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Interested in learning about the sheriff substation move on Lopez? Join us for a brown bag lunch
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Sheriff’s Office is planning to move the Lopez Island substation to a new site. This move is planned to bring in a new building to
County calls for bids for extraction of surplus gravel on Waldron; public bid begins Oct. 1
The County will also negotiate a Gravel Extraction Lease with the successful bidder for the purchase of the gravel ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is holding a bid opening for
No jurors needed for September 22 – October 3
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 3, 2025 All jurors summoned for the two week jury period beginning Monday September 22nd through Friday October 3rd are excused. Jurors
It isn’t always a boat for Oil Spill Association
||| FROM BILL SYMES and ELAINA THOMPSON for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| When Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) kicks into gear, the cause usually involves a boat: fuel emitted from a sunken vessel, spilled
Land Bank monthly meeting Sept. 19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on September 19 , 2025 from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. The meeting will also
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council September 8, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Marine Resources Committee (MRC) will comment on the Opalco Tidal Energy Project application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC). The project is early
Sheriff’s Report | September 3 – 9, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 25-006062 Lost Property 13:55:34 09/03/25 The Sheriff's Office took a report of lost property. The incident was documented. 25-006065 Wildland Fire 15:48:02 09/03/25 A
News Brief | Wenatchee return to service faces temporary setback
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| "It's not clear when the Wentachee ferry will be back in service." Originally reported by KOMO NEWS "The issue is not related to the ferry's hybrid-electric nature." Read the full
WSF Weekly Report | Checking in with Maritime HS; Wenatchee update
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday, I had the privilege of spending time out in the fleet on our Seattle/Bremerton route. I met with our engine room
County to test vote counting equipment in September
Testing will take place on September 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment
Larsen statement on House-passed defense policy bill
Larsen continues to advocate for Northwest Washington state priorities ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) advocated for provisions in the Fiscal Year
2025 Comp Plan Update | Eastsound UGA map amendments meeting & Planning Commission public hearing
There will be an informational meeting regarding proposed Official Map Amendments in Eastsound on September 16 from 5-6pm at the Orcas Island Library prior to the September 19 Planning Commission Public Hearing on the 2025
Vacation Rental Permits now required in Eastsound & Lopez Village commercial designations
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Property owners within Eastsound Village Commercial and Lopez Village Commercial land use designations must now obtain a provisional use permit through the Department of Community Development (DCD) to
County to host ribbon cutting at new county offices on Fern Street
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to open the new Fern Street building on September 16 in Eastsound that will expand the County’s ability to serve residents of Orcas
Jurors for Sept. 15 – 19 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning September 15th through Friday September 19th, are excused. Thank you.
News Brief | Three things that could save your home from the next wildfire
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| Originally reported by Washington Post "Why do some homes burn in wildfires while others do not? Researchers, insurers and government officials have been scrambling to answer this question, made urgent
