A: If you are on the e-mail list, a link is sent to you at least once before the meeting. If you don’t see one by the date of the meeting, check your spam folder. One e-mail will go out 10 -11 days before the meeting. Another is usually sent as a reminder the day of or the day before the meeting. You can sign up to be on the e-mail list on the bottom of this page.

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The link to our community meetings  is also published on the Events page of our website. The meeting information and agenda usually goes up at least a week before the meeting.

A: You can call in to the meeting from your cell phone and participate that way. The call-in number for the meeting will be on the website Events page.

A: Yes. Community Council meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of the month, from 7-9pm. The board meetings are held the 1st Thursday of the month, also beginning at 7pm.   Here are the scheduled dates for the 3rd Thursday Community Council general meetings.

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2024

January 18

February 15

March 21

April 18

May 16

June 20

July - No Meeting In July this year

August 15

September 19

October 17

November 21

December 19

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1.    Ben Carr - At Large Board Member
2.    Debra Gussin - Vice President
3.    Diane Emerson – President

4.    Jamilla Stigall - Secretary
5.    Jessica Anakar - Corresponding Secretary
6.    Tammy Dye - Treasurer

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Their terms run through November, 2024.

We need more board members to take on these important roles for the community council. Are you ready to join in and help us continue to have a space to come together and work on Island issues? Can you help in one or more of these areas?

1. Website management

2. Mailing List and Membership List Management

3. Recruiting and supervising volunteers

4. Tabling

5. Helping the Committees function well, and making sure everyone knows about the state laws for advisory committees, and our bylaws and standing rules for committees. We would like to have a board liaison for every committee. 

6. Meeting and Event promotion

You can always attend a meeting of the Community Council and raise the issue there during the Open Discussion portion of the agenda. It will help if you contact us in advance to arrange for time on the agenda, because open discussion is at the end of the meetings, and if we know someone wants to speak at that time, we can better arrange for your presentation.

A: We have received some grant funding from King County through the Alan Painter grant, and some funding to help King County with the Community Needs List Survey. We also have raised funds through sales of strawberry shortcake at the 2022 and 2023 Strawberry Festival. We also gladly accept donations  to cover the expenses we have.  You can donate here.

A: If you are 18 years old or older, and reside, even part time, on Vashon-Maury Island, you may become a member. Residents 18 years and older may vote on all issues which come up at the monthly meetings of the community council.  Visit our Home Page and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO ATTEND MEETINGS OR BE ON A COMMITTEE.

A: We have a YouTube channel where you can see recordings of past meetings. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@vashon-maurycommunity3890

Our Island has had a community council off and on since 1933. Early on the Council helped to stop illegal developments and an apartment complex rezone; helped establish Island local bus service by Metro; prompted WSF dock repairs and improved ferry service; and assisted the County in conducting its Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Study and Plan.  Many of our key Island organizations began as ideas– then committees of the Community Council, before spinning off on their own. The Groundwater Protection Committee, Vashon Household, and initial support for the Vashon Parks District are a few of the most well-known.  At one point the Community Council rented a passenger ferry and took Islanders to Olympia to protest poor service by Washington State Ferries.

Most recently, the Council has been instrumental in organizing of help and support for our beleaguered Post Office, helping the Chamber lobby King County to install sturdy trash cans, helping to remove the 'fee in lieu' concept from the King County comprehensive plan,  and most recently, bringing attention to Puget Sound Energy's Tree Wire Program, which has the potential to remove many of our roadside trees.

Over the years the Community Council has resolved many community issues through public discussion and has enabled Islanders to express their points of view on matters of concern, such as a proposed bridge, affordable housing, and the coming drug and alcohol treatment center.  It has allowed elected officials, agencies, and private companies like Puget Sound Energy to regularly speak to Islanders in an open town hall forum where questions are asked and often answered.