If the old familiar saying is true – that it’s better to give than to receive – then San Juan County is by far the best.
Of Washington state’s 39 counties, San Juan is dead last in a county-by-county comparison of how much of its tax contributions each county gets back in spending from the state’s general fund.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Jan. 2: An Orcas Island woman was bit by a…
A Lopez Island man caught with more than five ounces of methamphetamine in his home, along with an assortment of packing materials and $3,300 in cash, was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to a drug-related felony offense.
They’re loading up the welcome wagon on Decatur Island. Brigham William Jones, the island’s soon-to-be newest arrival, was born Jan….
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Dec. 21: Two Seattle-area men claim someone sneaked into their…
Property owners with a binding site plan will have a four-year buffer against changes in land-use rules if backers of a mini-initiative have their way.
The ranks of the Southern residents grew by one, as Christmas came early in the killer whale world.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls.
At a community meeting Tuesday in Friday Harbor, the boss of Washington State Ferries cautioned that more hardship could be in store for the ferry system and its riders when the governor’s proposed two-year budget – designed to cover a $4.6 billion shortfall – was unveiled the following day.
Be prepared to pay a bit more for building and land-use permits – in some categories – beginning in 2011. Among the pending price hikes, approved Dec. 7 by the County Council, perhaps the most notable is a three-fold increase in the cost of owner/builder permits, as well as for an initial plan review required for projects that fall into that “do-it-yourself” type of development.
Newly adopted and adjusted for size, San Juan County’s recycling fees will come in a range of prices – small, medium and large.
On Nov. 30, the San Juan County Council gave preliminary approval to recycling fees that would primarily target self-haul customers. If approved, those fees would go into effect beginning Jan. 1.
San Juan County’s prosecuting attorney will be among the highest-paid local elected officials thanks to the Citizens Salary Commission and its recent endorsement of a pending $19,000 pay increase for that position.
