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Lack of permits prompts $1.6M settlement
In the first of what may become many legal battles about the Gateway Pacific Terminals Cherry Point coal…
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Elevated toxin levels prompt closure of recreational shellfish harvest
The unappetizing red foam seen floating on the surface of inshore marine waters in San Juan County (and…
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One-cent increase asked for Lopez dump operations
Lopez voters will be asked to approve a .13 percent increase in the local property tax to partially…
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Agritourism business profiles
Agritourism is the latest buzzword for economic development and tourism professionals in San Juan County.
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CAO hammered at hearings
The San Juan County Critical Areas Ordinances took a beating during three days of hearings before the state…
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Big payday for San Juan County Parks
San Juan County parks bagged more than half of the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program funds allocated for…
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CAO appeals to be aired before Hearings Board starting Monday
The Growth Management Hearings Board has scheduled 20 hours of "Hearings on the Merits" of appeals of the…
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Sheriff gets green light to acquire new boat built by federal funds
San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou on Tuesday presented the County Council with more than 20 pages of…
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Fast track: temporary replacement of Skagit River I-5 bridge expected in 14 days
"Like pieces for a gigantic erector set," thousands of steel beams, connectors, supports and fasteners have already arrived…
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Contention over aerial photos contract
Controversy over a contract for high-tech aerial photographs of San Juan County clouded the final meeting of the…
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County readies for overhaul of land-use enforcement rules
Seven years after the former County Commission decided the code enforcement ordinance needed work, the Planning Commission presented…
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Candidate fundraising slows, not so for PAC
With roughly 4,400 ballots returned to the elections office for the April 23 election, fundraising and spending has…
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Council withdraws five-person proposal
It looks like voters in 2013 won’t have the chance to change the number of county council members…