The San Juan County Council has scheduled a public hearing on an ordinance to change farmland conservation rules so that current-use tax assessment benefits can be extended to more properties for longer periods of time.
Election season in San Juan County may not end up being a snoozer after all.
If you’re looking to buy a bag of legal pot on Lopez Island, don’t hold your breath.
A state appellate court this week rejected an appeal by a San Juan County based property-rights group, bringing a likely end to the legal battle over whether the County Council violated state law by meeting behind closed doors while crafting revisions to local land-use rules.
Prevention of derelict vessels is becoming the new paradigm in dealing with sinking, abandoned or illegally moored boats in Washington.
As the Navy moves toward preparing an environmental impact statement to justify its continued training and testing of a growing fleet of jet aircraft at two airfields on Whidbey Island, San Juan and Lopez islanders living within earshot of NAS Whidbey are raising their voices to express concerns about their quality of life.
San Juan County residents and visitors can legally toke on a joint now, but you won’t be legally able to buy it here (unless you have a medical marijuana prescription) until at least July of this year.
A total of six candidates will be vying for two positions on the Orcas Power and Light Cooperative board of directors.
The assessed value of the 18,456 taxable parcels in San Juan County declined by a combined sum of nearly $3 million dollars in 2013, according to the San Juan County Assessor. Property tax bills for 2014 are based on 2013 assessments.
A crowd of 40-plus filled the hallway on the first floor of the county courthouse to hear friends and colleagues praise Silverman’s career and wish him well in retirement.
Another chapter in the seemingly unending Critical Areas Ordinance update process is reaching a conclusion. The San Juan County Council is scheduled to complete the current installment at a March 5 special meeting. But this chapter is far from the end of the story.
Do you have a stormwater problem? If so, Public Works would like to know.
David Honeywell has paid a $1,000 fine for clearing some 80 trees and several acres of shrubs and other vegetation from waterfront land at their Orca Dreams estate, formerly the Mar Vista resort, near False Bay on the west side of San Juan Island.
