Islanders are invited to join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, and Gene Knapp, District 5, Orcas East, for a Town Hall conversation at the Fire Protection District No. 2, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Orcas Island on Wednesday, August 4 from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Items for discussion will include the continuing county budget problems, the solid waste program, the update to the Critical Areas Ordinance and other important issues facing the county. An open question and answer forum will follow this presentation.

For more information, contact the Clerk of the County Council at 378-2898.