Board sees progress on disaster plan

Working with several documents the past few weeks, members of the Town Emergency Management Commission are now on the same page.

The local advisory board, which is developing a Community Emergency Management Plan for La Conner, has moved closer to completing the ambitious project after reviewing similar plans from Skagit County, the City of Anacortes, Shelter Bay, the Swinomish Tribal Community and other entities.

Commissioners indicated during their April 2 public meeting that they’re ready to consolidate those outside resource materials into a single plan spelling out the town’s specific eme...