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Port Commissioners will meet tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ||| 2023 01 23 Regular Meeting Agenda for the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners meeting to be held on Monday, January 23, 2023
DID YOU KNOW?: A boatload of ferry trivia
||| FROM THE KITSAP SUN ||| Who names the vessels? Who steers them? Curious? Read on: Thousands board every day without a thought to what goes on around them, oblivious to the hundreds of thousands
Sheriff’s Report | January 11 – 17, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 23-000207 Burglary - Residential 08:59:43 01/11/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a residential burglary call. Upon investigation, a door that had previously been held
WSF Weekly Report | Even Orcas turkeys get noticed
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Recap of recent virtual community meetings Thanks to everyone who joined us for our recent virtual community meetings! Following a brief presentation about our service restoration
State Parks is hiring 305 park aides
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks is recruiting seasonal park aides to work in its beautiful outdoor places this spring, summer and fall! Parks is looking for 305 park aides
Inslee: Changing the face of Washington’s justice system
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Seeing a wide range of lived experience and perspectives among the ranks of civic and government leaders has a powerful effect, particularly for communities of people
Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
||| FROM KATHRYN (KAT) BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 17 at 1 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at Station 21, Eastsound, WA. Access to
Special Port meeting notice and agenda
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting tomorrow, Monday, January 16 at 5 p.m. This meeting will be held online and
County invites the public to “meet your elected officials” events
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to host a series of “Meet Your Elected Officials” events. Scheduled during the first three months of the year, these events will offer
Sheriff’s Report | January 4 – 10, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 23-000052 Traffic Hazard 07:17:18 01/04/23 A San Juan Deputy responded to a collision involving a school bus. The driver moved wide to give room
Larsen, DelBene call for answers around persistent postal delays, workforce shortages in NW Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WHATCOM COUNTY, WA – Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) are calling for answers about persistent mail delays reported to both offices in Northwest Washington,
Legislation introduced to address climate change in state and local planning
||| FROM STATE HOUSE & SENATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA - Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) and Rep. Davina Duerr (D-Bothell) have introduced legislation that aims to address climate change by updating Washington’s planning framework. “This is about
Public engagement is vital to WSF
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Community engagement Public engagement is crucial to the decision making we do at Washington State Ferries. Each year we host two rounds of systemwide community meetings
WSF weekly update takes a look at 2022
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES || During my second year as the head of Washington State Ferries I was focused on service restoration and workforce development. 2022 was a year of rebuilding
Council Meeting Review: January 10, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This meeting included adopting legislative priorities, setting public hearings, and more. This document is a review of the County Council meeting, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Information related to
2022 state ferry ridership up slightly from 2021
After two years of pandemic effects, passengers again outnumber vehicles ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries carried 17.4 million riders in 2022. That’s a total ridership increase of roughly 100,000
