County Reporter
It’s hard to deny that the antics of a California sea lion that showed up recently on San Juan Island are – let’s say – amusing.
County planners are confident that this time around they got it right, and that an in-depth, parcel-by-parcel study of land supply in the Eastsound urban growth area will back their conclusions.
The best of intentions couldn’t spare a newly-created ferries task force from an untimely demise.
Turns out the idea of using the Land Bank as leverage proved too hot to handle.
County Administrator Pete Rose contacted the Sounder with the following information: I would like to communicate some corrections to the guest opinion the Islands Sounder published in the May 14 edition regarding the letter to our federal delegation. The letter has not yet been formally approved and sent. When the two councils met on April 22 and discussed the issue, it was agreed that the Mayor and Council Chair would draft a letter. The letter published by your newspaper was the draft that was to be put in front of each council for adoption.
Islanders can expect a new set of stormwater fees to be unveiled by the San Juan County Council sometime in July.
Chairman` of San Juans’ FAC dismissed; council members cite unnamed officials’ complaints of “hostile and beligerent” dealings.
Border agent to meet with Council on March 18
Forget about the spread sheets. The true value of any public administrator may be an ability to read between the lines.
What would the Fourth of July be without a few sparklers or a firecracker or two to celebrate with?
