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Inslee to provide clemency relief to individuals still serving community supervision solely on invalid drug possession convictions
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Washington state has instituted a new process to allow individuals on active community supervision for certain drug possession convictions to directly petition Gov. Jay Inslee to commute
Inslee updates wildfire state of emergency proclamation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today updated the wildfire state of emergency proclamation. The changes were made to clarify language around the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
San Juan County to vote on climate, environment, equity, justice amendments to county charter
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER via SALISH CURRENT ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This unusual self-governing opportunity exists
Fire Commissioners scheduled to meet Monday evening
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – August 16th, 2021 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial #
WSF weekly update includes an approval of fare increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| “Global shortage of experienced mariners” We’re not the only marine transportation system dealing with a lack of crewmembers. Following BC Ferries’ cancellation of a couple sailings last week due
Sheriff’s Report | August 4 – 10, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 21-006928 Information Report 13:34:59 08/04/21 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a call of several men with guns near Guthrie Cove. Deputies checked the area
WSF decides reinstating Sidney route not a good idea right now
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| WSF will delay the resumption of service to Sidney, British Columbia until 2022 due to the uncertainty of the reopening of the maritime border between the United States and
Letter to Editor | WSF boo-boo: There are no San Juans service reductions scheduled
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| It turns out that Washington State Ferries has no plans to send the 90-car Sealth to the San Juans, confirming its position stated in the June public meeting. As I had
WA DOL boo-boo: Your personalized license plate has not been cancelled.
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| County Auditor Milene Henley is warning San Juan County residents about letters incorrectly generated on August 4 by the Washington State Department of Licensing. The letters
Local legislators outline how new police laws will make our communities safer
In close voting, Washington state legislators enacted new laws in the 2021 session to reform some policing accountability and practices. As the laws have taken effect, legislators are speaking out to clarify what they see
Sheriff’s Report | July 28 – August 4, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 21-006663 Citizen Assist 09:28:35 07/28/21 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a callback about a possible order violation. After reading the order and speaking
WSF Weekly Report | Some system news, yes, but check out this ferry built on Lopez
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Behind the scenes: Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility Did you know our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility on Bainbridge Island has 10 different trade shops? Each of them is vital in
Inslee statement on suspected death of Southern Resident orca K-21
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| "I am saddened to hear the news that one of the 75 remaining endangered Southern Resident orcas, K-21 - a 35-year-old male - was seen this
Auditor updates search for Voters’ Pamphlet “con” writers
Updated ||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| The San Juan County Auditor is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments to ballot measures in the November 2021 General Election. The arguments will be
Health & Community Services office to be closed Friday Aug. 6
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services staff will be unavailable on Friday August 6, as we will be attending an All Staff Meeting. Staff will be
Port Commission calls special meeting for commissioner roundtable
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA August 9, 2021 12:30 P.M. Topic: Special Meeting Commissioner Roundtable Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87403339708?pwd=UHN1YmRRTXRiZ1FNVFM1STZsZHpudz09 Meeting ID: 874 0333 9708 Passcode: 385867 One tap
