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Guest Opinion | Let our citizens vote
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| Dear County Council Members, I am writing you in my former capacity as Chair of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (2021), and on behalf of the majority of
Guest Opinion | Deadline approaches to save ranked choice voting
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| I served on the SJC Charter Review Commission last year. It has come to my attention that the San Juan County Council has failed to carry out its responsibility to
Guest Opinion | Letter to Council in support of Lincoln Bormann
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| We Commissioners wish to express our unanimous support of Lincoln Bormann continuing as Director of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank. Public support
State agencies reach major benchmark in Washington’s transition to clean energy
UTC and Commerce collaborate to adopt new rules for electric utilities related to energy storage systems, standards and more ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC)
Ferry terminal causes confusion after saying dolphin damaged in crash
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| An initial alert about a ferry that crashed into a west Seattle dock caused confusion on Twitter after the Washington State Ferries (WSF) tweeted that damage had been made to the
Lots going on last week in Inslee-world
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| 988 lifeline already helping Washingtonians – Inslee and state leaders celebrate launch State leaders celebrate 988 crisis lifeline launch at Everett call center Gov.
Sheriff’s Report | July 20 – 26, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 22-004915 Burglary - Residential 05:53:34 07/20/22 No evidence of crime at this time and RP was advised to install camera inside residence. 22-004916 Accident-HitRun
Prune Alley construction update
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Crews have made significant progress bedding, cutting, and placing brick pavers throughout the project. Early next week crews are scheduled to bind these pavers
WSF weekly report: Hard landing, dump trucks on ferry, green marine certification
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Hard landing at Fauntleroy dock damages Cathlamet and offshore terminal structure We're assessing the damage to Cathlamet and an offshore terminal structure at Fauntleroy dock following a hard landing
Statement from Inslee regarding agreement on climate package in U.S. Senate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [last night] issued the following statement regarding news that Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C. have reached agreement on an Inflation Reduction Act that
Busy week for Inslee, as highlights illustrate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee, law enforcement leaders propose expansion of police training to regional campuses Gov. Jay Inslee was joined by law enforcement leaders and legislators to announce
Statement on Glenwood Inn acquisition from San Juan Preservation Trust
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| We’re aware that the Glenwood Inn/North Shore Conservation Easement acquisition has become a subject of public discussion and confusion, especially on Orcas Island. We can’t
OIFR currently on the scene of three simultaneous medical calls
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue crews are currently handling three separate calls, including an overturned commercial truck in the 400-block of Buck Mountain Road
Sheriff’s Report | July 13 – 19, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 22-004733 Assault - Body Force 15:55:39 07/13/22 A Deputy on San Juan took a delayed walk-in report of an assault that occurred the day
Progress Update: Prune Alley is … paved…!
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| Big Picture: Next week work will continue on the remaining sidewalks and we expect to start placing brick pavers on some driveways. As this
WSF Weekly Report | Mukilteo rescue, seeking hybrid construction proposals, service reliability
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Kitsap crews help rescue person in water off Mukilteo Our Kitsap crewmembers were part of a team of first responders that rescued a person off Mukilteo Sunday evening. Witnesses
