Lynnwood City Council receive ACCESS Project update and briefing on potential water rate hikes
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council received an update from local public safety nonprofit ACCESS Project, and were briefed on potential water rate hikes at their Work Session on Monday, July 6. ACCESS Project Update To kick off Monday’s meeting, ACCESS Project Founder Wally Webster II gave a general update on the status of his nonprofit, […]
ACCESS Project and Jaguars Community team up to restore School Resource Officers
LYNNWOOD—The ACCESS Project has teamed up with Jaguars Community to restore the School Resource Officers to local schools throughout South County. You can sign the ACCESS Project petition by clicking this link. Since the ACCESS Project began in 2022 about eight youths have been killed in South County. Research estimates each homicide costs the […]
ACCESS Project’s Youth and Cops basketball comes to a close, more events planned through summer
LYNNWOOD—The ACCESS Project’s weekly Youth vs Cops basketball character building events came to a close on Tuesday, June 17, but its founder Wally Webster II says similar sporting events are planned through the summer – including volleyball, soccer, and flag football. The ACCESS Project was started in 2022 as a collaborate movement bringing together government […]
Fun and laughter at Access Project Youth vs Cops Basketball event
LYNNWOOD—The inaugural Cops versus Youth basketball event hosted by The ACCESS Project “tipped-off” on Tuesday, March 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church Gym. The event was conceived by the nonprofit’s Founder and Executive Director, Wally Webster II. “Our goal is to bring youth and police officers together so that they can get to know each other […]
Port of Everett Finishes Final Phase of 20-Year Marina Bulkhead Replacement Project
EVERETT— U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA02) joined Port of Everett and City of Everett leaders on Thursday, July 9, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked completion of the final phase of bulkhead replacement at the marina and rebuilding of the Segment E wharf near Port Gardner Landing and the Grand Avenue Park Bridge. “You can’t […]
Lynnwood breaks ground on long-awaited $60M Poplar Way Bridge project
LYNNWOOD—After more than two decades of planning, tens of millions of dollars, and five Mayors later, the City of Lynnwood finally broke ground on one of its most awaited (and highly prioritized projects) – the Poplar Way Bridge – on Wednesday, April 8. Lynnwood’s Poplar Way Bridge will be an arterial bridge connecting Poplar Way/196th […]
Mayor Hurst touts a balanced budget, major infrastructure projects and community initiatives in State of the City address
LYNNWOOD — Lynnwood Mayor George Hurst struck an optimistic tone in his first State of the City address, highlighting the elimination of a $25 million budget deficit, progress on long-anticipated infrastructure projects and new initiatives aimed at public safety, housing and immigrant support. Speaking to a packed audience at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center (approximately 200 […]
Lynnwood CC trains on insurance liability and discusses transportation projects
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council attended a Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) training session and were briefed on upcoming major transportation projects at their Monday, March 16, Work Session. WCIA Training After council and Mayor’s comments (there were few), Ann Bennett, WCIA Executive Director, led a presentation and training session to council on the current […]
Sen Liias bill would expand pedestrian access in construction zones
OLYMPIA [CASSIE DIAMOND]—Hospitals, parks and schools: These key locations are the focus of a bill that would require accessible pedestrian passage to be maintained during construction there. The prime sponsor of Senate Bill 6311, Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, said the measure was born out of a story he heard from Monroe about a hospital that […]
‘Infrastructure means access,’ Ferguson’s new $2.1 billion maintenance push for safe roads and bridges
LACEY—Governor Bob Ferguson unveiled a $2.1 billion plan on Friday to bolster preservation and maintenance of Washington’s roads and bridges, marking the largest such investment in any enacted budget over the past two decades. The proposal, which requires legislative approval during the 2026 session, aims to address long-standing “neglect,” according to Ferguson, in the state’s […]
