With the support of the Citizen’s Advisory Group, the merger of San Juan Island’s fire and emergency medical services creeps toward fruition. On Tuesday, April 2, the committee, which consists of five representatives, presented its recommendation at a joint meeting of the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 board and the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 3 commissioners.
“We’re pleased to be here with our report for your review,” said Chuck Dalldorf, the group’s chairperson and representative for the Town of Friday Harbor. “We really spent a lot of time thinking about the future.”
The group was created in April 2018 by the two boards and the town.
At the meeting, Dalldorf conceded that the group may have taken longer than the expected time to complete its report. The group’s goal in the 117-page report was to create something readable and easy to understand for anyone who picks up the document.