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| Sustainability on Vashon Working Group |
Sustainability on Vashon Working Group
Sustainability on Vashon
Temporary housing/farm interns
Use local resources, recycling yard (Kyle Cruver, kruverdevelopment@yahoo.com
Non-traditional, cheaper, efficient
Spg containers (King Co) (Joy Goldstein)
Legalize access units if resource neutral (King Co.)
Info. on rentals needed + owners
Communal Living
Farm interns/temporary housing
Group home for elders, disabled
Caretaking at commercial or public facilities
Tent city at dump – scavenging
http://winmedia.kingcounty.gov/dnr/dnrp/KCrecycling.wmv
http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/garbage-recycling/what-happens-to-my-recyclables.asp?mfile=KCrecycling.wmv&loc=server"
Share non-residential uses in our home: studios, office spaces, parking
Who perceives themselves as a person who shares?
Non-traditional housing
Innovative septic treatment (kylebritz@yahoo.com)
ADUs legal if resource-neutral (Bob Powell)
Guests to the island – RV’s, hostel, temporary shelter
Politics of Land Use
Value discussion on using superfluous technology to limit land use
(Bob Powell)
Wise Use of Resources
Encourage local resource use and help from skilled islanders
Work for economic stability so people can afford housing
(Roger Fulton, roger@personaltechaid.com, 463-0079)
Incentives for landlords to weatherize
Use surplus buildings for housing (living green houses, Richard Britz
Energy/Transportation
Current Initiatives
Community Solar working group
Energy generation large and small
Efficiencies of residences/businesses
New large projects
Funds through leveraging current trends
More money on labor side
Pilot project
Standardization
Emergency services support – H.L. security
Job creation group – vocational programs, apprenticeships
Small scale solar applications
Micro-hydro
Faucets
Drainage – public and single residence
Transportation
“No transportation” – find other ways to do jobs, business
Telecommunications enhancement incentivation
Nurture the local
Conservation
Communication problem (missed opportunity)
Encourage connectivity
Ride sharing, hitchhiking – systems for organizing communication
(Joy Goldstein)
Fuel availability
Carbon footprint calculator
Bikeways (Brian Brown, 463-0811, Bob Powell, Terry Sullivan, Kathleen Fitch)
Shuttles vs metro, Island based
Sustainability Projects
Three ideas:
Poison-free Vashon
Mycology Filtration and bioremediation
Participatory and engaging eco-art projects
“Clearing houses” for this info/these groups:
Vashon Green Map (SEEDS)
Vashon Central (Amy Wolff)
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