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Alex Ramel: Advancing a recovery plan for Washington, a bold new transportation package, and a vaccine update
||| FROM REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Last week saw a transition of power in our federal government, a step toward stability and democracy and away from corruption and chaos. I was in a meeting about
Prune Alley improvements project to soon begin construction
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| The rumors are true, the Prune Alley Street Improvements project is planned for construction this year! But not just one block, the entire project, from Main Street
Council discusses vacation rentals, hears from Environmental Resources
||| FROM STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The San Juan County Council identified county-wide and island-by-island caps on new vacation rental (VR) permits as regulatory priorities at its Monday, January 25, 2021 meeting. Having enacted
Port Commission schedules regular meeting for tomorrow
||| FROM JEANNIE FRANK-SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| REGULAR MEETING AGENDA JAN 25th, 2021 5:00 P.M. Orcas Airport is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Port of Orcas-Regular Meeting Time: Jan 25,
Dept. of unintended consequences: McCleary funding reforms force big San Juan school district budget cuts
||| FROM SALISH-CURRENT ||| A law to make state education funding more equitable has had an adverse effect in the San Juan Islands. Ironically, while San Juan property owners are paying more in state education
Sheriff’s Report | January 13 – 19, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 21-000353 Threats 07:21:10 01/13/21 A Deputy responded to a call back report of what was reported to dispatch as a threats call. Investigation
Inslee announces ongoing security measures on Capitol Campus
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that there will be long-term additional security measures in place at the state Capitol in Olympia, even as the Washington National Guard begins
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
