The King County Library System hopes to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement this week to buy the former machine shop at the K2 site, the next step in its long-range plans to develop a new library a mile south of town.
A draft audit of Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) found the agency had “lax or nonexistent controls in all areas” of its operations and that as a result it placed “public resources at a high risk of loss, misuse or misappropriation.”
The future of Vashon High School — from the condition of its classrooms to the quality of its athletic facilities — will soon be in the hands of Vashon voters.
A draft audit of Vashon Island Fire & Rescue found the agency had “lax or non-existent controls in all areas” of its operations and that as a result it placed “public resources at a high risk of loss, misuse or misappropriation.”
The Vashon Island school board will meet tomorrow to make a final decision on the bond it will put before Island voters next February or March.
After one of the longest environmental battles in Vashon’s history, Glacier Northwest on Friday began laying containment booms in the waters surrounding its aging dock — the first step in its long-sought effort to construct a controversial pier off the eastern rim of Maury Island.
More than 50 people turned out for a demonstration at Glacier Northwest’s construction site on Maury Island early Monday morning, chanting and waving handmade placards to voice opposition to an industrial-sized pier and the mammoth mine it would facilitate.
A plan to reconfigure Fauntleroy Way S.W. in West Seattle from four lanes to three is stirring a debate on Vashon, with some Islanders concerned it could lead to huge ferry-related traffic snarls while others say they’re encouraged by the pro-cyclist move.
Glacier Northwest’s efforts to get the approvals it needs to move forward — and environmental groups’ efforts to block them — represent a long and complex path. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
For years, Jiquelite, a remote community in Nicaragua, struggled with a lack of clean water.
The tiny town in a mountainous region of Central America has no running water, and its communal well was in disrepair. Women and girls spent hours each day lugging water from a stream up a steep hill, and because of the work of getting water, many bathed right in their drinking water. People, especially children, were often sick from water-borne illnesses.
Kids go to winter camp Cedarsong Nature School invites all kids ages 6 to 10 to participate in the first…
Senior center fun Islanders are invited to join the folks at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road at 10…
WEDNESDAY 10 VMICC meets The Vashon Maury Island Community Council (VMICC) Governance and Policy Committee will meet from 7 to…
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