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The scoop on San Juan County COVID-19 property tax relief
-- from San Juan County Communications -- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson, has encouraged those who are able, to pay the full year in April to offset those
Larsen: Sign petition for national vote-by-mail
-- from Congressman Rick Larsen -- Voting rights are critical to a functioning democracy. In 2016, I was a vice chair of the first congressional caucus dedicated to voting rights. We worked to educate folks
HOT TOPIC #15 | The current testing situation
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders. -- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- It has been nearly a month since the release of Hot Topic #1,
DOH adds additional data on confirmed COVID-19 cases
-- from State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Camp Murray, WA — The Washington State Department of Health is now able to report COVID-19 data on hospitalization and race/ethnicity. Specifically, DOH has data on the number of
Defining an Era: Russ Harvey to retire from Public Works
-- from Colin Huntemer, County Engineer -- On April 23 2020, Russ Harvey will retire from the San Juan CountyPublic Works Department after 39 years of public service. Until thenyou can reach him at russh@sanjuanco.com.
Inslee issues proclamations around nursing home transfers, protection orders and state employee leave and pay
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's office -- Gov. Jay Inslee signed new proclamations today in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The orders impact nursing home transfers and discharge waivers, provide flexibility for protection orders and
Sheriff: We are responding to vacation rental complaints
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Over the last few days, we have been getting a lot of calls and complaints regarding the vacation rentals in San Juan County advertising their rentals. Everyone is concerned
State Parks will reschedule April free days
Parks postpones April 11, 22 free days due to coronavirus-related closures -- from Washington State Parks -- OLYMPIA – April 9, 2020 – Washington State Parks is postponing its two scheduled free days in April,
Sheriff’s Report | April 1 – 7, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, April 1, 202020-002261 Animal at Large 06:04:23 04/01/20An Orcas Deputy was dispatched to cows in the road near Swan Road. No cows were found to be
Don’t let sunshine and holidays distract you. Now more than ever – stay home, stay healthy
-- from State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Recent data indicates Washingtonians are starting to see the positive effects of the stay home, stay healthy order. This means we’re all doing our part to
Inslee: Now more than ever, stay home, stay healthy
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- "Hey Washington. You may have heard that we’re sending back the Army field hospital at CenturyLink Field. And we’re doing that because there are more urgent
Sheriff, Prosecutor announce new enforcement tools for COVID-19 health orders
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- While a majority of San Juan County residents have been doing all they can to limit the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, there are reports
Guest Opinion | How do we hold 2020 elections?
-- from Hedrick Smith -- Okay, America, how do we hold the 2020 elections under the threat of the coronavirus?Wisconsin’s answer was to bull ahead with the old system for its primary election on Tuesday,
WSF reducing service between Anacortes/San Juans
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Washington State Ferries is temporarily reducing service on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route beginning on Friday, April 10, due to the M/V Samish being out of service due to
HOT TOPIC #14 | A light-hearted look at caring for your introvert/extrovert significant other
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders -- Department of Emergency Management -- Disclaimer: Authors Courtney and Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey are in no way relationship experts. They are not therapists.
Letter to Editor | I hold a vacation rental permit; where’s my COVID rules?
-- from Joe Symons -- I attach here a transcript of some remarks made at the 3/31/20 council meeting. Transcript by Michael Johnson: Bill Watson-- "I'm aware that DCD, our permit department is generating a
