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Sheriff cautions drivers to respect safety of Prune Alley workers
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| The Sheriff’s Office, along with Mike Carlson Construction, is asking the public in Eastsound to respect the safety of the hard-working men and women currently working on the Prune
Prune Alley to be closed on Friday for ongoing construction
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Onsite construction activities on Prune Alley are expected to continue through tomorrow, Friday May 20. Onsite construction activities will cease throughout the weekend, resuming again on
Council chooses modest VR cap, island-sensitive allocations
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| More than 100 people showed up – most of them virtually, though the meeting room was full – at the May 17, 2022 meeting of the San
FairVote ranked-choice voting kicks off with SJC campaign
FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| WASHINGTON — San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice,
County Council sets executive session to discuss property acquisition
||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting on Friday, May 20, 2022 via TEAMS conferencing and/or in person from the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street,
Guest Opinion | In response to Prune Alley construction complaints
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| Thank you , William Wright, for your comments. There were hundreds of hours put into informing and consulting the public, property owners and anybody that was interested in this project
Agenda posted for tomorrow’s fire commission meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Meeting access can be found on
Guest Opinion | Open letter to Cindy Wolf, County Council
||| FROM B. SADIE BAILEY ||| I wrote a letter to Council on May 3, in reaction to the potential removal of Steve Smith from the Planning Commission (PC). Here's what I've learned since then.
Leaders announce $1 million for Seattle Maritime Academy and technical maritime education
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee, Seattle Councilmember Tammy J. Morales, Seattle Mayor Harrell’s Office, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, Seattle Colleges, and the Seattle Maritime Academy
Sheriff’s Report | May 6 – 10, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| FRIDAY, MAY 6 22-002757 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 01:12:49 05/06/22 A Deputy was dispatched to a Suspicious Circumstance in the Friday Harbor area. The caller believed there was someone
WSF weekly report with forewarning about high tides next week
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Mukilteo/Clinton route moves to restored service stage of restoration process Monday, May 16 I’m pleased to report that our Mukilteo/Clinton route will move to two-boat restored
Prune Alley construction activities to continue tomorrow (Friday)
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Onsite construction actives on Prune Alley are expected to continue tomorrow (Friday May 13). Onsite construction activities will cease throughout the weekend, resuming again on Monday
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee in response to federal report regarding Native boarding schools
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The U.S. Department of the Interior released a national investigative report today that identified more than 400 federally-run schools for Native American children, including 15 in Washington state. The
Letter to Editor | About that road work in Eastsound…
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| How does he Contractor that is doing Prune Alley get away with leaving the road in the condition it is in? I have been in other areas and talked to
Gov. Inslee weekly update includes urgency of abortion protection
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| "We are going to fight like hell” – State leaders vow to protect access to abortion Jennifer Martinez, PPAA’s board president who spoke of her
Sheriff’s Report | April 27 – May 5, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 22-002556 Civil Problem 10:55:22 04/27/22 Deputies served two temporary orders for protection to an individual on San Juan Island baring the person from his
