Two more board members resign from community council

Jake Jacobovitch, president of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council and a veteran of Island civic life, resigned from the council board Monday night.

Jake Jacobovitch, president of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council and a veteran of Island civic life, resigned from the council board Monday night.

Then, Tuesday morning, Frederick Woodruff sent out an e-mail announcing his resignation.

The two resignations mark the third and fourth such moves in the last month. Mary Shackelford resigned Dec. 8, and Hilary Emmer announced her resignation — to take place after her replacement is found — two weeks ago.

Jacobovitch, who served as president of the community council’s board 10 years ago, said in an e-mail that his management style worked well a decade ago; he decided to step down, he added, after “it became apparent to me that (my management style) was not a good fit with the current board.”

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Jacobovitch said he ran for the board “with the intentions of utilizing my prior experience of leading the board to help get the VMICC back on track. …. I have decided to resign so the board can move forward in a new direction.”

Woodruff, in a brief e-mail, said, “I wish everyone the best of luck in their efforts to serve our community. I will continue to do so, but in more creative and cooperative ways.”

Emmer, the longest-serving board member, said she believes the resignations are “indicative of the dysfunctionality of the board and how the board nitpicks and doesn’t get along.”