Island County’s plan B
Now that voters rejected a property tax levy lift, service cuts to begin
Island County voters thoroughly rejected Proposition 1, a property tax levy lid lift, directing county officials to find a different way to deal with the aftermath of its crippled coffers.
The county is facing a $2 million current expense fund deficit heading into 2011, and the only way to balance is to start cutting.
Again. It’s not pleasant, but it is necessary. Full Story
No lane closures for Labor Day
In observation of Labor Day, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews have scheduled a traffic-free weekend.
OK, so they can’t control congestion itself, but they’re doing what they can to help ease it. Beginning Friday at noon, and lasting until next Tuesday evening, there will be no lane closures in the Stanwood Camano area. Full Story
Soap Box Derby rally race results
Here are the winners of
Stanwood’s first Soapbox Rally
Race on Aug. 21 and 22.
Saturday, Aug. 21
Davis Carlson Memorial Sportsmanship Award - Isaac Placzek, Camano Island Full Story
Steelheads merge with Tigersharks
The Steelhead Swim Team has merged with Tigersharks in Mukilteo.
The local swim team tried to find pool space nearby after the Team Fitness pool was closed in April. During the summer they used pools at Mount Vernon YMCA, Warm Beach Christian Camp and the Marysville- Pilchuck High School, but fall schedules did not permit their use, so the team had to be dissolved. Full Story
Silvana Fair results
Results of judging and
award winners from the recent
Silvana Community Fair
continued from the August 24
edition of the Stanwood/Camano
NEWS are listed below:
Poultry
Full Story
Adult choir auditions
The new Northern Sound Adult Choir is now open for auditions to those over age 18 throughout all of Snohomish and Skagit counties. Full Story
Pluto
Pluto is a male cat looking for a home at Camano Animal Shelter Association on Camano. He is quite the lover and lavishes cuddles, hugs and Eskimo kisses on his humans. Full Story
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