at 7pm on Wed, Dec 10, on Zoom I got this in my email recently and thought you might be interested : Join Health Care for All-WA ( https://www.hcfawa.org/ ) for a presentation titled “SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS." You probably know there's a Vashon Sea Mar clinic at Sunrise Ridge, but did you know SEA MAR is a community-based Health Center delivering bilingual and culturally appropriate health care and social services in multiple communities? They opened in 1978 with

Last updated 12/16/2025 11/25/2025 Tuesday 11am Available at https://voiceofvashon.org/episode/brown-briefly-quartermaster-harbor-vashon/ or on podcast platforms. Water is life, and the waters around Vashon-Maury Islands support an entire food chain, culminating in the Southern Resident Orca. Join Truman O'Brien, Bruce Haulman, Kevin Jones, Craig Beles, and Amy Drayer on Voice of Vashon, 101.9FM to hear Jen and Rocky Hrachovec, talk about the ecological health and public acc

November 12, 2025 JC Graham Ph.D., V-MCC President Direct democracy doesn't ask for perfection, it asks for presence, writes JC Graham, President of the Vashon-Maury Community Council. https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/opinion/democracy-depends-on-showing-up/

Islanders helping islanders: here is where to give and receive food.

PREAMBLE The Vashon-Maury Community Council serves as a participatory, non-partisan forum for residents to collaboratively address island priorities through advocacy and grassroots action. While we advise governmental partners and advocate for equitable stewardship of shared resources, we hold no statutory authority over public assets. Our role centers on fostering inclusive dialogue, mobilizing community-led solutions, and amplifying islanders’ voices — promoting ecological

If you would be interested in joining a discussion of island infrastructure (see list below), and how our island's independence, resilience, and adaptation can be promoted through strengthening it, please contact JC Graham at President.v-mcc@proton.me . V-MCC Vashon-Maury Island Infrastructure Categories 1. Energy Systems and Independence How Vashon-Maury generates, delivers, stores, and manages energy to support daily life and resilience. 2. Water Management Ensuring safe, r

help assure representation from all of the sectors on our island. Sectors are areas of interest within a community. The goal of a community council is to assure that each sector has adequate representation in the council for residents' needs and concerns to be addressed by the council. A Sector Liaison acts as a bridge between the community council and a specific group or area of interest within a community. Liaisons give a 5-minute report summarizing sector issues at the Boa

October 21, 2025 JC Graham Ph.D., V-MCC President JC Graham, President of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, wrote a commentary for the Beachcomber about how solidarity strengthens our community. https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/opinion/the-everyday-power-of-solidarity/

Island residents may wish to share input with King County on two items: 1) County Budget  input (Transit; Natural Resources & Parks;...

August 28, 2025 JC Graham Ph.D., V-MCC President JC Graham, President of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, wrote a commentary for the...

At the 8/21/25 Council meeting, a motion was made by Kevin Jones to amend the King County Strategic Climate Action Plan with several...

There is an opening on the Vashon Island Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), which provides input to Washington State Ferries The Vashon...

August 5, 2025 JC Graham Ph.D., V-MCC President JC Graham, President of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, wrote a commentary for the...

July 23, 2025 JC Graham Ph.D., V-MCC President JC Graham, President of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, wrote a commentary for the...

Hello everyone, the Vashon-Maury Community Council recently held a very informative workshop on ADU's (Accessory Dwelling Units) during...

Curious about ADUs? Fred Jordan of Land and Permits (and Vashon resident) has created a free webinar just for Vashon/King County about...

On Thursday, March 21, leaders of the Seattle Indian Health Board attended the Community Council meeting and gave a presentation and...

This is a new service for Vashon-Maury Island by King County Department of Local Services. If you see graffiti on Island, send the...

Jessica Anakar and Diane Emerson, both board members of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, were interviewed by Craig Beles, Truman...