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County Democrats release primary endorsements
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| Voting in the Washington state primary begins on July 19, so you should be receiving your ballot shortly. After hosting most of the candidates for office
New boats don’t address WA ferry system’s urgent problem
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Washington State Ferries is spending 4 billion in taxpayer dollars electrifying its fleet to combat global warming. While commendable, this undertaking overlooks our ferry system’s real crisis: a critical
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council July 8, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council set a public hearing for August 6 to hear resolutions to transition six parcels on Orcas from Designated Forest Land to Agricultural Open Space. The owner is
Fire Commission regular meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners Regular Meeting Public comments for upcoming Regular Meetings can be submitted in advance via
Port Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting, a Work/Study Session (no actions will be taken), Monday, July 15th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Public Hearing continuation on Friday Harbor House
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| On July 11, 2024, the Town Council granted the applicant’s request for a continuation of the public hearing for the Friday Harbor House Development Agreement to August 1,
WSF Chaos | SJC community stranded as ferry service deteriorates
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| In the last four weeks, the Washington State Ferry (WSF) Inter Island service in San Juan County (SJC) has experienced its most severe performance decline, with
San Juan County’s ‘wicked problem’
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP/ED REPORTER ||| The long wait for the release of comments to the draft San Juan Islands Destination Management Plan (SDMP) finally ended on July 8 when the results were
Washington State Ferries canceled 1,145 sailings this summer, with outsized impact on the San Juans
Washington State Ferries is low on vessels and crew. Nowhere is harder hit than the San Juan Islands where one in 20 trips were canceled this summer ||| FROM KNKX ||| San Juan Islanders are
Fires banned on DNR-protected lands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As of July 10, 2024, at 1:00pm, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a declaration banning all fires statewide on DNR protected lands. This ban extends
Town seeking applicants for open position on Friday Harbor Planning Commission
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting applications for open positions on the Planning Commission. Commissioners are volunteers who consider the policies of the Town
County takes multi-step approach to improve Dept. of Community Development services
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council has approved a series of steps in an effort to improve services from the Department of Community Development (DCD). The County will begin
Letter to Editor | Awaiting an apology from EWUA’s Nigretto
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON ||| Recently, Teri Nigretto falsely accused me and Ron Claus of violating the law in an email to all EWUA members, on the EWUA website, in the Islands Sounder, and
Letter to Editor | O’Day is a great mediator
||| FROM NANCY FUSARE ||| I am writing in support of my friend Stephanie O’Day. I have known her for 30+ years, as both a friend, fellow volunteer and as an employee. Stephanie is very
Letter to Editor | O’Day has specific experience for tasks ahead
||| FROM LISA DES JARDINS ||| I have known and been friends with Stephanie O’Day since she moved to the island 33 years ago. She has been immersed in living, working, and volunteering on San
After 4 years of reduced ferry service, Bremerton businesses near the dock are struggling to stay afloat
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| Thursday [was] the first day of summer, but [it was] also the last day for one Starbucks location along the Bremerton Ferry Terminal. One small business owner nearby told us
