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Sheriff’s Report | December 23 – 29, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 20-010782 Found Property 08:33:03 12/23/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was called to pick up a license plate that had been found, having apparently fallen
Rick Hughes honored with public service award by Orcas Chamber
||| FROM ORCAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce and its Board President Colleen Smith have announced they are honoring Rick Hughes with the “President’s 2020 Public Service Award for Dedicated
New Mukilteo ferry terminal opens with a virtual ribbon cutting video
State’s first new ferry terminal in 40 years opens to traffic ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| MUKILTEO – The state’s new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal, Washington State Ferries’ first new terminal in 40 years, officially
County Planning Commission endorses vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM YONATAN ALDORT for VACATION RENTAL GROUP ||| NEWS: Last month, the San Juan County Planning Commission issued a recommendation to the County Council in which they addressed six of the eight regulatory reform
New County Council members sworn in
||| BY MINOR LILE, REPORTER AT LARGE ||| Christine Minney and Cindy Wolf were sworn in as members of the San Juan County Council at 11:00 am this morning. San Juan County Superior Court Judge
How federal funds helped Washington communities and families fight COVID-19 realities
||| FROM GOV. JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Over the past nine months, Washington state has distributed more than $2.1 billion to orchestrate ongoing, significant relief efforts across multiple sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic — a public health
State takes action following Trump’s refusal to sign Pandemic Unemployment Assistance extension
||| FROM GOV. JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the state will provide funding for almost 100,000 Washingtonians who will lose federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits following President Trump’s refusal to
Number of WA Notify users tops 1.5 million, exceeds 25% of adults in Washington state
The more people who use exposure notification technology, the more effective it is ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) today announced that in less than three weeks,
Sheriff’s Report | December 16 – 22, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 20-010598 Citizen Assist 12:47:41 12/16/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was called by an out of area subject for information about deer hunting. 20-010600 Welfare
Port of Orcas has regular ZOOM meeting scheduled for Monday
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| The agenda for the regularly scheduled meeting of the Port of Orcas is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87852382775?pwd=M2Nxek5XREtkTzBIT1N3ZGlHT3Judz09 Meeting ID: 878 5238 2775
State Parks releases environmental determination of U.S. Navy training permit application
Commission will hold public comment meeting Jan. 26 ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Dec. 22, 2020 – Today, staff of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission released a State Environmental Policy
Navy conducting noise monitoring at NAS Whidbey Island
||| FROM MICHAEL WELDING for NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The Navy completed its first week of real-time sound monitoring at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island as
Inslee statement on federal coronavirus relief and omnibus package
||| FROM GOV. JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today released a statement on Congress reaching agreement on an omnibus funding package that includes emergency relief to address the health and economic consequences of
State’s first new ferry terminal in 40 years opens Dec. 29
New Mukilteo multimodal ferry terminal honors tribal history of land ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| MUKILTEO – State ferry riders on the Mukilteo/Clinton route will get an upgrade on Tuesday evening, Dec. 29. That’s
Sheriff’s Report | December 8 – 15, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 20-010378 Trespassing 19:30:19 12/08/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was called regarding a trespass issue at a residence. All parties involved were interviewed, and the
Comp Plan | 2021 annual docket application period: Jan. 1 – Mar. 1, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The deadline for proposed amendments to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code (UDC) is 4:30 pm March 1, 2021. The “Annual Docket of Comprehensive
