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Spring Point Fire Drill with Island, County Agencies
The Deer Harbor Community plans an emergency preparedness drill on Saturday, May 18 By David Schermerhorn Outline of Spring Point fire drill on Saturday, May 18, 2013: In order to test and evaluate response
State Special Session: Laws, Money and Power
Special session blues: may the best budget finagler win By John Stang fpr Crosscut.com The state Legislature begins its 30-day special session today. The question is whether much progress has been made in two weeks
Meet the Candidates for County Manager Tomorrow
By Stan Matthews County Interim Internet Technology and Communications Manager The San Juan County Council will host a series of open house meetings on Monday, May 13, to give residents a chance meet the top
State Funding Renews Transportation Voucher Program
Program Winds down First Round, Prepares for Round Two By Christopher Aiken, San Juan County Community Transportation Program San Juan County has been awarded state funding to continue administering the Transportation Voucher Program through 2015.
Barefoot Bandit Apologizes, Speaks of Gratitude
By Lori Matsukawa of KING 5 News| The so-called Barefoot Bandit, Colton Harris-Moore, released a handwritten note Thursday vowing, "I will have a beautiful life." Apparently, Harris-Moore wanted to say these words to the judge
Free Master Composter/Recycler Training
By Kristina Bayas, Volunteer Program Coordinator, WSU Master Gardeners Calling all islanders interested in composting and recycling! Join WSU Extension and San Juan County Solid Waste in this county-wide training of Master Composters/Recyclers. Participants will
Oregon Port Rejects Coal Shipping – Implications for Cherry Point
Donna Gerardi Riordan, Co-founder of Orcas NO COALition (nocoalition.net) yesterday sent word out to NO COALition members: "Terrific news about an important victory today in Oregon! The bottom line is this: pipeline/terminal company Kinder Morgan
Applications for County Lodging Tax Facilities Grants Due May 31
from Stan Matthews County Interim Information Technology and Communications Manager The deadline to apply for approximately $385-thousand in Lodging Tax grants is 4 p.m., May 31, 2013. (Please note that a previous newspaper notice listed
Shoreline Master Plan: Progress So Far
Tuesday, May 7 Deadline for written comments From Colin Maycock, San Juan County Senior Planner State law requires the County to update its Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) (RCW 90.58.080(2)(iv)), and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) chapter
Experts Present “Sound Shoreline Science”
From the Friends of the San Juans San Juan County “Sound Shoreline Science” Forums on May 10, 17 and June 4 A set of free educational public forums about the importance of healthy shorelines will
Mandatory Boater Safety Classes Offered
Saturday May 4, 9 am to 5 pm at the Eastsound Fire Hall From the San Juan County Sheriff's Office Since January 1, 2008 boaters 12 years and over in Washington State have been required
Shoreline Master Plan Process Continues
From Colin Maycock, Senior Planner, County Department of Planning and Development The first public hearing on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update with the Planning Commission is scheduled to begin. The hearing will begin at
Special Meeting for Library Expansion
Wednesday, May 1, 9:50 to 11 a.m. at the Orcas Island Library A supplemental Meeting will be held in the Public Library's staff break room tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1. Members of a taskforce of the
Take-It-Only Days at The Exchange
Orcas Recycling Services will be holding a Take-It-Only Event at The Exchange May 10th - 12th. This is part of an effort to carry out a thorough Spring cleaning of The Exchange site; as such,
School Board Chooses New Principal, Sets Minimum Education Plan
Proposal to add solar energy to bond rebuilding project By Margie Doyle Updated April 30 at 9:30 a.m. Amidst budget uncertainties that extend beyond the regular Washington State Legislative session, the Orcas Island School
Objections to CAO Filed with Growth Board
From the Common Sense Alliance [On April 26], Common Sense Alliance filed a Prehearing Brief with the State’s Growth Management Hearings Board spelling out its objections to the County’s Critical Area Ordinances (“CAO”) as
