meeting
Pack your patience if boarding a state ferry in a vehicle for Thanksgiving travel
Check online schedules often, especially for Edmonds/Kingston route ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Travelers planning a state ferry ride over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend should be prepared for long waits if boarding
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold the regular monthly meeting and 2023 Budget Hearing on Monday, November 21 at 1 p.m. The meeting will
Governor Inslee’s week included trip to Egypt
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| COP27: State and local governments can go further, faster to counteract climate change Gov. Jay Inslee attended the United Nations’ Conference of the Parties (COP27)
Sheriff’s Report | November 9 – 15, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 22-008144 Trespassing 09:12:40 11/09/22 A San Juan Deputy was dispatched to a report of trespassing. The subject was moved along, and the property owner
Big news from WSF, just not about the San Juans
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Completed Seattle terminal building opens Nov. 18 After five years of construction, we’re rolling out the welcome mat tomorrow at our new flagship terminal building on
Affordable housing sets a foundation for San Juan’s future
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Take a stroll through Friday Harbor’s neighborhoods and you’ll find the next wave of affordable housing. On Price Street, passersby will see walls being framed in, hear the
Latest results from last week’s election (30 ballots left to count)
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/15/2022 3:38 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 11,344 Estimated Ballots Left to
San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan update nears completion
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council is expected to adopt the 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update by the end of the year. With a County Council public hearing on November 29,
Trumpism hits a wall
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM||| Washington -The crucial long-term consequence of the 2022 mid-term election is that no matter who controls Congress, Trumpism has hit a stone wall. A broad coalition
Inslee | Veterans Day, electric heat pumps, affordable health plans, election results
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Washington state celebrates Veterans Day The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs 2022 Veterans Day poster. Friday, Nov. 3, is Veterans Day and the 104th anniversary of
Sheriff’s Report | November 2 – 8, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 22-008005 Harassment 05:56:49 11/02/22 A Deputy responded to a report of Harassment in Friday Harbor. Two businesses requested a person trespassed from their businesses.
Latest General Election tally
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/10/2022 5:10 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 11,194 Estimated Ballots Left to
Latest election results from SJC Elections
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/09/2022 5:33 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 9,131 Estimated Ballots Left to
Statement from Rick Larsen on initial general election returns
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – Rick Larsen released the following statement today following initial general election returns: “This seat belongs to the voters, and I am humbled that they entrusted
State ferries to honor veterans with whistle tribute, flying of US military service flags
POW/MIA flags to also fly on all operating vessels Nov. 11 ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – At 11:11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, all operating Washington State Ferries vessels underway will sound
