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Permit review times, long-range planning, & recruitments
DCD Leadership Provides Winter Update ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During this month’s Council retreat, staff from the Department of Community Development (DCD) provided a winter progress update since the October and July check-ins. DCD leadership reviewed
Council sets public hearing for agricultural leases on Conservation Land Bank properties
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Conservation Land Bank has been working to develop agricultural leases for portions of the Beaverton Marsh and Frazer Homestead Preserves on San Juan Island. During today’s
Kick off the new year with a new role
Multiple County Advisory Board & Committee Seats Open ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to serve on various boards and committees that help shape daily life in the
New WSF sailing schedule for spring
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the spring 2025 schedule (March. 23 through June 14) will be available tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. To ensure a smooth and fair experience during
The other Washington State Ferry
The Keller Ferry is a service connecting State Route 21 on the Columbia River between Lincoln and Ferry Counties ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Keller Ferry, M/V Sanpoil, is a ferry service connecting
Port of Orcas meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, January 27th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport
Sheriff’s Report | January 15 – 21, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 25-000246 Prowler 06:56:34 01/15/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to an unfounded complaint of a prowler on a person's property. The caller is nearing 50
WSF Weekly Report | Gov. Ferguson cabinet meeting; spring schedule; HS tour
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Last week, I traveled to Olympia to attend Governor Ferguson’s first cabinet meeting. It was a great chance to connect with the
Get your Washington state boating education card
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla offers boaters opportunities to take an online Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The
Purchasing, Selling, Renovating | What’s next for county buildings and facilities?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over the last few years, the County has been exploring how to invest in the infrastructure needs of future generations. Aged buildings, dispersed offices, and seismic deficiencies require
Supporting California and preparing locally
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The OPALCO team has been watching the devastation that Southern California is experiencing with the latest bout of wildfires. Our hearts go out to
Excused from Jury Duty: January 27 – February 7, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All jurors that were summonsed for the two week jury period beginning Monday, January 27th, are excused. Jurors summonsed for the two week period beginning February 3rd need to check
San Juan County Alliance of Community Land Trusts met in Friday Harbor
||| FROM SANDY BISHOP and CLARA COSTA ||| On January 15, 2025, 30 individuals from five local community land trusts (CLTs) gathered at Brickworks in Friday Harbor to share their current greatest needs and upcoming
2025 dog licenses available on Orcas
||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for ORCAS ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY ||| The Orcas Animal Protection Society is excited to announce that 2025 dog licenses are now available. You have likely received your renewal reminder from the
Orcas chimney fire on Saturday upgraded to structure fire
||| FROM ACTING CHIEF CHAD KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island, WA – January 19, 2025 — Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) responded to a reported chimney fire at 1:30
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue|San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 seeking to fill position of Fire Chief
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| For a Department Chief Leaflet click here Position Summary: The Fire Chief of San Juan County Fire District #2 Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, is the chief administrative
