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||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| With the monthly Village Voices series, we aim to take the pulse of the Orcas Island community. Every month we’ll be out and about, asking people to share their point of view on a particular topic. Sometimes the questions will be serious, sometimes more light-hearted. We invite you
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| In February 2020 the CO2 content of the atmosphere reached a new high of 416 parts per million (ppm). The last time it was that high was in the Pliocene epoch, between 3-5 million years ago. Temperatures were 5 to 7 degrees F higher and sea levels were 60 to
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- With time for one final question before the District 2 primary and the arrival of two significant projects that will change the nature and experience of “downtown” – and perhaps set the stage for development to come – we focus on the future look and feel of
-- from James Libby -- A new multi year US Government study of over 10,000 teenagers shows outdoor lighting messes up their sleep and affects them mentally/physically causing disorders that can last throughout life. This is a separate finding that also took into consideration the well known cell phone light health issues. Let's not put up
-- from Jacquelyn Hoag -- One of the advantages of living on Orcas Island is the stars at night and the peaceful ambience. It would be a shame for those of us who live in and around Eastsound to be deprived of these natural wonders because of added lighting and speeding traffic. Speed is and has
Thursday, March 5, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Colin Maycock for Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA 3:00 pm Welcome and Introductions3:05 pm Approval of Minutes of February 6, 2020 meeting3:10 pm Additions or Agenda modifications3:15 pm Report from Rick Hughes3:25 pm Public Comment3:30 pm DCD Eastsound
Thursday, February 6, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Colin Maycock, Department of Community Development -- The Eastsound Plan Review Committee (EPRC) will meeting tomorrow afternoon to address the following agenda: 3:00 pm Welcome and Introductions 3:05 pm Approval of Minutes of January 9, 2020, meeting3:10 pm Additions or Agenda modifications3:15 pm
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue had two periods Friday with overlapping emergencies. The first two were cardiac calls. Both required treatment by EMS and transport by air to a local hospital. A third cardiac patient was also treated and transported Friday, all before 5 p.m. At 7:42 p.m.,
-- by Matthew Gilbert Orcas Issues reporter -- A quorum was present for the Planning Commission’s (PC) latest meeting, a marathon session that waded deeper into the Comp Plan (CP) while addressing a Friday Harbor re-designation, the latest transportation plan for the County, and an update on the recently released Land Capacity Analysis (LCA). Following
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas issues reporter -- The SJC Planning Commission (PC) met on July 19 with all members present either in person or by phone with the exception of Brent Snow and Victoria Compton. As with all previous meetings, the agenda began with a report from Department of Community Development (DCD) Director Erika