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Sheriff’s Report | August 6 – 12, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 25-005212 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 10:30:39 08/06/25 Two Oregon youth were contacted at the Friday Harbor ferry landing regarding a theft from the previous day at
Fire danger downgraded to HIGH in San Juan County
Effective Friday, August 15 at Noon ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County, WA – The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in coordination with local fire districts and
WSF Weekly Report | Ferry fare increase; increased service for SJC Fair
||| FROM JOHN for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from John Steve is taking some time off for the rest of the month to recharge. We all know how helpful that can be for
WSF making adjustments for SJC Fair traffic Sunday to Anacortes
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To prepare for heavy interisland traffic on the last day of the San Juan County Fair, we're limiting reservation space on the 9:50 p.m. Friday Harbor to Anacortes sailing
No jurors needed for August 18-22
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: AUGUST 18-22, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday August 18th through Friday August 22nd, are excused.
Washington state is getting three new ferries, and they’re hybrid-electric
||| FROM NORTHWEST PUBLIC BROADCASTING ||| The process to get more ferries into Washington state is floating along, with the state signing a contract with shipyard Eastern Shipbuilding for three new hybrid-electric ferries this month.
Larsen, Murray lead WA Democrats in urging interior secretary Burgum to restore funding for critical salmon recovery and habitat restoration efforts in WA
Bicameral group of Members urge Trump administration to restore funding for Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, abrupt cancelation of $1.285 million for WA state jeopardizes dozens of active habitat restoration projects across the state ||| FROM
Larsen hosts roundtable with community members on big ugly law Medicaid cuts
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP.RICK LARSEN ||| MUKILTEO, WA – Last week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a roundtable with seven Northwest Washington state community members about how the Medicaid cuts in Republicans’ Big
Douglas/ Bailer Hill Rd project begins chip seal process August 18
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is pleased to begin chip sealing the Douglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvement Project this August. Beginning Monday, August 18, crews will chip seal
Correction | Updated link for Comp Plan transport., utilities, housing, facilities inventory, & maps
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Department of Community Development (DCD) is issuing a correction to update the link to the Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission meeting agenda is available HERE (https://sanjuancowa.portal.civicclerk.com/?category_id=31).
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council August 4, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access an Orcas resident sought a way to share and reserve space at mooring buoys to reduce anchoring. The County Land Bank and
What if you’re aboard a ferry when a tsunami watch is in effect?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| When a recent tsunami alert, following an 8.7 earthquake in Russia, began to show up on our screens on July 29, we were afforded the opportunity to view
Sheriff’s Report | July 30 – August 7, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 25-004994 Malicious Mischief 08:59:41 07/30/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to a vandalism call. Evidence was discovered of a late-night vehicle driving recklessly on the
County Council surpluses gravel on Waldron Island; Public bid begins August 27
The County will also negotiate a Gravel Extraction Lease with the successful bidder for purchase of the gravel. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the August 5 meeting, Council passed a resolution authorizing
Auditor seeks writers of arguments both ‘for’ and ‘against’ ballot measures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor Natasha Warmenhoven is seeking people interested in writing arguments for and against ballot measures for the 2025 General voters’ guide. To ensure an informed
2025 Comp Plan | Transportation, utilities, housing needs, capital facilities inventory, & maps
Public comments regarding amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be submitted by August 14 for review at the Planning Commission meeting on August 15. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is
