The City Council went on record Monday night opposing a proposed increase in the hazardous substance tax, saying the tax hike would cost businesses and consumers in Washington about $224 million per year.
A 28-year-old Guemes Island man was cited for indecent exposure after an officer saw him pull his pants down and expose his bare buttocks to another pedestrian in the 400 block of Commercial Ave.
When Dean Allen was alive, you could frequently find him with a mischievous smile at this spot at the end of Fifth St. in the Cap Sante neighborhood. After he died last December, his friends got together and paid for two benches to honor him.
The Community Garden will become at least partially wheelchair accessible, thanks to some changes being made soon in one corner of the garden. Some changes will be made in the area shown in grey above. Also added will be accessible parking.
Anacortes resident Wolf Bauer, legendary mountaineer, kayaker, environmental educator and conservationist will be honored by the Legislature for his many achievements and for his 98th birthday later this month in Olympia.
"I don't know where this came from because it's really bizarre," said City Council member Cynthia Richardson said of a proposal to require neighbors share private docks. "If you want to put a dock in and your neighbor doesn't want to, you can't do it," she added.
With a view of the Tommy Thompson trail in the background, Trestle fundraiding committee representative Kris Lytton accepts a check for $1,000 from Anacortes firefighters Tuesday morning. City Parks director Gary Robinson, on the far right, said repairs will start soon.
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The BMW-Oracle Racing trimaran, built in Anacortes, won the America's Cup in the second race in the best of 3 series in Valencia, Spain. The BMW-Oracle boat finished more thana 5 minutes ahead of the Swiss-based Alinghi.
An Anacortes Police officer who was stopped behind 2 cars at a stop sign at 22nd St and M Ave watched as the lead car revved its engine, then back into the car behind it. Then it took off, prompting the officer to chase it down in an incident on Sunday, Feb. 7.
