Maury Island

Today, the Community Council is charged with working to preserve the rural nature of Vashon and Maury Islands.

The company intended a 300-fold expansion of their existing gravel mine on the island, which was previously permitted to extract up to 20,000 tons per year.

The affected shoreline is located within the state's only existing aquatic preserve for notably diverse marine ecosystems.

Opponents of the mine disputed many of the claims made by Glacier Northwest and alleged that the project will severely impact sensitive shoreline habitat [1].

The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks will now work with the community to improve the property for public open space, while restoring the ecological habitat for wildlife.