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SJC Reagan Weekend a Success!
San Juan ,Lopez and Orcas Island Republicans Gathered to Hear Bill Bryant’s Message on American Liberty
So much discussion was generated on how we should navigate through the upcoming years. Comparisons were made to the Civil War and the Carter years in Bill Bryant’s speech. Our freedom to correct and vote out damaging leaders will help us recover from what is being called the “Obama Error”. Mike Pryce also spoke giving us a global look at American influence and power. Our guest list included Fredi Simpson National Committee Woman, Jeff Kent National Committee Man, Luanne VanWerven WSRP Vice Chair and Jim Donner Snohomish County State Committee Man. We were all uplifted this weekend but recognize much work is ahead, especially when we bring our Independent and Democrat neighbors along.
Thank you to all who contributed to the weekend events!
REAGAN WEEKEND EVENTS MARCH 7,8TH-COME JOIN US
REAGAN WEEKEND EVENTS MARCH 7,8
Speaker Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner
“What American Liberty Really Means”
Friday March 7th, 5:00 PM
Dinner, Speaker, Silent Auction, Dessert Auction, History Trivia
Blue Water Grill, Friday Harbor
$50 ticket/RSVP 378-4738
Saturday March 8th, Noon
Lunch and Speaker
Lopez Community Church, 91 Lopez Road
$20 ticket/RSVP 468-2043
Saturday March 7th, 4:00 PM
Coffee and Speaker
Mamie’s Boardwalk Café, Orcas Island Ferry Landing
Donation Appreciated/RSVP 376-2971
Please RSVP to join our Reagan Day Weekend Events and support our local party work. We will introduce you to our speaker Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner. See our website for his bio. He is considering the Washington Governor’s race for 2016. We will also have in attendance our WSRP Vice Chair Luanne VanWerven, National Committee Woman Fredi Simpson and National Committee Man Jeff Kent. Also attending will be Jim Donner, State Committee Man from Snohomish County. I am honored these leaders are coming to see our beautiful county where republican values are surging upward.
Please let me know if you can supply a dessert for the SJI Dessert Auction.
Sincerely,
Michelle Loftus, SJCRP Chair
360-378-4738
Council Passes CAO Changes Without Using Most Recent DOE Science
Dear CSA Friends and Neighbors,
On February 11, while Councilman Jarman was in the hospital, Councilmen Hughes and Stephens passed amendments to the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) that increase critical area review areas for development near wetlands from 205 to 300 feet, and from the fish and wildlife habitat critical area (FWHCA)—the shoreline—from 110 to 200 feet.
At the same Council meeting, the Council learned that in October of last year, DOE’s head wetland specialist Tom Hruby, published an “Update on Wetland Buffers: The State of the Science, Final Report.” That report recommends a site-specific approach to buffers.
All along, CSA has been fighting for site-specific buffers. However, in reviewing the CAO to meet the Growth Board’s requirements to be in compliance with the GMA, the current County Council voted to change from a site-specific buffer system to the DOE Wetland rating system—“a one-size fits-all” fixed buffer width approach. This approach goes far beyond what the Growth Board was requiring and is not in agreement with the most recent DOE best available science.
Why, we ask, was the Council not made aware of this new report before they began deliberating on compliance issues? Continued
New Song, Composer fired
Tennessee middle school assistant football coach, age 26, fired for a song he wrote and played!This could be the next number one hit country song. It’s the best effort yet at encapsulating the outrage at the oversteps of this government in an entertaining song.Apparently, the guy was fired over the song because some parents complained. If you like it, help it go “viral” by passing it along to everyone you know.
Click for a Great Song
Thank you Scott W. for submitting this