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Call for candidates: 3-day special filing period for Lopez Metropolitan Park District Commissioners
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Elections Office is notifying the public of a special three-day filing period from February 24 through February 26, 2025 for candidates to file for
Rep. Ramel | Your survey results are in! What the 40th LD cares about…
||| FROM REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Last month, I sent a survey asking about your legislative priorities. I appreciate everyone who participated. The results are in and your top priorities are affordable and accessible housing, K-12
Sheriff’s Report | February 5 – 11, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 25-000680 Found Property 12:00:48 02/05/25 An Orcas Island Deputy located found property in Eastsound. It was later reunited with the controlling party. 25-000692 Traffic
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
Summary Layoffs hit nuclear offices in security and Cold War cleanup Some NNSA firings were rescinded, essentials can stay -source Loan Programs Office loses 45 workers, grid office 18 DOE has about 14,000 employees, 95,000
Prioritizing accessibility & connectivity, County launches newsletters & website update
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce new ways to stay connected to news and events as well as easier access to online information. Based on feedback from the
WSF Weekly Report | Electrification; public meetings; gender-neutral USCG titles; Issaquah now resides aboard Issaquah
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve I often get asked a variation of this question: Why are we spending so much money on electrification instead of fixing existing
Washington State Ferries answers concerns about staffing issues, sailing cancellations to KOMO-TV
||| FROM KOMO-TV NEWS ||| Wednesday morning, Washington State Ferries (WSF) started with a crew shortage issue that initially canceled all sailings after 7:15 a.m. on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route - just hours before the
Jury Duty February 18-21? You’re excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 18-21, 2025 For the jury period beginning Tuesday, February 18th through Friday February 21st, all jurors are now excused.
Land Bank Updates | Agricultural leases approved on SJI & two future public hearings set
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During [yesterday's ] meeting, Council spent time with Conservation Land Bank staff reviewing agricultural leases and setting public hearings to consider the conveyance of a conservation easement and
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council February 11, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access a citizen spoke in favor of the Land Bank lease of Beaverton Valley Marsh property to the grange. Two citizens were frustrated by
Larsen to host telephone town hall on Saturday, February 15 at 1 pm PT
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| On Saturday, February 15, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host a live telephone town hall to provide an update on his work to fight back against the Republican
Reminder | Systemwide WSF public meeting
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| This week on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13, we’re hosting systemwide virtual public meetings to take questions and update community members on the latest at Washington State Ferries.
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council February 10, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access, Lovell Pratt of the Friends of the San Juans asked the council to support HB 1652 and SB 5519, two bills in the state legislature to
Jury Duty cancelled for February 10-24
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 10-14, 2025 For the jury period beginning Monday, February 10th through Friday February 14th, all jurors are now excused.
Washington Senate passes changes to parental rights in education
After a long debate Wednesday afternoon, the Senate approved changes to the standards outlined in Initiative 2018 from 2024. The amendments, which included removing parental notice of medical services or treatments for their children, were
Jury Duty | FEBRUARY 10-14, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| For the jury period beginning Monday, February 10th through Friday February 14th, jurors in groups 1 through 9 are required to appear for jury service on Tuesday, February 11th.
