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Wednesday Ferry Delays
From Washington State Ferries The Hyak 6 am sailing from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas will be 20 minutes late due to a staffing issue. This will also affect the 7:15am sailing from Orcas, the
Decision Delayed: ORS/Exchange & Cimarron to Pitch to County Council
At the County Council meeting on Tuesday, July 24, the Council postponed a decision on awarding a contract for operating the Orcas Island Transfer Station. Proposals by Cimarron Enterprises and the Orcas Recycling Services/Exchange were
Letter to the Editor: Belief in Local Recycling Prompts Offer
To the San Juan County Council and to Lovel [Pratt], I am writing you specifically as you have in the past seemed to have a good understanding of our island communities. I have also copied
Charter Review Proposals to be Aired at Forum
By Ralph Gutschmidt The Eagle Forum of San Juan County presents a Town Hall this Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. (so people can take the interisland from other islands). The Town Hall will be
Comparing the Cost of San Juan County’s Government with Pacific County
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager We’ve received a number of questions as a result of a letter that has been circulated and published in some media which compares San Juan County’s government
Delay the Recycling Decision, Attendees Say
from Ed Sutton Nearly 50 concerned citizens met at the Eastsound Fire Station on Monday evening to hear a presentation on the Orcas Transfer Station by the local non-profit Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange. That group
Letter to the Editor: Orcas Recycles/Exchange Meeting Tonight
Monday,July 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall Friends of Orcas Recycling Services: Thank you for your support, of The Exchange and our current proposal to manage Orcas Island solid waste in the
Marine Scholarship Grant Awarded to County EDC
Steve Hushebeck (TOFH Council), Greg Hertel (POFH Commissioner), Mike Ahrenius (POFH), Don Wick (EDASC), Victoria Compton (EDCSJ Executive Director), Ron Nelson (Island Co. EDC), Lovel Pratt (SJC Council), Melanie Drecksel (USDA Area Director)
Letter to the Editor: Exchange Proposal Answers Plan B
Dear Council members; I am a long time Orcas Island resident who wants to see local control of our solid waste facility. I believe wholeheartedly that the Exchange proposal is the one that will work
Early Start for CAO before Regular Council Meet Tuesday
The San Juan County Council will conduct an Early Start Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor beginning at 8:30 AM. Special Meeting Agenda item:
Wetlands & Uplands Fish & Wildlife Conservation Hearings before Council
Monday, July 23 in Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor The agenda for a special County Council meeting on Monday, July 23 calls for: 9:00 AM Wetlands Section of the Critical Area Ordinance
Vendor Selection Committee Recommends Cimarron for Orcas Transfer Site
On Friday, July 20, applicants Cimarron Trucking and Orcas Recycling Services (ORS/The Exchange) were notified that the Orcas Transfer Station Vendor Selection Committee had sent their report and recommendation to the County Council. The
Council Endorses Need for .3% Public Safety Sales Tax
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager At the conclusion of the County Council’s July 10 budget discussion, Member Rich Peterson summed up the situation by concluding, “If the public safety sales tax doesn’t
Letter to the Editor: Orcas Recycling Services Submits Proposal to Manage Orcas Island Transfer Station
Orcas Recycling Services (ORS), the local non-profit organization recognized for its program “The Exchange,” submitted a detailed proposal to San Juan County last week for management of the Orcas Island Transfer Station beginning in October
Two Proposals for a Solid Waste Solution for Orcas
Decision planned for July 30 By Margie Doyle Updated July 20 at 12 p.m. The Solid Waste Solution has evaded San Juan County, and specifically, Orcas Island, for some years, even as the 3
Guest Column: Budget Comparisons between San Juan and Pacific Counties
By Nick Jones These last months I have been minded to dig a little deeper into the rolling financial crisis our county leaders tell us we are faced with. Notwithstanding the many excellent, dedicated
