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Sheriff’s Report | October 20 – 26, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 21-009314 Traffic Hazard 10:23:30 10/20/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to euthanize a road struck deer with broken legs. 21-009316 Agency Assistance 11:00:01
WSF Weekly Check-In | Ramel hears Lopezians ferry concerns, new apprenticeship program, Colman Dock work, hold on new reservations
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Work begins on next phase of Colman Dock project More than a million pounds of steel is arriving at our Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock Project site.
Letter to Editor | Let’s all vote YES on Park & Rec levy
||| FROM GEORGETTE WONG ||| Please vote YES on Proposition 1 for the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD) levy. Parks and Rec enriches the lives of so many of us on island. Adults
County’s preliminary 2022-2023 budget now available for perusal
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County Auditor has published the County's Preliminary 2022-2023 Budget. The County budget sets spending and hiring limits for the County by fund, by department, and by program.
Letter to Editor | Vote ‘no’ on Propositions 3, 5, and 6
||| FROM WILLIAM APPEL ||| We elected our county government to, among other things, regulate our shared environment and protect individual rights. The Charter Review Commission has perceived a failure of citizens to prompt action
Letter to Editor | I encourage a ‘yes’ vote on all Charter amendments
||| FROM ANNE WHIRLEDGE-KARP ||| I am writing these comments as someone who attended several of the Charter Review Commission meetings and followed the process. I encourage you to vote yes on all of the
Letter to Editor | Reject charter amendment proposition 1
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| I am writing today to urge voters to vote "no" on the proposed language change in the preamble of the San Juan County charter in the Amendment to the Charter
Letter to Editor | In support of proposed amendments from Charter Review Commission
||| FROM KAI SANBURN ||| Community Rights San Juan Islands (CRSJI), a Washington State nonprofit working to protect the Salish Sea, supports the Charter Review Commission’s proposed amendments, particularly Propositions #1 and #3. These Propositions
It’s October, and the high winds will predictably blow — Sunday into Monday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The National Weather Service is calling for strong winds in the islands Sunday and Monday. Winds are forecast to be strongest at the south end of San
Port of Orcas meeting coming up on Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas will convene in a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss budget issues on Monday, October 25, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. Agenda here.
SJC Comprehensive Plan 2036 Update: Studios and open houses popping up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Please participate in the San Juan County Department of Community Development’s Pop-up Studio and Open House events regarding the 2036 Comprehensive Plan update. These events are intended to
Sheriff’s Report | October 13 – 19, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 21-009171 Domestic Dispute or Assault 21:27:29 10/13/21 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of a domestic in Friday Harbor. No crime appeared
Latest from Lekanoff | Ferry service disruptions, Native mascots, COVID, women in STEM
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Ferry Service Disruption The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) recently launched a survey to determine economic and social impacts to San Juan County residents from
Planning Commission stands firm on a vacation rental cap of 650
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On the table at the Planning Commission’s October 15 meeting was a public hearing on the commission’s deliberations over setting a cap on vacation rental permits before
WSF weekly check-in | “Starting to look at our ability to increase service”
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Giving thanks to our employees I want to start this week by asking everyone to join me in recognizing and thanking our hardworking and dedicated employees.
Health District to hold public hearing on FY’22 budget, levy
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| As a local government entity that imposes a regular property tax levy, the OIHCD is required to hold a public hearing on the setting
