Greetings fellow San Juan Building Association members, On Monday Feb. 27th a group of San Juan Island business people met with Mike Thomas, County Manager and David Williams, Planning Director to discuss difficulties we are experiencing in getting land use permit...

SAVE THE DATE! The SJBA's Annual Gingerbread Competition is coming up! We will be taking entries from December 14th - 18th between 12-2pm at the Cask and Schooner. We will be announcing winners on December 22nd. $500 1st Prize, $250 2nd Prize, $100 3rd Prize. We also...

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Please be aware of the facts and vote to reject these proposals! Amendment 1 adds new language: “Let us acknowledge we reside on the ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish people who have called this place home since time immemorial,” We cannot and should not...

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The Washington Employment Security Department is promoting a new website with more information about WA Cares, the state’s new long-term care insurance coverage. As we previously shared,  the Washington State Legislature passed...

The 2018 Washington State Energy Code, which is actually a combination of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the 2015 Washington State Energy Code (WSEC), has now been divided into commercial and residential provisions – both are available to...