Emergency Management Commission gets to work early in new year

The Town’s newest advisory panel didn’t wait long getting to work in the New Year.

The six-member Emergency Management Commission, which spent much of 2023 developing and implementing immediate saltwater flood barriers along the waterfront and in low-lying areas, met yesterday afternoon at Maple Hall.

The main agenda topic was their ongoing efforts to craft a community emergency management plan for La Conner.

Commissioners were scheduled at their Jan. 2 hybrid session to hear from Skagit Department of Emergency Planner Joan Cromley.

“We need to develop a process and procedure for our plan,” Ad...