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https://www.facebook.com/902495648573825/posts/796751969148194 Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue District posted this to its Facebook page on March 4, 2024 7:34 pm. Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue is pleased to announce that as of Friday March 1st, we have obtained temporary occupancy of the new headquarters station on Race Road. In...

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  • March 4, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/426190446223136/posts/808794147962762?substory_index=1562520371197961 The Island County Sheriff’s Office posted this to his Facebook page on March 2, 2024 10:29 pm.

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  • March 2, 2024

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/make-voice-heard-public-hearings-3-initiatives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-voice-heard-public-hearings-3-initiativesGreetings From Olympia,  We’re in the home stretch of the 2024 legislative session. The Senate is moving from committees to floor votes on bills that have come over from the House. Now that both chambers have put out initial proposals, we’re also hammering out details on the state’s three supplemental...

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  • February 23, 2024

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/muzzall-bill-gives-economic-boost-habitat-preservation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muzzall-bill-gives-economic-boost-habitat-preservation State Sen. Ron Muzzall believes that caring for Washington’s environment is a collaborative effort, needing private landowners to fill in gaps. The state’s Forestry Riparian Easement Program was designed to compensate landowners with small forests for the value of trees unharvested to protect critical habitat. The Senate today passed...

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  • February 12, 2024

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/6-billion-property-tax-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-billion-property-tax-hike One of the most contentious bills before the Legislature this year is Senate Bill 5770, which will triple the allowable annual growth rate of your local property taxes. This means local governments would be able to increase your property taxes by up to 3% WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. This will...

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  • February 7, 2024