Lopez Island
San Juan County Treasurer Jan Sears reminds taxpayers that the deadline for paying County property taxes is April 30. Taxpayers have the option of paying the taxes in two payments without penalty, with the second due no later than October 31; however missing a payment deadline can be expensive.
The San Juan County Council will discuss the County’s permitting policy on accessory structures at Noon during its meeting on Monday, April 13 – one week later than had been tentatively scheduled. Contractor Tom Nolan initially questioned the policy during the “Citizen Access” section of the Council’s agenda on March 24.
The 780-foot oil tanker, S/R BAYTOWN, arrived at Port Angeles April 1 for repair of a small crack on its main deck.
Identifying opportunities to restore shoreline habitat vital to surf smelt, herring, sand lance, juvenile salmon, seabirds and marine mammals is the goal of the county-wide shoreline modification inventory project which starts collecting field data this week.
Like the proverbial duck whose image is calm and serene on the top of the water, but with a lot of paddling action going on underneath, the Lopez School capital facilities projects have been moving forward. With bond money approved by an enviable majority of the votes a year ago, the Lopez Island School District has been busy with architects, designers, and other key people on behind-the-scenes components of the capital projects that voters approved. Beginning the week of Spring Break and continuing on through the coming summer, these projects are scheduled to be coming to fruition and will become visible reminders of the strong support Lopez voters and community members have for their schools.
It’s the middle of the night. You just found a wet, frightened dog outside your door. You take him in, dry him off, and check for a dog license. Fortunately, he has one. But he has no personal tag with an owner’s phone number. At that hour, you can’t take him to the shelter or even call the shelter. What do you do? You can now call the dog’s owner directly, thanks to a new licensing program recently installed at the Auditor’s office. Go online to the County’s webpage: www.sanjuanco.com. From the home page, type “dog license” in the search field on the home page. One of the choices you will find is “Dog License Search.” Click on it.
Lopez musicians are presenting a night of their favorite Baroque music during a community concert at Grace Episcopal Church.
OLYMPIA – In the 20 years since the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, spilling 10.8 million gallons of crude oil, Washington has made tremendous strides to prevent devastating spills to its state waters.
At a special meeting on March 19, the Lopez Island School District Board of Directors elected to continue the search for qualified administrators to fill vacancies created by the impending retirements of Superintendent Bill Evans and Principal Roland Macnichol.
BOSTON — You have to admit that this gives new meaning to the idea of a “shovel-ready project.” There are now 1,100 square feet on the South Lawn of the White House being transformed into a kitchen garden. If Americans follow the first family’s lead, the seed pack will become the new stimulus package. At least we’ll have something to do with those pitchforks after the AIG bonus babies surrender their money.
“I’m not lucky, I just take advantage of opportunities that come my way,” said San Juan Islander, Barbara Carnahan Fry. “And I’m kind of a wanderer. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.”
Community Calendar
E-Wallet Purchase (Add Funds)
Term Subscription