Beloved Mukilteo Fire Chief Chris Alexander to retire in March
MUKILTEO, Wash., February 9, 2022 – Mukilteo Fire Chief Chris Alexander has served the residents of Mukilteo for the last 7 years. He started with the City in March of 2015, with more than 30 years of experience. Before he came to Mukilteo, he had served as an emergency medical services director in Kansas City. […]
Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine selected as Community Transit board chair
Snohomish County, Wash., February 6, 2022 – Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine was selected by his peers last week to serve as chair of the Community Transit Board of Directors for 2022. He has lived in Mukilteo for more than 25 years and has served on the Mukilteo City Council and as mayor. “I am excited […]
Upcoming Feb 7 Marysville City Council Meeting
MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 5, 2022 – The Marysville City Council will hold a REGULAR WORK SESSION on Monday, February 7, 2022, starting at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held both VIRTUALLY and in IN-PERSON. Anyone wishing to provide written or verbal public comment, must pre-register at this link www.marysvillewa.gov/remotepubliccomment before noon on the day of the meeting. To listen […]
Jason Moon selected to fill Mukilteo CC’s 7th position
MUKILTEO, Wash., February 3, 2022 – For its January 31, 2022, Special Meeting, Mukilteo’s City Council conducted the last part of its interview process to fill its vacant position. Ultimately, the council unanimously selected Jason Moon to fill the vacant position. During its Jan 18 Special Meeting, the council heard five-minute statements from 8 vacancy […]
Mukilteo CC selects final four vacancy candidates and talks Outreach and Grants
MUKILTEO, Wash., January 19, 2022 – During the Mukilteo City Council January 18th Special Meeting, council members discussed its Community Outreach Engagement Plan, selected four vacancy candidates to move on to the next step in filling the vacant city council seat, and discussed at length the Community Grant Proposal dispute that was made during its […]
No Spin Zone: Council applicant claims mischaracterization on proof of vaccination stance
MUKILTEO, Wash., January 9, 2022 – Today in an email to the Mukilteo City Council, applicant for the vacant Position 7 seat, Kevin Stoltz, claims his stance on supporting proof of vaccination to dine at restaurants was a “mischaracterization” of his “position on Covid.” In an email sent Sunday to “set the record straight,” Stoltz […]
Op-Ed: Appoint Kevin Stoltz to fill the Mukilteo CC vacancy
With Joe Marine’s election to be Mayor, Council now has to appoint someone to fill Marine’s Council vacancy. Our system of having the voters choose those they want to represent them supports your appointment of someone the voters want. Our system does not switch to now having four Councilmembers choose someone they personally want instead […]
Mukilteo approves its $15.8M 2022 budget and fee schedule
MUKILTEO, Wash., November 23, 2021 – In a 6-1 vote, the Mukilteo City Council approved ordinance 1455, adopting 2022 city budget ($15.8 million General Fund portion) during a special meeting held Monday, November 22. The total 2022 Mukilteo Budget, including General Funds, Capital Funds, Propriety Funds and Internal Service is $40 million. The decision was […]
Mukilteo delays 2022 budget passage another week
MUKILTEO, Wash., November 20, 2021 – After an over five-hour discussion stretching past midnight, exhausted council members agreed to delay the approval of the 2022 preliminary annual Mukilteo Budget another week, despite the plan to finalize and approve at their Monday meeting, November 15. The following 2022 Mukilteo Budget proposals were approved by council during […]
Lynnwood City Council fails to override Mayor Smith’s $40 car tab relief veto
During Monday’s Lynnwood City Council Business Meeting, the council approves letter to Snohomish County Council regarding a 0.1 percent increase on sales tax and failed to override Mayor Nicola Smith’s veto of ordinance 3400 relating to the removal of car tabs. Public Comments During the November 8 session, public comments were mixed, with speakers making […]