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Open letter to community from Chief vanSchaick
||| FROM HOLLY VANSCHAICK ||| Hello Orcas Community, I am writing to you first and foremost as a fond farewell. My time serving with the staff of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue since 2021 has
SJC Monthly News Digest – June 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This column is part of a series detailing San Juan County’s recent news. Follow along each month to learn about important County projects, Council initiatives, department updates, and
County to test vote counting equipment in July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s August 6, 2024, Primary election. The test
County Council Candidates Meet & Greet
||| FROM JOSEPH SEGAULT ||| Town Hall meeting 6 30pm Wednesday June 26th at the Eastsound firehouse. Meet and greet and Q&A with the candidates running for county council from Orcas Island.
Shaw Island house purchase by county makes no sense
A resolution to purchase a $1 million property on Shaw Island to use for dumping road spoils is on the San Juan County Council agenda on Tuesday, June 25. ||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| The
Port of Orcas Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular public meeting on Monday, June 24th, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and at
Large turnout at Fire Commissioners meeting Friday – UPDATED
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| EASTSOUND—The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners held a continuance of their June 17th Regular Meeting on Friday, June 21st,
Council will meet to deliberate Shaw acreage purchase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Tuesday June 25, the San Juan County Council is scheduled to deliberate on a decision to purchase approximately 16 acres along 1427 Neck Point Road to support
Sheriff’s Report | June 12 – 18, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 24-003429 Animal at Large 08:06:18 06/12/24 A Deputy responded to a reported animal at large in the Obstruction Pass area. The owner was identified
Rick Larsen to visit Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| One last reminder - tomorrow Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign in San Juan County. This is the fourth event in the Kickoff Week series
WSF Weekly Report | Public meetings; summer service; sailing stats
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve If I’m being honest, I’ve spent most of my career as a mariner, so the art of public speaking feels a little
Guest Opinion | Everyone is right; Everyone is wrong; Everyone loses; No one wins
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| We lost a chief, a leader in the fire department, also her second in command and 2 board members. This is a large loss that 3 remaining commissioners will need
EWUA addresses two important issues
||| FROM TERI NIGRETTO for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Dear Members and water users, There are two Important items we need to address Director Misconduct We write today to notify you that that two of
County streamlines job application process with new software
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to launch a new software program that will make applying for a County job easier and faster. The new applicant tracking system, powered
Community Water Taxi, Island Water Taxi partner to serve community during ferry outage
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service
Water Board members look to recall Water Board members
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON, RON CLAUS, and JIM COOK ||| The three of us, Board members of Eastsound Water Users Association, have recently called for the recall of our fellow Board members Teri Nigretto,
