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Fire Commissioner submits immediate resignation due to untenable conditions
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| Dear Chairperson Fuller, Secretary Kimple, and the Orcas Island Community: Patrick Shepler This letter is my resignation, effective upon receipt, from the Board of Fire Commissioners, San Juan
County Democrats make endorsements for upcoming primary
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| The San Juan County Democrats held their endorsement meeting June 18 for the upcoming August primary, for which you will receive your ballot next month.
SJC Elections has an Advisory Committee opening
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG for SJC ELECTIONS ||| Are you looking for a way to serve your community? San Juan County Elections is looking for persons with disabilities and providers of services to persons with
Prune Alley work plan for upcoming week marks significant progress
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Our contractor (Mike Carlson Enterprises) and their subcontractor have made significant progress with the placement of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. This work is expected
Sheriff’s Report | June 8 – 14, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 22-003665 Fraud 11:28:39 06/08/22 Lopez citizen received a suspicious covid test kit in the mail that they did not order. Upon investigation, the test
Weekly WSF report references recent public meetings
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Recap of this week’s virtual public meetings Thanks to everyone who joined us for our virtual public meetings on Tuesday and last night. We began each
Larsen votes to protect Washington state’s environment
Secures $21+ Million to Support Washington’s State Wildlife Action Plan ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA),
Sheriff’s Report | June 1 – 6, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 22-003478 Found Property 13:56:53 06/01/22 A Deputy responded to a walk-in report of a cell phone found at Linde Park approximately 2 to 3
Weekly report from Washington State Ferries
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Human Resource Manager Sarah Smith talks to new hires at new employee orientation this week. The large group includes 18 deckhand students
Reminder: WSF virtual community meetings next week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Next week, join one of our virtual community meetings for an update on WSF, ask questions, and learn about upcoming summer service, hiring challenges and successes, and our continued
San Juan County announces resurfacing of nearly nine miles of roads this summer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal nearly nine miles of roads on San Juan, Orcas, and
Application portal for $3.5 million in grants to community festivals, events opens June 8 – July 1
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Washington Festivals and Events Association (WFEA) and ArtsWA, today announced a $3.5 million grant program
Fire crews battled a residential structure fire in Eastsound
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| On the morning of June 2, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to a residential structure fire in the 400-block of Fern Street. A
Prune Alley curbs, gutters begin to take shape
||| FROM COLIN HUNTEMER for SJ PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: This week the contractor began surface improvements with the forming and placement of curb and gutter improvements. Traffic Update: This weekend the intersection at North Beach
Sheriff’s Report | May 25 – 31, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 22-003262 Citizen Dispute 07:27:50 05/25/22 An Orcas Island Deputy authored an incident report regarding a citizen dispute. No crime was alleged. 22-003265 Parking Problem
In WSF weekly check-in: Upcoming meeting, Orca action month, happy WSF 71st birthday
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Join us for a virtual public meeting, June 14 or 15 Mark your calendar! We’re hosting two virtual public meetings to provide our customers with insight
