News from Helen Price Johnson http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news 2012-05-20T01:04:20+01:00 text/html 2012-05-12T19:11:15+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=35 Democrats pile up cash for electionnbspAs of Friday morning the campaign contributions of incumbent Island County commissioner candidates Helen Price Johnson and Angie Homola both Democrats were among the top four highest of local races across the state.According to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission an agency that functions as text/html 2012-05-10T21:23:06+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=34 Therersquos a new sense of collaboration and a synergy beginning to buildrdquo said Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson.ldquoEspecially on South Whidbey we get veterans of all agesrdquo she continued. ldquoEvents like this buildnbspresiliency in the community and helps get people connected.rdquoPrice Johnson said events like the stand down help text/html 2012-05-02T20:09:34+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=33 Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson a Republican with a tea party background has never hid the fact that shersquos against taxes but she picked a telling one to tackle by proposing that the Conservation Futures tax be placed on the August primary ballot for an ldquoadvisoryrdquo vote on whether it text/html 2012-04-26T19:57:06+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=32 Election-year politics erupted in the Island County commissionersrsquo April 18 work session as Commissioner Kelly Emerson attempted to force her fellow commissioners into voting on two measures she knew they would oppose.At one point as frustration rose among the three elected officials Commissioner Angie Homola accused Emerson of insulting her text/html 2012-03-06T19:44:42+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=31 The Langley City Council got some dirty news this week when it learned of a few water quality issues from a team of county health officials.The group which also included Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson attended the councilrsquos regular meeting at City Hall on Monday at the behest of text/html 2012-03-06T19:42:45+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=30 Island County Commissioners Angie Homola and Kelly Emerson are in Washington D.C. this week to attend a National Association of Counties legislative conference. text/html 2012-02-09T22:04:00+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=29 To the editorAgriculture is important in Island County and one of the fastest growing segments of our economy. Land use planning is vital to preserving this industry as well as protecting our fragile environment.nbspRecently the majority of the Board of Commissioners decided to stay with its adopted Critical Area Agricultural text/html 2011-10-29T20:50:06+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=28 To the editorA recent letter to the South Whidbey Record from Ric Delmonte Oct. 22 completely mischaracterized my position on the Freeland sewer project. Its size and scope ought to be decided by the residents of Freeland and their elected district representatives. That is why the work of the Citizenrsquos text/html 2012-02-23T18:21:04+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=27 A recent Washington Supreme Court decision has prompted the Island County commissioners to schedule a public hearing next month to consider two amendments to the property-tax assessment that supports the Island County and Snohomish County conservation districts.... text/html 2012-03-01T18:18:00+01:00 http://helenpricejohnson.org/ http://helenpricejohnson.org/index.php?page=news&full=26 Many Whidbey Island residents who attended a public hearing in Clinton last week on proposed changes to the Mukilteo ferry landing were in favor of moving it to the west end of the old fuel-tank farm east of the current dock.