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Guest Opinion | Open letter to Fire Commission announcing no confidence
||| FROM THE VOLUNTEER LIEUTENANTS OF ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Commissioners, We are sending this letter on behalf of the volunteer lieutenants of OIFR. This is a difficult letter to send but it
Sheriff’s Report | January 10 – 16, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 24-000182 Accident-NonInj 09:24:25 01/10/24 A Lopez Deputy responded when a driver attempting to park at the school crashed into a retaining wall. The driver
Weekly Washington State Ferry report
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Virtual community meetings: one down, one to go More than 225 people joined us yesterday for the first of two virtual community meetings. Following a brief
Latest from Lekanoff | How to support bills you care about
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| We’re off to a busy start to the 2024 legislative session. Please read on for some updates about a new statue on the Capitol, the current
Letter to Editor | New Orcas fire commissioners and the art of due diligence
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Let’s recap back to August 2023 just after the Primary Vote, Levy Defeat, and one appointed Board of Fire Commissioner (BOFC) member defeated at the August election. Overwhelmingly failed levy
There is only an active boil notice within Olga Water Users system and top of Buck Mountain
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It has been too many days to count now that the Eastsound Water staff has been in emergency response mode – 24-hours a day. All-in-all, this set
Doe Bay project alert: Power lines going underground
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| OPALCO has started the project to move the overhead power lines underground from the (temporary) Doe Bay bridge to the Eagle Lake intersection. The project
Orcas Fire loses lawsuit against former Firefighter/Paramedic
Exclusive to theOrcasonian ||| FROM SELBY LIGHTHILL for LIGHTHILL LAW||| A King County arbitrator issued an award today in favor of former Orcas Island Firefighter Paramedic Alex Conrad. OIFR filed suit against Mr. Conrad in
Orcas Fire Commission will meet on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 16th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire
Encuesta de ferry entre islas SJC
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| Community Water Taxi ha desarrollado una encuesta para que las personas compartan información sobre su uso del ferry entre en San Juan County. Aquí hay enlaces
Sheriff’s Report | January 3 – 9, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 24-000053 Accident-NonInj 12:34:18 01/03/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to an Accident Non-Injury involving a vehicle. The incident was documented. 24-000056 Wanted Person
2024 Legislative Session | Protecting tenants, ferries & other priorities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| It’s with excitement and sincere honor that I welcome you to the 2024 legislative session. Commencing on January 8th, your legislature is embarking on a 60-day
New state building codes delayed until March 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is alerting the public of a revised timeline for the implementation of new state building codes. The Washington State Building Code
San Juan County is prepared for inclement weather – and you should be, too
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| San Juan County is pleased to provide the public with a reminder of Public Works services, priorities, and mission during inclement weather. Additionally, there are several ways
SJC Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent ceasefire’ during first Council meeting of 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council unanimously adopted a proclamation calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the war between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories during the first Council
Winter storm creates hazardous road conditions on Lopez’s MacKaye Harbor Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Lopez Island residents and drivers are encouraged to exercise extreme caution and stay home as winter storm conditions create hazardous road conditions on MacKaye Harbor Road. As conditions
