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Orcas Fire Commissioners to hold regular meeting Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, August 21st at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link in the attachments).
San Juan County to begin road striping in September
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 11 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder
WSF Weekly Report | Tours, Ramel visits Orcas, contract awarded for hybrid-electric conversion
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Tour gives youth a chance to explore our ferry Wenatchee We hosted 16 members of the Youth Maritime Collaborative for a tour aboard Wenatchee Friday afternoon, continuing our efforts to anchor
Fire District Stability Group forming, looks for members
||| FROM KATE HANSEN, BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT, RANDY GAYLORD, TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATES ||| In light of the resounding defeat of the August Levy for Orcas Fire and Rescue, the four challengers for the Commission
Letter to Editor | About that fire levy
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| THE FIRE LEVY: It is still “NO”!! You have basically the same folks presenting this Levy. The world will not come to an end, if we wait for newly elected
County barge landings at Griffin Bay and MacKaye Harbor
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works will be unloading several thousand tons of material onto San Juan and Lopez Island on Tuesday, August 22 and Wednesday, August 23. The
Burn ban on recreational fires in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal has declared a ban on all recreational fires effective 12 p.m. Noon on August 14, 2023. Due to current atmospheric and field
County-wide power outages coming up in September
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| COUNTY WIDE PLANNED OUTAGES: September 25, 26, 27 Multiple overnight outages for maintenance All of San Juan County will be affected by planned power
Rep. Ramel | Seeing Legislative funding in our community & addressing climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| I hope your August is off to a great start! It is an honor and a privilege to serve and advocate for our community's interests. Last
WSF Weekly Report | A visit from NTSB, retirement, and another kudo
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| NTSB officials visit Wenatchee, Colman Dock We hosted a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and two staff on a tour yesterday of Wenatchee and our Seattle Multimodal Terminal
Auditor seeking for/against arguments for FPD#2 ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments for and against the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 ballot measure for
Sheriff’s Report | August 2 – 8, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 23-006139 Found Property 10:20:56 08/02/23 A Deputy received a found debit card from a citizen. The owner was not able to be located. The
Permits required for building, grading, other construction activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) reminds the public that permits are essential to ensuring safe building practices and the long-term safety of buildings and
Letter to Editor | I am honored, grateful for your support
||| FROM KATE HANSEN ||| Thank you to everyone who engaged and voted in the August primary! I am honored by so much support, and grateful for the opportunity to move on to the general
Auditor seeks writers of argument for and against Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments for and against the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District ballot measure for the voters’ guide.
Sheriff’s Report | July 26 – 31, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 23-005914 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:19:29 07/26/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a suspicious call. The matter is under investigation. 23-005930 Parking Problem 17:24:24 07/26/23 A
