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Public Works survey data released: Results emphasize safety
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works Department published a community survey that posed the question, “How should your roads work for you?” After collecting responses and analyzing the data,
County unveils new program to improve access to agendas, live-streamed and recorded meetings
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to unveil new software to streamline its meetings and agenda management processes. The software, called Civic Clerk, integrates seamlessly into the County’s Civic
Port Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, June 26th at 5:00 p.m. online and in-person. For access information, please see the attached
Sheriff’s Report | June 14 – June 20, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 23-004421 Traffic Hazard 06:23:45 06/14/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when an early morning commuter headed to the ferry from Islandale Road swerved when a
WSF Report | Student tour, still wanting comments on fare increases, Pride celebration
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Homeschool students tour Cathlamet We hosted 25 students from the North Kitsap Homeschool Community and their chaperones aboard Cathlamet last week. They visited the pilothouse during a roundtrip sailing between Bainbridge
Elections schedules Logic & Accuracy test of ballot tabulating equipment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s August 1, 2023, Primary election. The test
Letter to Editor | What’s up with Cindy Wolf?
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| The question arises, again, after the County Council’s decision to halt the Killebrew Lake Road project a little less than three weeks before it was to begin and less than
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue finances new emergency vehicles with help of State Treasurer
||| FROM ADAM JOHNSON for OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue recently partnered with the Office of the State Treasurer (OST) for the first time to finance new emergency response
County to share community development updates at Lopez Island meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The public is invited to join County officials on June 28 at the Lopez Community Center for a discussion about the Department of Community Development. The meeting will
San Juan County courts announce new online jury portal
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Superior Court and District Court are implementing a new online portal to communicate with potential jurors. San Juan County is pleased to announce this improved
Open letter to County Council re: Killebrew Lake Road
||| FROM DANIEL THIEME ||| Dear Council Members: I want to express my sincere thanks for your unanimous vote this morning to terminate the existing contract for the Killebrew Lake Road culvert project, to permit
County halts Bayhead Creek culvert replacement project on Killebrew Lake Road
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 20 to discuss the Bayhead Creek Culvert Replacement Project that necessitates the closure of Killebrew Lake Road.
Guest Opinion | Planning, implementation impact of Killebrew Lake project
||| FROM DAN THIEME for HARNEY VIEW PARK & ROAD ASSOC. ||| Killebrew Lake Road Culvert Project Public Comments to San Juan County Council For June 20, 2023, Special County Council Meeting Submitted by the
Explainer for the Killebrew Lake Road closure
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER ||| The Killebrew Road culvert replacement is not a discretionary project scheduled at Council’s request. It is a mandatory replacement happening because of the washout. It comes with multiple
Sheriff’s Report | June 7 – 13, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 23-004206 Boating Problem 10:51:44 06/07/23 A Friday Harbor resident reported missing her 10' Walker Bay dinghy from the Port of Friday Harbor. The dinghy
WSF weekly check-in | Service restoration update, Summer schedule kicks in Sunday, medical preferential loading update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Recent unexpected retirements, resignations and protected leaves of absence have caused attrition to outpace our recruiting and training efforts, especially among licensed vessel
