Call for General Election candidate questions
The Lynnwood Times will be conducting in-person video interviews for the following upcoming General Election races and seeking questions from the general public: Lynnwood Mayor: Christine Frizzell and Jim Smith Lynnwood City Council Position 1: Shirley Sutton and Nick Coelho Lynnwood City Council Position 2: Naz Lashgari and Patrick Decker Lynnwood City Council Position 3: […]
Beer Gate: Mukilteo violates alcohol serving policies at Lighthouse Park…again
MUKILTEO, Wash, August 20, 2021 – The Chamber of Commerce Music at the Beach events, held at Mukilteo’s Lighthouse Park, were found to be serving alcohol without proper co-sponsorship, just two months after Diamond Knot’s Alehouse license was revoked for a similar violation. The Music at the Beach summer concert series featured live music, food, […]
$6M ARPA uses discussed during Mukilteo CC meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash. – Mukilteo City Council revisited how to use their America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding award of almost $6 million during the meeting on August 16. As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the city was awarded $5,985,212, which can be used over the next few years to offer relief to residents […]
Rosehill budget, HAP ballot committee members appointed
Mukilteo, Wash., August 4, 2021 – After much confusion amongst the councilmembers, Mukilteo City Council approved the $30,000 reopening budget for Rosehill Community Center at its Monday business meeting. The Council also approved and appointed members to the pro/con committee for the Housing Advisory Measure. The City Council began the meeting with Police Chief Cheol […]
Fact or Fiction: City of Mukilteo AAA bond rating
Mukilteo Forward is what mayoral candidate, Joe Marine, promises to do. But when he cites past accomplishments like when Mukilteo earned a AAA Bond Rating by Standard and Poor’s, some are left to wonder what that even means, is it even true and what it says about him as a candidate? Looking to the Past […]
Full council chamber as HAP draft language passes 5-1
MUKILTEO, Wash., July 20, 2021 – City Hall packed into a full-house Tuesday, July 19, for the second city council meeting since reopening to in-person meetings. Attending in-person were around 26 residents and all council members except Bob Champion, Louis Harris (who attended remotely), and Mayor Gregerson, with Sarah Kneller stepping in as Mayor Pro […]
Mukilteo celebrates the opening of Harbour Reach Corridor
MUKILTEO, Wash. June 26, 2021 – Hundreds gathered on a hot and sunny Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Harbour Reach Corridor Project connecting Harbour Pointe Boulevard and Beverly Park Road. The Harbour Reach Corridor Project was funded by $15.1 million of Connecting Washington Funds, $2.3 million in Washington State Transportation Improvement Board funding, […]
Op-Ed: Juneteenth America’s newest national holiday
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 18, 2021 – Mayoral candidate Joe Marine praises the bipartisan effort securing Juneteenth as a national holiday. Yesterday afternoon the bipartisan bill declaring the 19th day of June, a federal holiday was signed by the President. “I am overjoyed that the House and Senate finally stepped up to honor Juneteenth as an […]
Could a land swap solve Diamond Knot-Mukilteo woes?
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 14, 2021 – Even as the state approaches the prospect of re-opening on June 30, the lasting effects of the shutdown continue to be an area of uncertainty for many small businesses, including Diamond Knot Brewery & Alehouse (Diamond Knot) in Mukilteo. On June 2, its Special Event Permit issued by the […]
Mukilteo narrowly adopts Housing Action Plan
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 9, 2021 – The Mukilteo City Council passed its Housing Action Plan (HAP) with a vote of 4-3 during its four-and-a-half hour contentious Business Meeting on June 7. Councilmembers Sarah Kneller, Elisabeth Crawford, Richard Emery and Councilman Louis Harris voted for the adoption of the HAP. Councilmen Joe Marine, Bob Champion and […]
