A county-wide burn ban goes into effect for unincorporated areas on Thursday, July 17, due to the high fire danger and dry weather. A spokesman for the Anacortes Fire Department says the burn ban applies in the City of Anacortes, too.
The City is launching a ride share contest in an effort to get Anacortes residents to save energy. The prize? Tell the city where to spend $1,000.
The City has announced the winners of the annual recycle poster contest. Mayor Dean Maxwell presented each winner with a plaque at this week's City Council meeting.
After a series of complaints, the City Council has moved to stop people from living in their cars and RVs on city streets.
The City Council has deferred a request to write a local church that plans to allow T-Mobile to build a cell phone tower on church property.
Issues of traffic, the cost of gas and questions about a future new bridge from Whidbey Island to the mainland are up for discussion at a town hall-style meeting of the South Fidalgo Community Council, set for this Wednesday.
