Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announces actions to fight racism
By Snohomish County Government | Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 12, 2020 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today signed a proclamation announcing his proposed actions to fight racism. These proposed actions follow the murder of George Floyd, widespread protests for justice, and are in response to continuing institutional and systemic racism in Snohomish County. “It […]
County Council respond to calls to defund the sheriff’s office
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff EVERETT- Monday, June 8, the Snohomish County Public Defender Association (SCADA) joined the nationwide protests to defund law enforcement agencies in the wake of police brutality against George Floyd, a Minneapolis man killed by an officer during an arrest. The team of public defenders, private attorneys, legal professionals, […]
Court determines Sheriff Fortney can be subject to recall
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff On May 15, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Warning ruled the recall effort against Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney can move forward. Lori Shavlik, Snohomish County resident, was the one who filed the recall petition. This comes as a result of Fortney’s April 21 Facebook post in […]
A new sheriff in town
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff On Thursday, May 21, the Snohomish County Board of Health approved by a vote of 11 to 4 to give Snohomish County health officer, Dr. Christopher Spitters, the authority to pursue legal action against businesses that do not follow his COVID-19/health directives. This was a special meeting on […]
Local officials weigh in on county sheriff’s COVID-19 remarks
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff Statements provided by Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney; Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers; Snohomish County Councilmembers Megan Dunn, Sam Low and Jared Mead; City of Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson; City of Lynnwood spokesperson Julie Moore; State Representative Strom Peterson; State Senator Marko Liias; and Mike Faulk, Deputy Communications […]
Snohomish County Executive said he will not play Russian roulette with the lives of residents
Snohomish County, April 22, 2020 — Today Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers in a post on his Facebook page responded to County Sheriff Adam Fortney’s remarks of not enforcing the stay-at-home orders of Governor Jay Inslee. Somers emphasized the need for data-driven decision making and that anything less is a disservice to the residents of Snohomish County. […]
County Sheriff questions constitutionality of Inslee’s stay-at-home order and will not be enforcing it
In a post on his Facebook page Tuesday night, Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said he will always put constitutional rights above politics and that government should not be picking winners or losers when it comes to earning a living for one’s family. Below is his Tuesday night Facebook post in its entirety: I just watched the Governor’s […]
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 […]
County Executive Office responds to questions surrounding former sheriff’s appointment
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers appointment former Sheriff Ty Trenary as Senior Policy Analyst to focus on public safety and issues that intersect with multiple departments and agencies. Trenary’s duties will include leading policy analysis and development for law and justice, emergency services, homeland security, and […]
Lynnwood City Council and Snohomish County General Election Results
Note: We will be updating results as soon as they are released and candidate statements as soon as they are provided. Last Update: November 18, 9:00 P.M. Lynnwood City Council and Snohomish County General Election Results– Currently, 8,521 Lynnwood ballots have been counted. With 20,488 registered voters in the city, this is is a voter turnout […]
