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Sheriff’s Report | May 17 – 23, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 23-003457 Traffic Violation 08:45:54 05/17/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a report of a bicyclist failing to obey a flagger. A
New legislation increases senior and disabled persons income limits for tax purposes
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Assessor’s Office is alerting the public of new income limits that affect taxes for senior citizens and people with disabilities in San Juan County. Substitute
County to share draft report of Shoreline Cumulative Effects Evaluation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is conducting a Cumulative Effects Evaluation of its shorelines for the Department of Ecology. A virtual public meeting to review the draft report is scheduled
WSF Weekly Report | Memorial Day traffic, transportation budget, virtual community meetings
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Memorial Day weekend ferry travel People boarding a ferry in a vehicle over Memorial Day weekend should plan for long waits. The busiest sailings will be westbound (or
Recap of Lopez neighborhood meeting regarding relocation of Public Works facilities
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Monday, May 15, 2023 County Council Member Jane Fuller (District 3), County Manager Mike Thomas, and the Director of Public Works Colin Huntemer, convened a meeting with
Councilmember Fuller opens office on Lopez and hosts community conversation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Councilmember Jane Fuller (District 3) announces the opening of a ground floor office in Lopez Village. Located at 262 Weeks Rd., Unit D (on the
San Juan County will hold a special three-day filing period for candidates in June
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Elections Office is opening a special three-day filing period in June for those offices where no candidates filed during the regular candidate filing week. The
WSF announces Orcas Road reduced to one lane near Ferry Terminal
||| SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced the beginning of paving activity for a portion of Orcas Road, adjacent to the Orcas Island Ferry Terminal. This paving effort is part of
Auditor seeks argument against Orcas Fire & Rescue ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments against the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 ballot measure for the voters’
Meeting notification – Port of Orcas 5/22/2023
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will be holding a meeting tomorrow on Monday, May 22 at 5 p.m.. The meeting will be held online
Sheriff’s Report | May 10 – 16, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 23-003243 Explosives Problem 20:09:15 05/10/23 A Deputy took a report of an explosion in the Eastsound area. Descriptions of suspects were provided and the
WSF virtual community meetings start next week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries' upcoming series of systemwide virtual community meetings kicks off next week. The first meeting will focus on the Mukilteo/Clinton and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes on Tuesday, May
OIFR seeking an experienced professional as Finance Manager
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ||| POSITION SUMMARY: The Finance Manager reports to the Fire Chief and is responsible for the routine and higher-level accounting and financial reporting duties in support
OIFR Commissioners to place levy lid lift before primary voters
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to put a proposition for a levy lid lift before voters in the August primary. The funds available
WSF weekly check-in: Virtual, route-specific meetings are coming up
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Route-specific virtual community meetings Mark your calendar! We’re hosting our semiannual series of virtual community meetings May 23 through June 7. The public is invited to
Larsen: American Rescue Plan is delivering reliable broadband to Northwest Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the announcement by Washington State Department of Commerce of $121 million in grants for 19 broadband construction projects that
