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GIPAC-Minutes-2023-09-05
Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee September 5, 2023 Meeting Called to Order 6:30 pm Board Members Present: Michael Brown, Allen Bush, Steve Orsini, Kathy Malley, Gabe Murphy. Members of the Public Present: Mike Murphy, Dustin Stephens, Barb Ohms, Phillis Bravinder, Lisa Charnock, Jon Petrich September Meeting Agenda Approved August Meeting Minutes Approved Treasurer’s Report: GIPAC…
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GIPAC-Minutes-2023-08-07
Guemes Island Planning and Advisory Committee August 7, 2023 Minutes Meeting began: 6:30pm Members Present: Michael Brown, Allen Bush, Kathy Malley, Steve Orsini, Jep Burdock, Gabe Murphy. Visitors Present: Mark Madden, Michael Gray Agenda for 8/7/2023 was Approved Minutes for July were Approved Treasurer’s Report: GIPAC General fund balance: $9345.35 Roz Glasser fund balance: $9138.18…
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GIPAC-Minutes-2023-07-10
Minutes of July 10, 2023 Meeting of the Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee The meeting was called to Order by Chair Michael Brown and the Agenda was approved as written. June meeting minutes were approved as written. Treasurer’s Report: General fund balance is $9345.35 Roz Glasser account balance is $9138.10 Public Comment: Citizen Yadi…
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GIPAC Monthly Meeting Agenda January 5, 2026
Meeting Called to Order: 6:30pm Regular Business Updates/New Business: Public Works – to be rescheduled due to flooding USGS Study Ferry Discuss Board member “on-boarding” Discuss 2026 projects and who leads
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Well Drilling Rules Change on Guemes Island

Protecting Our Fresh Water Resource – In July 2024, the following words “prior to drilling in a Sole Source Aquifer” were added to the Skagit County Code associated with well drilling (SCC 14.24.380), after years of effort by the Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (GIPAC). This code details the requirements for drilling a new well…
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GIPAC Monthly Meeting September 1, 2025
Sept 2025 GIPAC agenda 6:30: Call to order: · Approve Agenda · Approve August minutes 6:40: Treasurer’s report 6:45: Public Comment 7:00: Agenda Items: 7:00: Well monitoring project update. 7:15 Short term rentals – Glen Veal 7:35 Updates: · C23-1 – Jack Moore feedback · CAO update – decision date possibly 10/28 · Anacortes Dock –…
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GIPAC Meeting Mar. 3, 2025
Agenda 6:30: Call to order: Approve Agenda Approve February Minutes 6:40: Treasurer’s report 6:45: Public Comment 7:00: New/Old Business: BoCC Letter re: re-engaging with the ferry committee – received reply that lawsuit prevents them from talking to Islanders about the ferry. Is there anything we can/should do about this? Anything else? 7:15: Progress on 2025…
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Guemes Island Shuttle Information: Haul-Out 2025
Shuttle will run on Guemes Island daily beginning: Friday, March 14, through Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Guemes shuttle hours of service: Mon-Fri: 7:00am – 11:45am & 12:30pm – 5:30pm Sat & Sun: 8:30am – 11:45am & 12:30pm – 5:15pm Skagit Transit will be operating a shuttle service on Guemes Island to assist residents to and…
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GIPAC Meeting Feb. 3, 2025
Meeting Called to Order: 6:37 Board Members Present: Allen, Gabe, Kathy, Jep Members of the Public Present: None February Meeting Agenda: Approved January Meeting Minutes: December and January minutes approved. Treasurer’s Report: GIPAC Account Balance $ 3951.96 $1000 received in donations Public Comment: None Updates/New Business: Discussion of comment letter to Skagit County on Schoolhouse…
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Request for reinstatement of Guemes Island ferry committee
January 20, 2025 To: Hon. Lisa JanickiHon. Peter BrowningHon. Ron Wesen Re: Request for reinstatement of Guemes Island ferry committee Dear Commissioners Janicki, Browning, and Wesen, The Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (GIPAC) respectfully request that the Skagit County Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) re-recognize the Guemes Island Ferry Committee as a partner in providing…