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Sheriff’s Report | October 5 – 11, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 22-007304 Trespassing 18:33:51 10/05/22 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a call of a trespasser at Cons Pitstop 274 A. St. A report was
WSF News: Ferries re-named for Mariners players during playoffs
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| American Public Transportation Association TRANSform Conference For the second week in a row, hundreds of people in the transportation industry converged in Seattle. Like the Interferry Conference last
State ferries hit home run with Seattle Mariners-inspired name changes
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| SEATTLE – Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that the names of all Washington State Ferries be temporarily changed to honor the Seattle Mariners. All 21 vessels in the fleet will be
Lopez’s Village Road temporarily closed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works announces the temporary closure of Village Road on Lopez Island. The section between Washburn and Eads Ln is closed today through next Thursday,
County answers frequently asked questions about upcoming road levy
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes answers to frequently asked Road Levy questions. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road levy from
Inslee: Marijuana, minimum wage, climate action, health care for vets
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| President Biden announces pardons for simple marijuana possession Gov. Jay Inslee signs the first set of pardons for misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions under his Marijuana
Sheriff’s Report | September 28 – October 4, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 22-007079 Fraud 09:24:03 09/28/22 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a fraud callback near Eastsound. A report was taken. The reporting party had no
Larsen announces in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham, Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced locations and times for in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham and Friday Harbor. This week, Larsen hosted two community
Larsen: Critical funding helps NW communities protect salmon and the environment, create jobs
Grant established through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enables communities to remove and repair fish barrier culverts ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| [Thursday] the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has opened applications
Ferry Advisory Committee briefs council on the state of ferries
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This morning, San Juan County Council held a special meeting to discuss the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system. Co-Chairs of the County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) shared information on three
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| SAN FRANCISCO – In the latest of several climate agreements among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new partnership Thursday recommitting
San Juan County updates its Recreation, Open Space, and Stewardship Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County (the County) is currently updating its six-year Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Plan. As part of the update process, the plan has a new name
Vote counting equipment testing October 21 at 11 a.m.
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICER ||| A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the November 8, 2022 General election is scheduled for October
County’s Ferry Advisory Committee to hold two outreach sessions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) announced two outreach sessions this October. On Saturday, October 15 and Tuesday, October 18, the FAC will review its advocacy efforts,
Council to hold special meeting on Thursday to discuss our ferry system
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council announced today that a special meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6 to discuss the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system. Beginning at 9
Sheriff candidates featured at forthcoming LWV voter forum
||| FROM STEVE BOWMAN for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Please join the League of Women Voters at a hybrid Voter Forum with the candidates for San Juan County Sheriff. The in-person forum will be
