Archive for September, 2007

Mayor Tells Messy Property Owners: “CLEAN UP YOUR ACT”

On March 29th Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced a program called “Clean Up Your Act” which will significantly increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair dilapidated homes, who turn their backyards into junkyards, or let bushes and weeds grow out of control.
The changes to the city’s land use, housing, and weed [...]

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Orcas Island properties, a little and a lot

I just returned from Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands which was once part of Vancouver Island.  There is much history in this quiet island which has changed dramatically since the 70s. What draws people here (Gary Larson, Warren Miller, Hobie Alter, Bill Anders) who can afford to live almost anyplace in [...]

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