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Council Consent Agenda Items
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -- from Ingrid Gabriel -- All matters listed with the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each Council Member for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be
Lodging Tax Fund Public Hearing
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 beginning at 9:15 a.m., Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE INCREASING REQUIRED RESERVES IN THE LODGING TAX FUND NOTICE IS HEREBY
County EDC Offers FREE Finance 101 Workshop
Tuesday, March 4, from 9-11 a.m at Islanders Bank in Friday Harbor -- from the San Juan County Economic Development Council -- Gaining control over finances is one of the most important skills to
Guest Column: State Court to Hear Durland Appeal
--by Michael Durland -- I am a longtime resident of Orcas Island and owner operator of Deer Harbor Boatworks and PurRain Watertanks. This past fall, the Washington State Supreme Court accepted my appeal of the
Moseley Apologizes for Sealth Problems
-- from David Moseley, WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary -- I want to apologize to customers of the San Juan Islands for the service disruptions this week while the 90-car/1,200-passenger Sealth is out of service for
Notice of CAO Public Hearing
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 9:15 a.m., Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CRITICAL AREA ORDINANCES; AMENDING ORDINANCE 3-2013 --
County Boards Need You
-- from County Council -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the
Council Not Meeting on Presidents’ Day
-- from Ingrid Gabriel -- The San Juan County Council is not meeting on Monday (Presidents’ Day) Feb 17 or Tuesday, Feb 18. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 24.
Auditor to Seek Re-election
-- from H. Milene Henley -- If you’d asked me twenty years ago if I would ever consider running for office, I would have laughed at the idea. I’m a private person, and the thought
Orcas LWV Sub-group Promotes Grassroots Action
Monday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Public Library — by Margie Doyle – Impact on Issues -- concerned about gun safety, environmental health, money in politics, immigration? Come to the
Guest Column: Don’t Sell Cheap U.S. Coal to Asia
-- by Michael Riordan for the New York Times (nytimes.com) -- EASTSOUND, Wash. — From where I live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle, I can see Cherry Point across the wind-whipped
School Board: Keep Costs Down on Modular Building
-- by Margie Doyle -- At a special meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors on Monday, Feb. 10, the board turned an emphatic "thumbs down" on designs to make the
CenturyLink Outage Prompts Ranker Bill
Ranker bill will provide critical information to emergency personnel in a time of crisis. -- from Aaron Wasser -- During the nearly two-week telecommunications outage in San Juan County last November, two horrible situations occurred
Eastsound Planning Review Committee Meets Thursday
-- from the Eastsound Planning and Review Committee -- The Eastsound Planning and Review Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall The agenda
Canadian Pipeline Expansion Threatens Salish Sea
County Urged to Seek Intervenor Status by the San Juans Alliance -- from the San Juans Alliance -- In December the pipeline company Kinder Morgan finally submitted a long-anticipated proposal for expansion of its Trans
Guest Column: Orcas Fire Committed to High Level of Service
-- By Kevin O'Brien, Chief, Orcas Fire and Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue exists to serve our community. We are committed to protecting your life, the lives of your family and friends, your
