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County adopts 32-hour work week in name of fiscal health, recruitment, wellness
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce the adoption of a 32-hour work week for employees represented by AFSCME 1849. A large majority of the County’s employees are
Sweep, force of Constitution’s Section Three should prohibit Trump from running
||| FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW ||| University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 172, Forthcoming 126 Pages Posted: 14 Aug 2023 William Baude University of Chicago - Law School Michael Stokes Paulsen University of St.
Ferry runs aground in San Juan Islands, out of service for repairs
||| FROM MYNORTHWEST ||| The Washington State Ferry boat Chelan ran aground Sunday night, closing the Orcas Island terminal and putting the ship out of service. WSF said that the incident happened around 9:35 p.m.
Get your WA State Boating Education Card with on-line USCG Auxiliary boating safety classes
Last class offered by us this year! ||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering an opportunity for boaters to
Letter to Editor | I find the Fire Department union’s stance revolting
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Does Local 3911 IAFF union really represent all its OIFR members? Based on what I heard on Monday during the public comment period, I strongly believe the answer is an
Sheriff’s Report | August 9 – 15, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 23-006353 Property Damage, Non Vandalism 10:22:36 08/09/23 A Deputy on Orcas struck a mailbox while backing. Some owners of the mailbox were notified and
Orcas Fire Commissioners to hold regular meeting Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, August 21st at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link in the attachments).
San Juan County to begin road striping in September
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 11 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder
WSF Weekly Report | Tours, Ramel visits Orcas, contract awarded for hybrid-electric conversion
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Tour gives youth a chance to explore our ferry Wenatchee We hosted 16 members of the Youth Maritime Collaborative for a tour aboard Wenatchee Friday afternoon, continuing our efforts to anchor
Fire District Stability Group forming, looks for members
||| FROM KATE HANSEN, BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT, RANDY GAYLORD, TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATES ||| In light of the resounding defeat of the August Levy for Orcas Fire and Rescue, the four challengers for the Commission
Letter to Editor | About that fire levy
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| THE FIRE LEVY: It is still “NO”!! You have basically the same folks presenting this Levy. The world will not come to an end, if we wait for newly elected
County barge landings at Griffin Bay and MacKaye Harbor
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works will be unloading several thousand tons of material onto San Juan and Lopez Island on Tuesday, August 22 and Wednesday, August 23. The
Burn ban on recreational fires in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal has declared a ban on all recreational fires effective 12 p.m. Noon on August 14, 2023. Due to current atmospheric and field
County-wide power outages coming up in September
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| COUNTY WIDE PLANNED OUTAGES: September 25, 26, 27 Multiple overnight outages for maintenance All of San Juan County will be affected by planned power
Rep. Ramel | Seeing Legislative funding in our community & addressing climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| I hope your August is off to a great start! It is an honor and a privilege to serve and advocate for our community's interests. Last
WSF Weekly Report | A visit from NTSB, retirement, and another kudo
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| NTSB officials visit Wenatchee, Colman Dock We hosted a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and two staff on a tour yesterday of Wenatchee and our Seattle Multimodal Terminal
