Community Updates & Alerts
SENATE MEETING INVITATION FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Swinomish members, you are invited to join the Senate meeting Tuesday, December 6, at 9 a.m. via Zoom.
You can register for the meeting here: https://swincommunications.typeform.com/20221206-Senate
A link to the agenda is provided at the end of the registration and will also be emailed with your Zoom details prior to the meeting. Registration closes Monday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m.
SWINOMISH HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND
The Swinomish Homeowner Assistance Fund program is now active and able to assist low-income homeowners who are delinquent in mortgage payments, utilities, and other home expenses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To learn about the program, click here. To submit a pre-application for assistance, please click here.
SWINOMISH VACCINATION INCENTIVE
>>> ONLINE APPLICATION FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS
Applications for the $100 booster shot incentive will be accepted through December 21, 2022. Applications for the $400 full vaccination incentive are no longer accepted as of November 18, 2021.
RECREATIONAL BEACHES BACTERIA MONITORING
November 5, 2022 – All six monitored beaches are OPEN for water contact activity as of 11/5/2022. Next sampling is scheduled for December 2022.
- Snee-Oosh Beach: SAFE
- Lone Tree Point: SAFE
- Swinomish Channel at the fishing docks: SAFE
- The Flats: SAFE
- Martha's Bay Beach: SAFE
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: SAFE
Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducts weekly bacterial monitoring of six swimming beaches during summer (June – August) and monitors monthly throughout the rest of the year.
SHELLFISH PSP MONITORING AT LONE TREE POINT
September 6, 2022 – NO TRACE DETECTED in butter clam sample
