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Guest Opinion | Prune Alley — We CAN do better
||| FROM FRED KLEIN ||| OPEN LETTER TO COUNCIL: September 29, 2020 To: San Juan County Council, Councilmen Hughes, Stephens, and Watson Gentlemen, Once again I want to thank you for discussing Prune Alley at
Board of Health posts agenda for upcoming Skype-meet
||| FROM SJC BOARD OF HEALTH ||| BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AGENDA September 30, 2020 Legislative Hearing Room, Friday Harbor Meeting to be Held Via Skype JOIN BY PHONE 1(360) 370-0599...441250# (San Juan County) Live
Guest Opinion | Our non-partisan local governance is a blessing in these times
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| If 2020 has highlighted nothing else within our country it is that political division has seeped into every function of our society. As our current generation navigates social, health and
What’s up with Growlers? Join Quiet Skies, Sound Defense Alliance in ZOOM meet
||| FROM ANNE HARVEY FOR SOUND DEFENSE ALLIANCE ||| This will be a great opportunity to meet more San Juan Island residents who share your concerns about Growler jet noise, and learn more about Growler
Full agenda on slate for tomorrow’s Port meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE FOR PORT OF ORCAS ||| REGULAR MEETING AGENDA SEPT 28, 2020, 5 p.m. Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82225466583?pwd=T3VXYi9oNDA2Ynh1QUFITXFvSERkZz09 Meeting ID: 822 2546 6583 Passcode: 482803 One tap mobile +12532158782,,82225466583#,,,,,,0#,,482803# US (Tacoma) CALL TO
Sheriff’s Report | September 16-22, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| Wednesday, September 16, 2020 20-007941 Burglary,NonRes 02:22:12 09/16/20 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a burglary in Friday Harbor. During the investigation, Deputies located two
WSF Weekly Report | Fall reservations up 63% on release day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Ferry riders made more than 20,000 vehicle reservations on Sept. 10, the day they became available for fall sailings (Sept. 27 to Jan. 2). That’s up from roughly 12,000
WSF: Reservation no-show fees resume Oct. 1
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| On October 1, Washington State Ferries will resume charging no-show fees to customers who do not cancel their reservations by 5 p.m. the day before travel. As a courtesy,
Letter to Editor | Keep Rick working for us
||| from Margie Doyle ||| I wholeheartedly endorse Rick Hughes for San Juan County Council. In the years he has served our community as the elected legislator, he has been a workhorse for local and
League of Women Voters will host online General Election candidate forums
||| FROM HAYLEY DAY FOR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will host three nights of online forums for local candidates in the Nov. 3 General Election.
Senior Center shares results of county candidates Q&A
||| FROM LENA KASSA FOR ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center recently asked our members what questions they would like to see answered by the 2020 San Juan County Council candidates for the General
State announces new COVID relief funds to support nonprofits helping youth
Commerce joins forces with School’s Out Washington to fund nonprofits straining to provide after school and summer programs, mentoring and social-emotional supports ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA – The need
Eastsound Water announces “virtual” annual meeting plan
||| FROM PAUL KAMIN FOR EASTSOUND WATER ||| Due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic, Eastsound Water has developed an alternative format for our 2020 Annual Meeting this fall. The normal public gathering is simply
Planning Commission discusses Comprehensive Plan Amendments
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, REPORTER ||| Friday morning, September 17, San Juan County’s Community Development staff met with the Planning Commission to give an update on the six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and to deliver
County burn ban has been lifted
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As of today, Sunday, September 20, the Burn Ban in San Juan County is lifted. Please be safe when enjoying recreational campfires.
Governors Inslee and Whitmer release statement on Trump administration rejecting plan to send masks to every U.S. household
||| from Governor Jay Inslee's Office ||| Today, Govs. Jay Inslee and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan issued the following statement after reports that the Trump administration rejected a plan to send hundreds of millions of
