New $64 million Community Justice Center to be complete by 2023
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Lynnwood Civic Center is expanding after multiple space need studies determined that expansion is necessary to adequately support the police department, municipal court and the jail inside of the facility. City officials have decided to renovate the existing building as well as expand east to the adjacent […]
Lynnwood Community Transit driver dies due to COVID-19
Lynnwood Community Transit driver dies due to COVID-19By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), a labor union representing transit workers, reported the death of its first member from COVID-19 on March 27. Lynnwood Community Transit bus driver and Union Shop Steward Scott Ryan was 41 years old. He leaves behind […]
County considering hiring freeze as models show 10% budget shortfall due to pandemic
Economic impacts of COVID-19 are expected to force significant cuts to county budget By Kent Patton | Snohomish County Government SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 10, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and Snohomish County Council Chair Nate Nehring announced a series of budget steps they are considering in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Community says goodbye to Kona Kitchen owner Elizabeth Mar
by Kirsten Johnson When customers come to Kona Kitchen, they are made to feel at home — a characteristic of the restaurant historically attributed to the late owner Elizabeth Mar. “She was full of life, energetic, smiling and she helped create this sense of community at Kona Kitchen that was a home away from home,” […]
Off-Duty City Employee Involved in Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Collision
City of Lynnwood Press Release Lynnwood, Wash. – This morning, Lynnwood officials were notified that a Lynnwood city employee had been arrested for an alleged DUI and pedestrian hit and run incident that occurred the evening of April 8, 2020 in unincorporated Lynnwood. The employee was off-duty but was driving a City of Lynnwood vehicle. […]
Snohomish County hires new Director of Facilities and Fleet
JaNae Nelson will be first woman in the role By Kent Patton EVERETT, Wash., April 7, 2020 – Snohomish County today announced the hiring of JaNae Nelson as Director of the Department of Facilities and Fleet. Janae comes to Snohomish County from Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver, Colorado, where she was Chief Operations Officer […]
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Accidents happen: 6 tips every pet owner needs to know for National Pet First Aid Awareness Month By Christine Mallier, Community Relations Manager, Petcurean Accidents happen – but they don’t always have to. April marks National Pet First Aid Awareness Month and of the many pet-related awareness dates and holidays throughout the year, this is […]
Larsen on COVID-19 pandemic relief
By Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) From my vantage here in Everett, the public health emergency of the COVID-19 crisis is all around. Snohomish County has the second highest number of cases in the state. Just north in Skagit County, more than 22 percent of people tested for COVID-19 have tested positive, more than twice the […]
RESILIENCE: A free local business webinar April 9
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. Hear from local business leaders (Lynnwood, Mukilteo and Edmonds) as they tell stories, share perspectives, discuss evolving strategies and how they are developing their leadership during COVID-19. Each week we will have 5-6 local business owners and community leaders share what they are doing to survive, manage and […]
Incoming ESD Superintendent to earn $310k plus benefits
Gustavo Balderas, the incoming superintendent of the Edmonds School District, will earn a $310,000 annual salary. The salary is outlined in Balderas’ superintendent’s contract, which the Edmonds School District school board approved at its March 24 board meeting. The contract runs from July 1 to June 30, 2023. Balderas is currently superintendent of the Eugene […]
