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Mayor's State of the City Address

The City implemented their first biennial budget and came in under budget. Received the Governor’s Award for open public process, repaving our CBD, improving sidewalks, and ADA access, the Anacortes Senior Activity Center becoming a City department, the b...

2019 Budget Edition A-Town Magazine Now online

The 2019 Budget Edition of A-Town Is Our Town Magazine is now available online

Washington Park Boat Launch CLOSED

Washington Park Boat Launch CLOSED

Update 2/15/2019 – The Washington Park Boat Launch remains closed. Park staff is working with design experts and assessing the safety of the remaining floats. Two floats have been removed due to excessive storm ...

Friday, February 15, 2019 Garbage Collection Update

City garbage trucks are running slow today, and making their way around the city, collecting garbage from Friday customers.

If conditions are too questionable for you to get your containers out today, no worries. The city will collect extra garbage from Fr...

NEW DATE: Mayor Gere's State of the City Address presented on March 4th

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NEW DATE: Mayor Gere’s State of the City Address presented on March 4th

(Anacortes, WA, February 13, 2019) –Mayor Laurie Gere has postponed her annual State of the City address to Monday, March 4, 2019 at 5:00 pm ...

2019 City of Anacortes - Legislative Priorities

Council’s adoption of legislative priorities guide staff on how best to represent the City’s efforts to influence, affect, or guide the passage of legislation in the Washington State Legislature. In coordination with the Association of...

Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Vacancies

The City of Anacortes is seeking applicants to fill two vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission.  The Commission meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm at City Hall.  The Commission position shall be for a...

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City Hall Closed February 18th - Presidents' Day

City Hall will be close on Monday, Feb. 18th in observance  of Presidents' Day. Business will resume as usual on Feb. 19t.

2019 Solid Waste Holiday Schedule for Presidents' Day

There will be no garbage service on Monday, February 18th, 2019. We will collect both Monday and Tuesday customers on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019.

Please have your garbage totes out for pick up by 7:00 a.m.

Extra garbage must be placed in city pre-paid bag...

Hit & Run Suspect Arrested on Wednesday Evening

At 6:40PM on Wednesday evening, two Anacortes Police Officers had their patrol cars parked in the eastbound lanes of Highway 20 near R Avenue with their emergency lights illuminated to warn oncoming cars of the slippery road conditions. The patrol vehicle...

**WASHINGTON PARK BOAT LAUNCH STORM DAMAGE**

We thank you for your patience and please feel free to contact us at 360-293-1918 or email Jonn Lunsford at jonnl@cityofanacortes.org

*Washington Park Boat Launch Storm Damage*

We thank you for your patience and please feel free to contact us at 360-293-1918 or email Jonn Lunsford at jonnl@cityofanacortes.org

ACFL Work Parties

JANUARY 26^TH at 9am:

Dan Senour, hiker representative for the ACFL Trail Committee has spotted a large patch of non-native invasive holly growing along trail 21 that needs removing. Let’s meet at trailhead 215 on Ray Auld Drive at the base of Mt ...

Tursi Park Zipline Closed for Repairs

Please call the Parks and Receation office with an questions at 360-293-1918.  Thank you.

Winter 2019 A-town Publication

Here is our latest issue of the A-town publication, which covers the winter months through mid-April.

http://issuu.com/anacortes-magazine/docs/atown-winter-2019?e=4791405/66189954

CALL TO ARTISTS - 2019 Madrona Grove Sculpture Exhibition by Windermere Realty

Administered by the Anacortes Arts Commission and the City of Anacortes, Parks and Recreation

The eight-month exhibition will feature twelve sculptures selected through an open juried competition. 

Sculptures must be durable enough to withstand out...

Warning signs in Anacortes Community Forest Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 26, 2017 - Anacortes, WA - The
City of Anacortes has posted Warning signs on four trails in the CommunityForest Lands to alert trail users that there is a wild animal refuge in
unincorporated Skagit County.  The ...