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Inslee issues, amends proclamations relating to wildfires, recent extreme temperatures
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued two emergency proclamations today relating to the climate crisis; one update to a previously issued proclamation regarding wildfires, and a new
County, Johnsons settle two lawsuits tied to Orcas Road project
||| FROM TAMARA GREENE for SJC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ||| Two lawsuits over the Orcas Road Project improvements brought by Jeff and Angie Johnson settled with a net payment of $140,000 to Jeff and Angie Johnson.
Good news/bad news from Auditor about our upcoming primary election
Ballots are not affected ||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| San Juan County has three issues in this year’s primary election. Friday Harbor voters will vote in a runoff between three candidates
Sheriff’s Report | July 7 – 13, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 21-005866 Domestic Dispute or Assault 05:55:29 07/07/21 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a domestic. One person was arrested for assault 4
Latest from Lekanoff | Child tax credit, redistricting update, native mascots, salmon
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! The Child Tax Credit The American Rescue Plan provided the largest Child Tax Credit ever. The amount that a family can receive per child was
WSF weekly report reflects increasing ridership as pandemic winds down
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our busiest days since the summer of 2019 The state’s reopening and the start of summer are bringing us a surge in ridership. We carried almost
Larsen: Expanded Child Tax Credit puts money in pockets of NW Washington’s working families
Benefits 42,600 Households, 85.8% of All Children in WA-02 ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is encouraging Northwest Washington’s working families to be on the lookout for advance
State Parks Boating Program shares tips for paddlesport safety
Get on board with safety during Paddle Safe Week July 18-24 ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| Olympia – The Washington State Parks Boating Program wants paddlers to have fun – and be safe -
Port of Orcas disseminates an approach reminder for pilots
Because a happy community is a happy airport ||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| After a noise/low flight complaint [yesterday], and many others recently, I’ve decided to email a friendly reminder about
Larsen to visit SJI Family Resource Center, Community Theatre and more on Wednesday
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| On Wednesday, July 14, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will meet with San Juan Island Family Resource Center Director Jennifer Armstrong to discuss the child care needs
Council extends vacation rental moratorium
UPDATED JULY 14, 2021 ||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After a public hearing on July 12, the County Council unanimously approved an amended extension of the vacation rental moratorium that now includes
Public invited to Land Bank Commission meeting on July 16
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) crew arrived by boat to Watmough Bay Preserve and picked up creosote logs that Lopez Preserve Steward, Amanda
State Parks to begin mooring buoy repair project throughout Puget Sound
Boaters should check project schedule before they plan an overnight trip ||| FROM STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will begin contracted mooring buoy repair work on
San Juan County Fire Districts are urging safety with fire danger level HIGH
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE DISTRICTS ||| Dear Residents and Visitors of San Juan County, It is extremely important for all of us to know that throughout the San Juan Islands (San Juan County),
Council to hear public testimony on vacation rental moratorium Monday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| PRELIMINARY AGENDA: Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the
Recap of Inslee’s week: Wildfire emergency declaration, visiting Point Roberts, hiking with The Science Guy
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee declares wildfire state of emergency, limited burn ban Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide state of emergency on Tuesday relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including
