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Due to holiday, Fire Commission to meet on Tuesday
Tuesday, January 21, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 (Orcas Island Fire & Rescue) will meet in a
Sheriff’s Report | January 8 – 14, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, January 8, 202020-000177 Found Property 08:15:26 01/08/20A found necklace was turned into the Sheriff's office and placed in the Property & Evidence Division. 20-000181 Domestic Dispute
Inslee statement on Clean Air Rule decision
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement in response to the Washington State Supreme Court’s partial invalidation of the Department of Ecology’s 2016 Clean Air Rule. "This
Bill Watson announces he will not seek re-election to County Council
-- from Bill Watson, San Juan County Councilmember, District #1 -- I am announcing today that I will retire at the end of 2020 and not seek re-election for a second term as County Councilmember
Learner Limbach announces County Council run
-- from Learner Limbach -- I’m officially running to serve as your next representative on the San Juan County Council. We are living in an unprecedented time in history. We have an economy that creates
A new year, a new Port Commission
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- L to R: Port Commissioners Bea vonTobel, Michael Triplett, Mia Kartiganer, Steve Hopkins, and airport manager Dwight Guss. Commissioner Pierrette Guimond called in from off-island. The Port
Lovelett sworn in as senator for 40th Legislative District
-- from Washington State Senate Democrats -- Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) was sworn in to the Washington State Senate to represent the 40th Legislative District. Lovelett was appointed during the 2019 legislative session and was elected
WSF sets up new snow and ice schedules online
Nothing for San Juans yet -- from Washington State Ferries -- Customers are encouraged to check out WSF’s new adjusted snow and ice schedules that are available online for each route. Due to inclement weather
Cindy Wolf announces County Council candidacy
-- from Cindy Wolf -- The future is coming. I am running for County Council to meet it with a good plan in place, not just a list of projects generated in reaction to current
Snow a major factor in 2019 state ferry ridership drop
New storm schedules ready to go for 2020 winter snow -- from Washington State Ferries -- For the first time in seven years, annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries declined in 2019, dropping by 800,000 customers –
Draft Housing Element and Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) comment period extended
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The comment period for the Preliminary Draft Housing Element and the Fourth Draft Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) has been extended to January 28, 2020. The Department of Community Development
Sheriff’s Report | January 1 – 7, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 202020-000017 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:56:25 01/01/20A San Juan Deputy responded to a walk-in report of a suspicious male. A report was taken. 20-000024 Traffic Hazard
Letter to Editor | Alex Ramel is perfect for new role
-- from Andy Wickstrand -- Thank you, Commissioners Hughes and Watson, for voting to appoint Alex Ramel as our next state representative. In the never-ending cycle of bad news on the global and national levels,
Sheriff’s Office looking to identify human remains from Sucia Island beach
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- On December 27, 2019, the remains of a mostly decomposed unidentified male were discovered on the beach in Echo Bay on Sucia Island, a state park approximately
Planning Commission’s January agenda, opportunities to comment
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The SJC Planning Commission will meet on Friday, January 17, 2020 8:30 a.m. at the County Council Hearing Room, Legislative Building, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, 98250, San
Citizen groups keep pressure on county, OPALCO regarding VRs and dam removal
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- In what seems to be an emerging trend here on this increasingly feisty archipelago, citizens are coming together to resist decisions being made that don’t reflect the
