PCO’s, non PCO’s, Conservatives, the Curious
San Juan County Republican Central Committee Meeting
Monday May 13th 8:30- 11:00
At The San Juan Historical Museum Resource Center
405 Price Street, Friday Harbor
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s Call Your Representatative Monday Again!
Rep. Kristine Lytton(d) (360) 786-7800
Rep. Jeff Morris(d)360-786-7970
Sen.Kevin Ranker(d)(360) 786-7678
This week call our representatives and ask them to support HB 2062. This will limit future special sessions that cost us the taxpayer $18,000 per day.See details below.It just makes cents.
CONTACT: Stephanie Davenport, Public Information Officer – (360) 786-7031
Rep. Drew MacEwen – (360) 786-7902
Rep. MacEwen sponsors bill to help prevent future special sessions
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, has introduced House Bill 2062 which would direct the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council to submit its first projections on tax collections earlier. Currently, during long sessions like this year, March 20 is the deadline for the first projections. MacEwen’s bill would move the date to February 20. Lawmakers rely on the forecast to develop budget plans because it gauges how much money the state will have available to spend.
We should be doing everything we can to help the Legislature complete its work on time. Every day of the special session costs roughly $18,000 and that is an unnecessary expense,” MacEwen said. “In these difficult economic times we must act instead of wait. It’s the old adage ‘time is money’, and now it’s the taxpayer’s money. With the forecast released sooner, budget writers will have more time to craft a strong, bipartisan budget without another costly special session.” Continued
Let’s be honest: The concern really isn’t about coal dust
From the Bellingham Herald Published: May 3, 2013
By MIKE ELLIOTT
Recently environmentalists have been claiming that coal dust poses an environmental risk to the region because coal transits the Northwest by rail. But there is no credible study to support this assertion, and I wonder what the true motivation for making such a claim might be.
I have worked in the Northwest rail industry for the better part of two decades, as both locomotive engineer and conductor, and I regularly speak with other rail workers operating all types of trains across Washington state. Coal trains have transited through the Northwest for decades and have done so without significant complaint or concerns. Despite allegations of coal dust blowing from trains, I have not witnessed it nor have I received any reports of it from our rail union members. Continued
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Town of Friday Harbor
*Mayor
Council Position
Council Position 4
Schools
San Juan Island School Director 1
San Juan Island School Director 2
Orcas Island School Director 1
Orcas Island School Director 2
Orcas Island School Director 3
Lopez Island School Director 1
Lopez Island School Director 2
Lopez Island School Director 3
Lopez Island School Director 4
Shaw Island School Director 1
Shaw Island School Director 1
Shaw Island School Director 2
Fire Protection Districts
Fire Protection District 2 Position 1
Fire Protection District 3 Position 1
Fire Protection District 4 Position 1
Fire Protection District 4 Position 3
Fire Protection District 5 Position 3
Ports
*Port of Friday Harbor District 1
Port of Orcas Position 1
Port of Orcas Position 2
Port of Orcas Position 4
Port of Lopez Position 3 Continued