Monday, December 23, 2024For a meeting held Thursday, December 19, 2024 The mayor read out a thank you letter from the Food Bank for the Town’s Harbor Life ring collection and match totaling $15,000. In a brief work session, the financial manager noted the draft 2024 Budget Amendments and Draft 2025 budget, which was awaiting…
Monday, December 23, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS Evan Perrollaz, Deputy PHD Superintendent attended a Greenhouse Project Convention, along with Village at the Harbor Director Tina Smith. The Greenhouse Project is a national nonprofit creating alternate living environments to traditional nursing home…
Sunday, December 22, 2024Written Summary by Jeff NoedelVideo Directed by Jeremy Tyler An EXCLUSIVE SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE In this SanJuans.Today interview of San Juan County Council Chair Jane Fuller, Jeff Noedel poses questions for 35 minutes about how the County intends to spend $1.5 million ($500,000 more than the…
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 The San Juans community has donated 68 percent of the maximum amount the Mary See Foundation will match. The end-of-year giving is ensuring the efforts to build community television for the San Juans will continue into 2025. Click Here to Double Your Donation to Non-Profit Community TV! We need more than…
Saturday, December 14, 2024for a Tuesday, December 10, 2024 meeting FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS San Juan Island Fire & Rescue Chief Noel Monin reported the financial situation now looks good. The Whittier Foundation is offering $10,000 for improving communications for the outer…
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT During the Council meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 (2:26:45), San Juan County Council discussed recent community feedback regarding the proposed update to the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) interlocal agreement. Based on public sentiment and the desire to strengthen the working relationship…
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Check out the new website for Community Water Taxi! Community Water Taxi is a group of concerned island residents looking for solutions to an interisland walk-on water taxi service within San Juan County when Washington State Ferries cannot perform this need. They have helped people since August 2023 get to medical…
Friday, December 6, 2024for a meeting held Thursday, December 5, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS Mayor Jackson was absent. Council member Geffen chaired the meeting. He presented a $15,000 check to the Friday Harbor Food Bank from Harbor Life Ring donations and…
Friday, December 6, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE The Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners requests citizen input. On December 2nd, OIFR Commissioners discussed potential processes for hiring our next permanent Fire Chief. As a part of this important work, the board would like community input on the search…
Thursday, December 5, 2024for a meeting held Wednesday, December 4, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS The executive director of Accountable Communities of Health (ACH) will be retiring, and they will be searching for a new director. They are still waiting for the…
Wednesday, December 4, 2024for meetings held Monday, December 2 & Tuesday, December 3, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS ON DECEMBER 2, the environmental stewardship department updated the Council on plans for replacing the temporary culvert on Killibrew Lake Road with a fish…
Wednesday, December 4, 2024for a meeting held Tuesday, November 26, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS The meeting opened with the Treblemakers Elementary School Choir leading the audience in the pledge of Allegiance and singing three songs to honor veterans and bring in…
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Community internet television and radio for the San Juans gained some strength in the past two days, as $1,602 more in donations have now arrived. That brings the recent total to $1,859. And the Mary See Foundation match has instantly turned that into $3,718! The Mary See Foundation leaders took a…
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT San Juan County’s Public Works Department will be performing limited repairs along MacKaye Harbor Rd between Agate Beach Ln and Flint Rd intermittently over the next several weeks. The repair is limited in scope to areas of coastal erosion and is designed to ensure the safety of…
Tuesday, November 26, 2024for a meeting held Friday, November 22, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS The commissioners approved the Skytrails condominium lease for 10 years with an option to renew it for 15 years. The tenants will replace the roofing and siding…
