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Elections will conduct logic, accuracy test of ballot equipment
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG for SJC AUDITOR'S OFFICE ||| A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the February 8, Special election is scheduled for January 11, at
WSF to kick off the new year with two virtual public meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will host two virtual public meetings to kick off the New Year. Staff will be available to answer questions and give an update on what’s happening
Editorial | Will Orcas Island Fire & Rescue respond?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| You have probably received the mailer from Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) by now, reassuring our community that our Fire Department will indeed respond when called. Anyone on
Guest Opinion | Hey, Inslee, it’s time to consider critical replacement theory at WSF
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| Governor Inslee, It is high time that you took action to get the WSF operating again at a reasonable standard of service. As things stand now, WSF is an embarrassment
As weather warms, frozen pipes will begin to thaw, quickly draining water supplies
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Higher temperatures starting today will begin to thaw frozen pipes. As those pipes thaw, water may leak from broken pipes in high volumes that weren't
WSF Weekly Report | Weather, service, SJC marine training
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Winter weather, crewing challenges affecting service Due to the winter weather, an increased number of breakthrough COVID cases among our crews and ongoing staffing shortages, most routes will remain
Ferry alert! There may be no onboard restroom service, so … you know
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Onboard restrooms may not be available Friday 12/31 & Saturday 1/1 as we've been unable to pump sewage due to frozen pipes on route's terminals, which are forecast to
Friday Harbor folks urged to check for water leaks
An unusual draw down of water indicates there currently are leaks ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| To Friday Harbor water system customers – Town of Friday Harbor is asking anyone
Sheriff’s Report | December 15 – 21, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 21-010661 Fraud 10:04:04 12/15/21 A Deputy responded to a walk-in report of a Fraud. An unknown suspect used the reporting person's name & email
WSF: Again, lack of elves means only two San Juan Islands boats Sunday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| For December 26, the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will operate on it's alternate schedule with 2 boats due to a lack of crew. Inter-island service has also been cancelled for
WSF’s Christmas gift to the San Juans: Something about not enough elves?
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| For December 25, the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will operate on it's alternate schedule with 2 boats due to a lack of Coast Guard documented crew. Inter-island service has
Washington receives money to replace lead water service lines
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Washington State will receive over $63 million to replace lead service lines as part of the federal bipartisan Infrastructure
Snow on the way? County Public Works will be on top of it
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Snow is currently in the forecast for this weekend. If you would like to learn more about how the County prioritizes and responds to snow events
Wintry weather likely for Christmas weekend, but the County is on it
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Snow is currently in the forecast for this weekend. If you would like to learn more about how the County prioritizes and responds to snow events on County
Our fire department has been busy in the field this month, as well as hiring new Asst. Chief
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Point Lawrence Road - December 4, 2021 Crews were dispatched to reports of a structure fire in the 900-block of Point Lawrence Road shortly
Auditor’s Office to be closed on Christmas, New Years Eve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor’s office will be closed on Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31. The closures mean that there will be no documents recorded and
