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Charter Review Commssion Report: Next Meeting to Approve Work
From the San Juan County Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday May 5th at the San Juan Grange from 8:30 am
Shoreline Form was Result of a Lack of Communication
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manage San Juan County staff and elected officials received dozens of calls and complaints last week about the difficulty of providing all of the information required on
Letter to the Editor: Comments to the County an Exercise in Frustration
Dear Pete Rose and San Juan County Council Members, I am very distressed by the recent events concerning the Shoreline Characterization and Inventory Report. When I was struggling with trying to write my report and
Common Sense Alliance Helped with Review of Shoreline Inventory & Characterization Report
From the Common Sense Alliance To help shoreline owners review the County’s more than 300 page Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report (“Inventory & Characterization”) and an extensive number of maps prepared by its’ contractors, the
County Administrator Pete Rose Resigns
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager The San Juan County Council announced today [May 1] that Administrator Pete Rose has resigned his position, effective June 8, to become city administrator of Lake
School’s Minimum Education Plan Cuts Teachers
With its approval of the Minimum Education Program for 2012-13, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) board set forth a plan for the next school year that cuts 16.76 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Shoreline Comments Due Today; Shoreline Form a “Hoax”
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager The county has received a number of complaints from citizens who say they have received a lengthy form, purporting to be a County form about shoreline activities,
Ferry Fares Increase May 1; Discount for Smaller Vehicles
From Washington State Ferries As Washington state ferries voyage into the peak travel season, all ferry fares will increase on May 1. Another fare change will increase the discount for vehicles shorter than 14 feet.
Buck Park Lease/Transfer Process Still Stalled
Updated April 29 at 8:45 p.m. Caution ruled the day at the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board Meeting last Thursday, April 27, and the long-awaited turnover of Buck Park to the Orcas Island Park
Letter to the Editor: Pick of Three
My problem is I am one vote short. Three wonderfully deserving candidates are running for two OPALCO board seats. Sadly, one of our three will have to sit thiis round out and wait until next
Guest Opinion: OPALCO and the Future
By Lance Evans Orcas Power & Light Cooperative’s 75th Annual Meeting on the ferry is scheduled for Saturday, May 5. There is also an election for the two District 2 directors, voted on by all
Charter Review Commission to Refine Recommendations for Ballot
From the Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday April 28th at the San Juan Grange from 8:30am to 2pm (with a
Hearing for Extra .3% Sales Tax for Criminal Justice, Public Safety
From Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk Tuesday, May 8 beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Council Hearing Room The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a
Equipment Glitch Cuts Land & Cell Service this A.M.
From Brendan Cowan, Director San Juan County Department of Emergency Management According to CenturyLink, an as yet unidentified equipment malfunction in Eastsound has cut off some, and possibly all landline and cell phone service to
See What Mt. Baker Road Improvements Will Bring
Thursday, May 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. across from OPALCO generator plant San Juan County Public Works Department will host an Informational field walk on the Land Bank’s Stonebridge Preserve which will be
Public Hearing on Wireless Communications Rescheduled
From Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk The San Juan County Council has postponed the public hearing on the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance amending San Juan County Code provisions for wireless communication
