I’m writing this letter to let the citizens of San Juan County know that I support Jeff Asher for Sheriff…
We have always supported the Maintenance and Operations Levy for the public school, but we believe that the current bond…
Understanding the logistics of the school bond has been a challenge for me. My job as a Librarian means that…
On behalf of Orcas Family Connections we would like to say a tremendous thank you to the High School Senior…
It takes a village to raise a child, and a community to have a special day enjoyed by everyone. Olga…
I am prompted once again to write you regarding the above project
after reading a recent article in The Sounder. In the article you are quoted as having said that the County needs to “ratchet this thing down a notch” because of environmental concerns.
My view is that this thing needs to be ratcheted down to extinction for the following reasons.
I think it’s great that more people have gotten involved in the discussion of the school bond. However, I am disappointed to see the same questions or concerns repeated, often by the same people, even after they have been thoroughly addressed. This doesn’t promote genuine dialogue.
I am a high school student at the Orcas Island Public School, and I would like to ask something to all the people who are planning on voting “no” for the bond:
As all of you were going to school, did you have a bond that passed? If you did, isn’t it fair that since your community paid for a bond, it is now your turn to pay for ours?
It really is quite simple.
If the people of this county want accountability from their Sheriff’s Department in the form of quarterly reports to the County Council and through a Citizens’ Advisory Committee, they will vote for Jeff Asher.
Rebekah & I are voting “NO” on the Orcas school Bond issue. This call for a mandated (mandatory tax) capital improvement when other options have not been seriously pursued or even explored seriously seems very unwise and even irresponsible to our small community.
The Farmers’ Market is now accepting EBT cards (food stamps)! Customers will need to bring their card to the EBT booth at the market, decide how much they want to spend, and will receive “market money” in exchange.
On behalf of Children’s House of Orcas Island, I would like to publicly thank the many, many people who contributed time and money toward the success of our two recent fund raising events – The Mayor’s Race, and our Culinary Season of eleven cooking classes. We estimated that roughly 1,000 people participated in one way or another!
According to county assessor figures, on Orcas, roughly 19% of our properties fall in the less than $250k assessed range and account for 4% of our School bond tax; there are 6% of properties that fall in the over $1M range that account for 19% of the bond tax. 45% of our properties belong to owners who have off-island addresses. Eligible seniors and the disabled community can get relief from their property tax, and only need apply.
