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WSF Weekly Report | House testimony, retirement, underwater camera, and a ferry-tale wedding
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Remarks to U.S. House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit I had the privilege of speaking about our ferry system to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee
Council adds indoor residential tennis courts to work plan
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Planning Staff Priorities At its Tuesday meeting, September 28, the San Juan County Council agreed that the County’s planning staff should add draft rules allowing private indoor tennis
Letter to Editor | No evidence exists to support VR caps
||| FROM LINDA BANNERMAN ||| It is time for the members of our community to demand that the planning commission and county council reject any ordinance implementing caps. Such an ordinance, especially when made in
Sheriff Krebs: No shirt, no shoes, no service also includes ‘no mask’
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| On Monday, September 27 th , 2021, at approximately 4:00pm, the Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to The Friday Harbor Marketplace on San Juan Island after employees
Fire Commission is meeting again tomorrow in special session
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 28 at 5 p.m. Meeting access information is located on the
Inslee letter to President Biden urges action for Point Roberts and border communities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden reiterating his call for a targeted exception to border restrictions for the Point Roberts community and
NYPD seizes several vans used as illegal Airbnb rentals
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| Police in New York City impounded seven vans that were being used as illegal Airbnb rentals for the past two years. Some of the vans faced numerous parking violations and expired registrations.
Ferry-naming contest draws comically creative ideas — but let’s get real, Washington state says
||| FROM SEATTLE TIMES ||| It’s easy enough to tap out a 10-second comment and hit “send.” Sometimes it’s a thought that momentarily lands in your brain. Sometimes you can smile to yourself: Oh, I’m
USPS slowdown starts Oct. 1 | What to know about new delays and price hikes for mail
||| FROM MSN.COM ||| If you're like me, sending a letter or package across the country through the US Postal Service feels like a game of chance. Will it get there in a week --
Sheriff’s Report | September 15 – 21, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 21-008372 Boating Problem 09:24:36 09/15/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to investigate a boat reportedly aground on a beach near Shark Reef Park.
Latest from Lekanoff | Redistricting, moratoriums, ferries, SJC Council, more…
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Let State Redistricting Commission know what you think of their proposed legislative district maps On Tuesday, the Washington State Redistricting Commission released the four proposed legislative
WSF Weekly Report | No line-cutting, new schedules/fares, photo contest
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| New line-cutting educational campaign To address an ongoing problem of drivers cutting our ferry lines, we’ve teamed up with Washington State Patrol on a new line-cutting educational
Guest Opinion | SJC residents will vote on amendments addressing climate change, environmental protection, justice and equity in Nov.
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER, CHAIR, SAN JUAN COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This
Request for federal resources to support hospital surge efforts in Washington
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Like most health care systems nationwide, Washington hospitals and health care workers are under tremendous strain as a result of staffing shortages and increasing numbers of COVID-19
Larsen to chair hearing on surge in air rage incidents, effects on workers, airlines, airports
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, September 23, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee, will chair a hearing entitled “Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air
WSF and WSP to announce new line-cutting patrols
||| FROM WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| EDMONDS –To address an ongoing problem of driver line cutting at ferry terminals, the Washington State Patrol and Washington State Ferries are teaming up for a new educational campaign and emphasis patrols.
