Utilities and Transportation Commission appoints new executive director
LACEY—The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced on December 20 the appointment of Jeff Killip as the agency’s new executive director and secretary. Killip’s appointment begins February 1, 2024. Killip has extensive leadership experience and announced his resignation as the Department of Industrial Relations chief for California Occupational Safety and Health, where he leads a team of nearly 900 […]
Lumen will pay $825,000 to customers over illegal pandemic disconnections
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday that Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, will pay a total of $825,000 to 1,099 Washington telephone customers it disconnected during the pandemic in violation of the emergency health and safety moratorium. The payment resolves two separate investigations by Ferguson’s Public Counsel Unit and his Consumer Protection Division. Lumen is a […]
UTC fines CenturyLink $923,000 for illegal telephone disconnections during COVID-19 pandemic
LACEY, Wash., July 6, 2023—Last week, the Utilities and Transportation Commission issued an initial order fining CenturyLink Communications LLC, doing business as Lumen Technologies, $923,000 for involuntarily disconnecting or suspending nearly 1,000 telephone accounts during the COVID-19 pandemic. A UTC administrative law judge found that Lumen unlawfully disconnected 923 customers from service during Governor Jay […]
Lynnwood CC discusses tax relief, council safety, and brings in new Planning Commissioner and City Attorney
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 3, 2022 – Lynnwood City Council voted in Naz Lashgari as the planning commissioner, Lisa Marshall as city attorney, and discussed fee and tax relief for Lynnwood residents at their Monday, February 28, business meeting. Tax relief for Lynnwood residents At the Council Summit held on January 29, council members indicated that […]
Lynnwood explores new waste and recycling options
LYNNWOOD – The City of Lynnwood Public Works laid out a possible 7-year plan to update the city’s waste and recycling program during the city council meeting on June 8, 2021. Lynnwood currently operates under the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (WUTC). According to Public Works Director Bill Franz, when cities annex, they are able […]
Governor unveils plans to help workers, renters and small businesses
By Office of the Governor Inslee predicts continued economic hardship during response to coronavirus 30-day moratorium on renter evictions Waiver of the one-week waiting period for those applying for unemployment insurance $5 million of the Governor’s Strategic Reserve Funds to be made available as small grants Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced substantial measures for Washington […]
City Council candidates weigh in on Lynnwood’s growth
by Luke Putvin and Mario Lotmore Ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election, the Lynnwood Times will be asking a series of questions of the Lynnwood City Council candidates who will be on the primary election ballot. The questions asked were compiled from a community survey conducted by the Lynnwood Times to residents asking, “What […]
Lynnwood’s City Council candidates weigh in on cultural identity
Our 5-part Q/A series showcasing Lynnwood’s City Council candidate views on top issues continues By LUKE PUTVIN luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election, the Lynnwood Times will be asking a series of questions to the Lynnwood’s City Council candidates who will be on the primary election ballot. Because Lynnwood’s City Council Candidates Position […]
Local candidates answer the question: Why are you running?
By Luke Putvin and Max Erikson Ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election, the Lynnwood Times will be asking a series of questions to the Snohomish County Council, Lynnwood City Council and Edmonds School District candidates who will be on the primary election ballot. Because Lynnwood City Council Position 6 and Edmonds School District 15 […]
And they’re off…congested 2019 election season has begun
by LUKE PUTVIN luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com The filing period for the 2019 election ended Friday, May 17 at 5:00 p.m. The last day to register to vote by mail or online is July 29 and in person, August 6 in order to vote in the Primary. The Primary Election is August 6, 2019. The election season has […]
