San Juan County Government
Sunday, January 12, 2025by Jeff Noedel After a thorough vetting of six candidates for two County Council offices, the voters spoke. A new leadership team occupies the legislative chambers now. Kari McVeigh, Justin Paulsen, and Jane Fuller will be making decisions that affect the lives of 18,000 San Juan Countians. They will make decisions that…
Tuesday, January 7, 2025by Jeff Noedel San Juan County Superior Court Presiding Judge Kathryn C. Loring has ruled in the lawsuit filed by San Juan County government against the Town of Friday Harbor over the County’s water rights at the County fairgrounds. Specifically, the judge ruled against the Town’s “Resolution 2850,” which it adopted on May…
Monday, January 6, 2024 DATA SUPPLIED BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT By the numbers…
Friday, January 3, 2025by Jeff Noedel Funded by a portion of the revenue collected under the State Lodging Tax excise statutes, the Lodging Tax Grant program is made possible in part by the many local hotels, bed and breakfasts, and other lodgings that collect taxes from visitors. Collected funds support activities, programs, and capital projects…
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.by Jeff Noedelphotos by Ed Andrews When the fireworks start popping at midnight tomorrow night, two new San Juan County Council members assume office. But they took their oaths of office this morning at 9:00 a.m. Washington State law allows for the oath of office for county officials to…
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 A SanJuans.Today VIDEO (13 minutes) IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Last week, San Juan County Council Rep (Dist. 3) and current Chair Jane B. Fuller sat down for an interview with SanJuans.Today, covering a range of subjects. In this third and final block, Fuller starts with her gratitude toward…
Monday, December 23, 2024by Jeff Noedel The final County Council meeting of the year — and the final meeting of the 2023-2024 Council — was held today from 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., with an executive session held from 9:49 a.m. to 10:14 a.m. to meet privately with County Prosecutor Amy Vira. The two outgoing…
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…
Saturday, December 21, 2024For an interview recorded Wednesday, December 18, 2024 A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Jeff Noedel interviews Jane Fuller, whose middle name we learn is Bliss! This is part 1 of a three-part interview. Part 1 is focused on the controversy between San Juan County Government and the…
Wednesday, December 11, 2024by Jeff Noedel San Juan County Council members-elect Kari McVeigh (residency district 1) and Justin Paulsen (residency district 2) are in the middle of a three day training program for new council members. Held in Olympia, the conference is known as “NEO,” which can stand for “Newly Elected Officials” or “Networking Education…
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for additional information. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to…
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…
Saturday, December 7, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL REP JANE FULLER To my fellow Lopezians and constituents, I deeply respect, represent, and serve as your elected County Council member for District 3. I have been a resident of this island since 1978 when the ‘Dump’ was located on Port Stanley…
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…
