Journal of the San Juans, April 03, 2013

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Sports

Island Scene

Heartbreaker; Wolverines fall by one — in O.T.

¡Qué bueno!; all fired up over Flamenco

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Editorial

The job has changed since the last election; inside are the Journal’s picks for county council page 7

Journal

The 75¢ Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Vol. 106 Issue 14

of the San Juan Islands

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From six to three to ... five?

Two more council posts added under Forlenza, Peterson proposal By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

If you thought the question of County Council numbers had been put to rest, think again. Believing that voters did not understand what they were doing last November, councilmen Rich Peterson and Marc Forlenza want to give islanders a “do-over”. This time, however, Peterson and Forlenza have proposed replacing the 3-person council with five. Peterson says the three-person council “leaves San Juan Island and Orcas Island underrepresented on the county council.” Peterson thinks it’s fine for Lopez and Shaw to have a single council member, but that the larger populations of San Juan and Orcas islands would be better served if two council members were elected from each of those islands. He also thinks voters would prefer to vote by district, and that advisory committees, like the planning commission, should reflect the distribution of population on the islands. So he and Forlenza, each elected by district voting in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and who both will be displaced by the countywide elections later this month, have proposed a second charter See Proposal, Page 5

High court weighs appeal By Steve Wehrly Journal reporter

Left to right: District 1 San Juan County Council candidates Bob Jarman, Lovel Pratt.

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Council candidate Q & A Dist. 1 By Journal Staff

This is the last of a three-part series of Q&A segments with county council candidates running in the April 23 election. The revamped three-person council, and the upcoming elections, are the result of revisions to the county charter proposed in 2012 by the Charter Revision Commission and approved by the voters in November. The revisions returned the council to three members elected countywide from “residency districts” comprising San Juan, Orcas and Lopez and their respective nearby smaller islands. Bob Jarman and Lovel Pratt are running for the San Juan Island District 1 position. Jarman, an elected commissioner of San Juan Island Fire Department, defeated Pratt in her bid for reelection to the council in November. The two candidates square off once again in the April 23 election.

Bob Jarman Journal: What is the single most critical issue facing county

residents?

in these beautiful islands.

Our county residents are concerned about being able to make a living, provide for their families, and hang on to their property. Our economy in the islands is going to be directly effected by the implementation of the Critical Area Ordinance and Shoreline Management Plan. Hardest hit will be the building trades, our small farmers, and property owners. We were able to push the implementation of the CAO forward to December, giving us time to hear the results of the lawsuits before the GMA Board. Adjustments and compromises need to be made so that our economy can grow stronger going forward with as few government encumbrances as possible, while maintaining our county’s rural character. Our County Council needs to find ways to promote commerce and sustainable jobs through technology, health care, the building trades, tourism, real estate sales, and agriculture so that our county residents can afford to live

Journal: What issues or projects would you take a leadership role on if elected?

I am currently a member of the Building Advisory Committee, and if re-elected, would like to remain on that committee. We are identifying and reviewing our outdated codes and codes that can be simplified, thereby streamlining the process of getting a building/land use permit. For example, “One stop shopping” (being able to go to one place without having to go to several different agencies). The committee is looking at better cooperation between our building and planning department staff to meet the needs of our citizens. I want to work on boosting the morale of our county employees by building trust with the council though openness, honesty and mutual respect, which will in turn create better customer service. We want to set up office hours on Orcas and Lopez so those See Q & A, Page 4

2011 Special Award; Second Place: General Excellence from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

As baseball teams gird for a long season of balls and strikes, Stephanie Johnson O’Day has already reached the playoffs in her case against the Home Rule Charter amendments approved by the voters last November. On March 22, O’Day, plaintiffs’ attorney in Carlson v. San Juan County, took three more swings as she tried to hit a game-saving home run before the nine justices of the Washington Supreme Court. See Appeal, Page 5 IN YOUR COMMUNITY SHOP SAN JUAN ISLAND FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

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