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Washington State Ferries 2020 year in review
||| FROM AMY SCARTON for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| 2020 was certainly a challenging year, but in many ways it showed us all what's really important in life. Our duty to ensure the safety of
Updated Shoreline Master Program effective February 2, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS ||| The County Council adopted the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) periodic review with Ordinance 08-2020 on October 27, 2020. Ordinance 08-2020 is effective 14 days after the WA State
State Parks Commission meeting to include action on Naval Special Operations Training proposal
||| FROM WA STATE PARKS AND RECREATION ||| OLYMPIA – Jan. 20, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its next regular meeting virtually on Jan. 28. At the meeting, the
Fire Commission to meet on Thursday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Thursday – January 21st, 2020 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial
Inslee statement on inauguration of President Biden
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today following the inauguration of President Joseph Biden. "We have two things to sustain our nation this morning from our
2021 Charter Review Commission meeting tomorrow
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS ||| On Thursday January 21st 2021, the Charter Review Commission will hold a Special Meeting from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Click for the Agenda. Click here to join the meeting Join
Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day
||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| President-elect Joe Biden is expected to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, quickly reversing his predecessor’s approval of a project to move oil
Legislative Update: Clean fuels, capital gains legislation get hearings
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| The 2021 legislative session kicked off Monday. Legislators met in person in Olympia Monday to vote on new rules allowing for remote hearings and voting. Legislators heard a
Is it happening? Planning Commission visions climate change
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The lack of attention to climate change in San Juan County’s draft 20-year comprehensive “Land Use and Rural” plan erupted like a Pineapple Express in the middle of
Here’s the contact information at NAS Whidbey to log noise complaints
||| FROM THOMAS G. MILLS for NAS WHIDBEY ||| There has been an ongoing issue with the email comments line for NAS Whidbey Island operations. Written comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to NAS
Sheriff’s Report | January 6 – 12, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 21-000130 Civil Problem 07:27:28 01/06/21 A Deputy responded to a request of a civil standby to get belongings from a relatives residence. The caller
California man missing from ferry route between Lopez and Anacortes
||| FROM TAMARA GREENE for COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ||| A man from California was reported missing from the ferry Yakima after it traveled from Lopez to Anacortes on New Year’s Eve. His wife reports that
Immediate moratorium approved on new vacation rental permits
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On January 12, County Council members unanimously approved Resolution No. 03-2021: “A Resolution Enacting a Moratorium on Vacation Rentals of Residences or Accessory Dwelling Units.” The moratorium
Inslee extends security measures for 2021 legislative session
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement [yesterday ]announcing the extension of actions taken by the state to ensure the safety and security of Washingtonians, legislators, state employees and
NAS Whidbey Island SAR conducts two lifesaving missions — one on Orcas
||| FROM MICHAEL WELDING for NAS WHIDBEY ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two life-saving missions on January 9,
2021 docket for proposed amendments to SJC Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS ||| 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
