By Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk
Please join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, Gene Knapp, District 5, Orcas East, County Administrator Pete Rose And County Auditor Milene Henley for a Town Hall conversation at the Fire Protection District No. 2, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
The facts of the countywide property tax increase on the November 3 ballot will be discussed.
Additional items for discussion will be the continuing county budget crisis, the Uplands’ Critical Areas Ordinance, the Shoreline Master Plan Update and other important issues facing the County. An open questions and answers forum will follow this presentation. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at (360) 378-2898.
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