Orcas Recycling Services and the Exchange announced last week that Pete Moe, board president, would step down from the board and take over as executive director.

Moe has spent the last seven years as executive director of The Funhouse Commons, Orcas Island’s youth and community center.

The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed San Juan County Solid Waste Systems Operations and Service Agreement (Orcas Solid Waste Facility) between San Juan County, Washington and San Juan County General Solid Waste Disposal District and Orcas Recycling Services.

The public hearing will be held at the Eastsound Fire Station on Monday, Aug. 19 at 10:15 a.m. Members of the public are invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed agreement.

The agreement would establish the terms of operation to be provided by Orcas Recycling Services at the Orcas Solid Waste Facility.  If approved as proposed, the agreement would designate ORS as the vendor responsible for providing solid waste and recycling handling services and would establish rates and hours of operation.

After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the council will deliberate and consider modifications to the agreement that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the council. It may then be adopted with or without modifications.

Written comments may be submitted in advance by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Deliver eight copies of written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

The agreement may also be viewed at http://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx.

For more informationcontact the Council Clerk at 370-7470 or  Sam Gibboney at 370-0534.