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-- by Margie Doyle -- That parking is “the” Eastsound issue was demonstrated by the fact that the bulk of the monthly Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meeting on August 4 was taken up in discussing the parking situation in Eastsound's Urban Growth Area. EPRC’s Bob Maynard spoke of opening up the beach access to
--by Margie Doyle -- The San Juan County Council approved awards of $150,000 to the Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange and of $60,000 to the Orcas Island Public Library yesterday, Aug. 9. The awards are funded by the .09 Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program (PFFAP), which gave out $303,225 in grants this year. The ORS funds
-- from Jim Jonassen-- The process for updating the county’s comprehensive plan has begun and will unfold over the next eighteen months. Things missing from the Eastsound Urban Growth Area in the existing plan include parking and traffic plans and anything significant about a vision for the future. Out of concern for this Bob Maynard
-- by Margie Doyle and Madeleine Treneer, updated July 16 at 4 p.m. -- The bulk of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 12, was spent on refining the allowable uses in the tables of the Eastsound Subarea Plan update, approved by the County last December. EPRC members Fred Klein,
From dawn Saturday morning until nightfall Monday night, Orcas Islanders are celebrating the Independence of the United States from Doe Bay to Deer Harbor. Saturday, July 2 PANCAKE BREAKFAST with Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Volunteers and Staff at the Fire Station from 7 to 11 am. Adults $7.00, Children $5.00, under 5 years of
-- by Margie Doyle -- San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes commented on government matters that impact Orcas Islanders recently. So many active projects "are coming to the front of the queue," he says. Still, housing issues dominate his concerns for the county. Hughes commended the work of a task force coordinated by County Health
Saturday, July 2, 1 - 7 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Jim Biddick -- Come join us at the Eastsound Fire Station for our Lions Club 42nd Annual Salmon BBQ using our long, steeped in mystery, recipe. Meal includes a baked potato, cole slaw, roll, beverage and good company. Cost is $18.00 the day of
-- by Lin McNulty -- It was an opportunity for the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC), in their two-hour meeting on Thursday, June 2, to be brought up to date on the current stages of projects underway in the Village of Eastsound. SUB-AREA PLAN Erika Shook, Community Development Director, briefed the Committee on the Eastsound
Thursday, June 2, 3 - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers -- Regular Meeting Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) June 2, 2016 3:00 – 5:00 PM NOTE: Colin Huntemer (SJC Public Works) will be available from 2:30 – 3:00 for a pre-meeting public forum to afford community members an opportunity to view
-- by Margie Doyle -- Sketch of Library from Rose Street, looking south with expansion to the north and west of current building The Orcas Island Public LIbrary Board of Trustees approved a Letter of Intent to contract with HB Hansen Construction of Lynden to build the library expansion. HB Hansen submitted bid