Seasonal flu shots are available in the Skagit County Health Department. [Map]
H1N1 (Swine flu) supply is limited.

Flu vaccine clinic hours M-F 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. The clinic is very busy, so please be patient and plan to spend some time waiting. Thank you!
Continue to check this website or call 360-419-3313 before coming to the Health Department. The situation changes quickly and may have changed by the time you get here. Please be patient. More vaccine will come and eventually we will have enough for everyone.

H1N1 (SWINE FLU) VACCINE No Cost
Status of Vaccine Supply:

Injectable Vaccine: Available
Pregnant women
All people 6 months - 24 years
Health care and emergency workers
Household contacts and care providers of infants 0 - 6 months

New** People 25 years through 64 years of age with chronic health conditions **New
Chronic Health Conditions include:
Asthma
Neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions
Chronic lung disease
Heart disease
Blood disorders
Endocrine disorders (such as diabetes)
Kidney disorders
Liver disorders
Metabolic disorders
Weakened immune system due to disease or medication (such as people with HIV or AIDS, or cancer, or those on chronic steroids)

LAIV (nasal spray): Available
New** All Healthy persons 2 through 24 years of age with no chronic health conditions.**New

SEASONAL FLU VACCINE Cost $30.00
Available for:
Everyone who is over 6 months of age

We can bill Medicare, Medicaid and Group Health only. Please bring your card.
All others, we accept cash, checks and credit cards.

FLU HOTLINE --- 360-419-3313

For the past 9 years, Skagit County has been served by the Skagit County Mediation and Facilitation Services which was a program of the Skagit County government. Currently Volunteers of America's Dispute Resolution Center ("Dispute Resolution Center") serves both Snohomish and Island Counties, in addition to trainings, services, and products that have been provided nation-wide. Never before in Washington State has a dispute resolution center had the opportunity to serve 3 counties.

This expansion will allow the residents of Skagit County to continue to receive the excellent service they have experienced in the past while enhancing the ability to provide for and promote peaceful resolution of conflict and collaborative decision making through mediation, facilitation, training and community education. Skagit County residents will continue to be provided services by dedicated staff and volunteers who are certified in their areas of expertise. The Dispute Resolution Center's new Skagit County address will be 1932 E College Way, Suite B, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 and new phone number is 360-542-8487.

"This is an opportunity that will allow the citizens of Skagit County to be served in ways that had not been possible in the past" said Andrea Vallee, Director of Skagit County Mediation & Facilitation Services. "Both mediation communities have a vast amount of experience, expertise, and resources that we will now be able to share and utilize in serving the community on a daily basis."

Both areas have developed a number of areas of expertise and innovation within the conflict resolution field that will now be shared throughout the tri-county area. In addition to Skagit County's strong mediation services, they have developed a strong facilitation training/services program and have recently began a Juvenile Victim Offender Meetings Program. Through the years, the Dispute Resolution Center has developed a strong reputation for mediation services and training, recently expanding into products including co-authoring the Dummies Guide Book "Conflict Resolution at Work for Dummies" to be released in 2010 by Wiley Publishing. Further, for 27 years the Dispute Resolution Center has provided landlord-tenant mediation services and education to Snohomish County and the City of Everett.

"This is a natural progression of the centers' partnering on a number of successful service offerings and trainings. It is this type of collaboration and efficiencies that the Dispute Resolution Center hopes to offer residents. Overall, the transition will increase opportunities to fulfill our mission through delivery of quality services, community, and education while providing a fiscally sound economy of scale that will enhance the Dispute Resolution Center's ability to meet the ongoing needs of the people of Snohomish, Island, and Skagit," said Matt Phillips, Director, Dispute Resolution Center.

If you would like to learn more about our innovative conflict resolution services and training that we provide, please contact us at 360-542-8487 (Skagit) or 425-339-1335 (Snohomish).

Related: Dispute Resolution Center of Skagit County Web Site

The next scheduled sessions of “Getting There Safely”, a senior driver refresher course, will occur on the following dates:


Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th

The classes will be held at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Avenue, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.

This eight (8) hour class, divided into two - four hour sessions, is specifically designed for the senior driver. The sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. both days.

There is a ten-dollar ($10.00) fee per person for this class. Persons wishing to enroll and/or needing additional information should contact Kathy Bowen, Skagit County Public Works Department, (360) 336-9400 ext. 3140. All participants must pre-register.

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Skagit County Planning and Development Services issued a Notice of Decision today regarding an Administrative Interpretation regarding single-family detached residential dwelling unit and residential accessory uses on Agricultural-Natural Resource Lands.

Single-family detached residential dwelling unit and residential accessory uses shall only be allowed within the Ag-NRL zoning district when such uses are accessory to an agricultural use and provided that no conversion of agricultural land is allowed for accessory uses.

Aggrieved parties may appeal this Administrative Official Interpretation to the Skagit County Hearing Examiner following the procedures of SCC 14.06.110(7)-(14). Parties may submit the appeal form and appeal fees to the Planning and Development Services Department within 14 calendar day of the day of this noticed published in the Skagit Valley Herald, August 27, 2009. Appeals must be submitted by September 11, 2009.

Related: Administrative Interpretation (AI) for Single Family Dwellings in the Ag-NRL Zone (Pdf)

For additional information, contact:

Gary R. Christensen, AICP, Director

Skagit County Planning and Development Services

(360)336-9410