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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
County officials discuss affordable housing, infrastructure investments with Rep. Larsen
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, San Juan County officials toured Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) through the islands to discuss affordable housing and infrastructure investments.
Newest update from WSF
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Life-saving appliance training Our crewmembers go through a lot of practice to make sure everyone on board is safe. As the weather warms up, our training
Statement from U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen on the SCOTUS draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – U.S. Rep Rick Larsen released the following statement today on the draft U.S. Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: “As someone who will always
Important opportunity for local Democrats
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| A lot of folks have relocated to the islands the last couple of years, and you may not be aware that we have a very
Judge Carolyn Jewett announces her re-election campaign
||| FROM CAROLYN JEWETT, DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ||| San Juan County District Court Judge Carolyn Jewett has announced that she is running for re-election. She has served as District Court Judge since January of 2019.
Next week’s construction plan for Prune Alley
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| 4-day work week with the site open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. The Contractor is installing manholes and catch basins
