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Council to meet on Orcas Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its regularly scheduled, October 29 meeting on Orcas Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff at
Sheriff’s Report | October 16 – 22, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 24-006710 Boating Problem 09:16:40 10/16/24 A report of a hit and run at the county boat dock on Prevost Harbor on Stuart Island was
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council October 22, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| County departments introduced three new employees: Darcie Nielson as DCD Planning Manager, Deputy Prosecutor Katelyn Kelel and Election Specialist Cortney Evans. The Council proclaimed October Domestic Violence
WSF Weekly Report | Four weeks without crew shortage cancellations; New San Juans rates
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Two years ago, when I was in my previous role of operations director, I was working in my garage just before Thanksgiving
County opens 2024 vacation rental compliance certification process
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Department of Community Development has opened the 2024 vacation rental certification of compliance process. This compliance process will be open until December 31, 2024. Vacation rental permit
Larsen and Kuster introduce bill to enhance federal response to close substance use care gap and save lives
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act to expand access to lifesaving, community-based harm reduction initiatives and services and
Setting Public Works Priorities: Council approves 6-Year transportation plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council adopted the Public Works Department’s 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Annual Construction Program (ACP) for 2025. The TIP guides the Public Works Department as
New winter sailing schedule for San Juans
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the winter 2025 schedule (Dec. 29 through Mar. 22) will be available one week from today at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29. To ensure a smooth and
Island Ways | Crew shortages cause several slow boat cancellations on Nantucket
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management,
Invest in Unbiased Local Political Discourse | Support League of Women Voters & SanJuans.Today
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for PAULSEN 4 COUNCIL ||| Friends, Neighbors, and Supporters of all candidates, We have reached the point in the campaign where things are winding down. The last of eight forums wrapped
Community Development leadership provides Fall update
Permit reviews, long-term projects, and ongoing recruitments ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During today’s workshop Council meeting, staff from the Department of Community Development (DCD) provided a progress update since the Council approved a series
Vote! Sign! Send! November 5, 2024, General Election.
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All registered San Juan County voters will receive a ballot for the 2024 General Election. Use this list of key election dates and registration information to plan your
Sheriff’s Report | October 9 – 15, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 24-006566 Burglary - Residential 05:25:11 10/09/24 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a residential burglary complaint. The Deputy determined the complaint was unfounded.
Letter to Editor | Pay attention to your ballot for Land Bank funding
||| FROM CHRISTA CAMPBELL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK ||| Attention Voters: Look for Land Bank REET Renewal at Bottom of Page 1 of Your Ballot where you’ll find SJC Proposition 1 to renew our
You’re Invited! SJC Conservation Land Bank seeks community input
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! We will host a county wide public meeting on Thursday – October 24 from 6pm
WSF Weekly Report | Schedule revisions to SJIs; no crew-related cancellations
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve We are a transit agency, as well as an extension of the state highway system, providing public transportation to connect communities all
