Vashon residents don’t want a repeat of what happened with Vashon Community Care.
Instead of mediation and lawyer fees, I suggest another approach.
The traffic on Vashon Highway between two ferry terminals creates a unique situation and problem.
The bubble of safety I previously believed my friends lived in has vanished.
It’s astounding that anyone would suggest the pandemic is over, and yet it’s also predictable.
Her opponent, Jim Ferrell, fails to acknowledge that traditional mass incarceration, in use since the 1970s, has failed to achieve any meaningful reduction in crime levels.
It was a huge lift for the community to create our Health Care District.
In terms of Vashon’s benefit from the Conservation Futures program, the island has punched above its weight, gaining more than 1,000 acres of public ownership of land and more than 400 acres of easements on the island.
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
We have been in this position before — beholden to the continued willingness and ability of an off-island entity to provide sustainable care on their terms. The results have not been good.
The current conflict between Sea Mar and Vashon Health Care District should be placed in the context of the work that community members have undertaken for more than a decade to bolster local control over the delivery of health care.
The Council is looking for board members to represent all interests, ages and demographics on the island.
Regardless of how you view reparations, the important thing is to show up and engage.
