12/9/2009

Repair of Anacortes trail’s damaged bridge gets major funding jumpstart from Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Samish Indian Nation See more

11/19/2009

Official ceremony to take place at the Municipal Court on Friday, December 11, at 3:30 p.m. See more

10/26/2009

The City of Anacortes and the Samish Indian Nation recognize the importance of the Tommy Thompson Trail to our community. We are deeply saddened by the recent fire to the trestle and share a commitment to rebuilding with a common goal of reopening the Trail by April 2010. See more

10/14/2009

On October 13, 2009 Erica Pickett, Anacortes City Councilmember recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). Councilmember Erica Pickett completed over 30 hours of training credits to earn this distinction. See more

10/13/2009

Erica Pickett, Anacortes City Councilmember recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). Councilmember Erica Pickett completed over 30 hours of training credits to earn this distinction. See more

10/7/2009

The City of Anacortes Public Works Department is rapidly moving forward with a traffic safety project in your neighborhood. The project is in partnership with the Anacortes Parks Department and will install pedestrian crosswalks, a new sidewalk, a small center median on Pennsylvania Avenue, bicycle lanes, and some minor drainage improvements on Pennsylvania Avenue between W. 12th Street and Airport Road. See more

10/7/2009

The City of Anacortes Public Works Department passed our reaccreditation through the American Public Works Association (APWA) on October 5, 2009. We passed our APWA reaccreditation with 100% compliance of our roughly 500 practices. During the final review, a three member team from the National Headquarters spent two days touring our facilities and reviewing our practices, policies, and procedures. See more

9/29/2009

Anacortes was chosen to receive recognition for its workplace wellness program and will be presented with the Golden Apple award at the Healthy Worksite Summit Conference in October. See more

9/24/2009

The Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services has assigned the City of Anacortes its 'AA' standard long-term rating; the rating was obtained in preparation of the city’s upcoming $2.05 million limited tax general obligation (GO) refunding bond issue. The outlook is stable. The stable outlook reflects S&P’s expectation that the city will maintain a sound financial position despite the recession. See more

7/28/2009

The City of Anacortes and the Anacortes Red Cross team to offer facilities to the public that provide relief from hot weather.

With high temperatures predicted in the 90s this week, City of Anacortes facilities, including parks, libraries and the Senior Center are offering people a way to cool off and stay safe during the heat of the day.  See more

7/27/2009

The City of Anacortes will be closing the Commercial Avenue Roundabout from 6:00 am to approximately 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 28th to finish up the remaining “in-traffic” work on the roundabout. The detour route will be the same as it was during the 30-day closure.

Signed this 27th day of July 2009.

H. Dean Maxwell, Mayor See more

4/21/2009

The City of Anacortes, former APD Officer Brad Stavig, and the Anacortes Police Officer’s Guild announce that they have reached a settlement of Stavig’s grievance regarding termination of his employment.  See more

2/10/2009

The City of Anacortes Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Tuesday,February 17, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers.  See more

1/13/2009

The City of Anacortes will be closing the south bound lane of Q Avenue at 17th Street on January 14, 2009 from 8:30 am to approximately 12:30 pm so the WSDOT Signal Department can complete the repair and replacement of the 17th Street signal components. See more

1/8/2009

Due to the recent flooding the Skagit River became extremely dirty. To counteract that, the City of Anacortes water treatment plant staff have taken the necessary steps to keep the water safe.  See more