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WSF weekly report indicates no service disruption locally due to Wenatchee fire
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service changes across system due to Wenatchee fire When we unexpectedly lose one of our largest ferries (Puyallup, Tacoma and Wenatchee), there are cascading effects across our system. With Wenatchee out of
Sheriff’s Report | April 27 – May 3, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, APRIL 27 21-003399 Trespassing 11:41:31 04/27/21 A Deputy on Orcas was dispatched to a trespassing call in Eastsound. The suspect was identified and a report was
Latest from Lekanoff | University guidance, emergency broadband, climate commitment act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! This week, we honor and remember our missing sisters on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People. A huge thank
2021 sees building permits, tax revenues soar
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OPD-ED REPORTER ||| Summer has not officially arrived, but you would never know it from the hum of activity blanketing the islands. Some of this has been expected as visitors,
Public Works pushes pause on Prune Alley project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| Public Works looks to push pause on construction and delay construction-related community impacts until Spring of 2022. Plans for a single continuous construction effort remain unchanged from
Current board, committee vacancies, and positions with terms ending within 30 days
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you are interested in serving on a board or advisory committee fill out an Advisory Committee Application or contact the Council Office at: (360) 378-2898 Email:ingridg@sanjuanco.com. Committee
Inslee signs economic justice legislation to help working families
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an economic justice legislative package, including the Working Families Tax Credit and the capital gains excise tax, that starts the process of making
Rep. Lekanoff: Legislative session has ended, but work still goes on
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Join us for the 40th LD Virtual Town Hall on May 6! Before I update you on the 2021 session and dive in to highlights of our final budgets,
WSF weekly update includes saga of a fire aboard the Wenatchee
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Wenatchee engine room fire Thankfully, no one was hurt when an engine on Wenatchee caught fire last Thursday while the vessel was conducting sea trials with no passengers aboard.
Sheriff’s Report | April 21 – 27, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 21-003225 Controlled Substance Problem 10:07:24 04/21/21 A County Parks employee brought found property to the Sheriff's office in Friday Harbor. The property was found
First ballot count is in, with School District support at 68%
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| Results from today's special election have been posted on the website of the San Juan County Auditor's Office. With a county-wide voter turnout rate of 36.28%, and only 600
Public hearing scheduled to consider Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County will conduct a public hearing on May 4, 2021, beginning on or after 9:15 a.m., to consider projects proposed for funding under the Community Development
Inslee statement on 2021 legislative session
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee release a video statement today on the successes of the 2021 legislative session. The 105-day session ended on Sunday evening with major advances on several
Rep. Lekanoff sums up legislative past week, heading into sine die on Sunday
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Bill Updates The 2021 Legislative Session ends this Sunday, April 25. As the session comes to a close, I want to give you a final update
Sheriff’s Report | April 14 – 21, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 21-003006 Fraud 06:29:28 04/14/21 A Lopez Deputy responded to a fraud call. A Lopez citizen received a call from an unknown source asking for
WSF weekly update: How they are making every day Earth Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| In honor of Earth Day, here’s an update on our first-ever Sustainability Action Plan. As part of our Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Program, we launched the two-year plan on this day
