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note: Skagit County government offices and departments will
be closed Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day. Regular
hours will resume Tuesday the 2nd. |
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 Burn
Restrictions Have Been Modified in Skagit County
Due
to the increase in fuel moisture levels and available fire resources,
the Fire Marshal’s Office will modify the burn ban as of Thursday,
August 28, 2008 at 8:00 am for the unincorporated areas of Skagit
County, to allow recreational burning only. Recreational fires are
less then 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, used for cooking or
pleasure.
(more)
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Marine
Recovery Comment Period Extended
At the Marine Recovery Area Public Hearing held August 19, 2008
at the Commissioner’s Hearing Room the Board of Health extended
the comment period to 4:30 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008.(more)
Related: Marine
Recovery Documents Online
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Lum
Hired as New Director of Skagit County Youth & Family Services
Skagit County Administrator Gary Rowe announced today that John C.
Lum of Elk Grove, California has accepted the position of Director
of Skagit County Youth & Family Services. (more) |
Health
Code Adoption Ordinance Meeting Notice
Skagit County's Board of Health “Health Code Process Ordinance”
public hearing has been rescheduled to July 22, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
in the Commissioner's Hearing room. The proposed new section
of Skagit County Code, Chapter 12, delineates the process by which
Health codes are adopted.(more) |
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Skagit
County Reaches Tentative Global Settlement With Solid Waste Companies
Deluxe And Cimarron
On June 24, 2008, Skagit County reached a tentative settlement
agreement with private solid waste operators Deluxe Recycling and
Disposal LLC and Cimarron Transfer and Recycling Company LLC. Both
companies are pursuing litigation against the County over the issue
of solid waste privatization.(more)
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 Survey
Ranks Skagit County 5th Nationally with Outstanding Use of Technology
The Center for Digital Government has completed this year's evaluation
of America's top digital county governments. Skagit County was ranked
5th for Counties with less than 150,000 population. (more)
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County
Commissioners take action on Bayview Ridge Subarea Plan
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve
revisions to the Bayview Ridge Subarea Plan today during their regular
session in four separate actions.(more) |
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Skagit
County officials express disappointment over lawsuit challenging
Skagit River Instream Flow Rule by Swinomish Tribal Community
The
2006 Skagit River Instream Flow Rule puts a strict limit on exempt
wells and guarantees adequate instream flows for salmon, and has
been widely praised as a model for other jurisdictions to follow.(more)
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Arsenic
Information
Most arsenic in drinking water comes from natural rock formations.
As water flows through these formations, it can dissolve arsenic and
carry it into underground aquifers, streams or rivers that may be
used as drinking water supplies.(more
on the Drinking Water Web Site) |
Skagit
County Releases 2007 Salmon Action Report
Skagit County has released its 2007 report summarizing the work the
county government has done toward salmon recovery in the past year.
(more) |
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