Ten vie to fill Mukilteo City Council seat
MUKILTEO, Wash., January 2, 2022 – Ten residents submitted applications vying for the Mukilteo City Council Position 7 seat that was vacated by City Councilmember Joe Marine, who successfully won his bid for mayor succeeding Jennifer Gregerson. According to the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC), councilmembers “constitute a legislative body that is given authority […]
County poised to pass 0.1% sales tax as inflation hits 40-year high
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 13, 2021 – Just weeks after the Snohomish County Council approved its $1.25 billion 2022 budget on November 9, County Executive Dave Somers along with County Council Chair Stephanie Wright and County Council Vice Chair Megan Dunn propose a county-wide 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing programs. If adopted, some Snohomish […]
David Chan sworn-in as South County Fire Commissioner
EVERETT, Wash., December 10, 2021 – David Chan was sworn in this week to replace Drew Burnett on the South County Fire Board of Commissioners following certification of the general election results. Chan has been a fire commissioner in south Snohomish County since 2005. He was serving as the representative of Commissioner District 4 in […]
Federal Judge rejects Pfizer’s interchangeability and questions the existence of Comirnaty
Debates surrounding Pfizer’s FDA approved Comirnaty vaccine continue as a Federal District Judge recently weighed in on the matter. Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, whom President Donald J. Trump nominated in 2018, rejected the Department of Defenses’ (DOD) claim that Pfizer’s approved Comirnaty vaccine is interchangeable […]
Lynnwood Link extension achieves another milestone
LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 24, 2021 – Two years after groundbreaking on the project, civil construction on the Lynnwood Link extension has reached the fifty percent completion mark. Construction teams continue to advance the work on the project, which is scheduled to open in 2024. “In just two years, riders will be able to avoid some […]
County celebrates Phase I of its 180th St SE road project
NORTH CREEK, Wash., November 19, 2021 – Snohomish County Public Works held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, November 18, to celebrate the completion of a major construction project on 180th St SE, between Bothell and Mill Creek, stretching from State Route 527 to 23rd Ave SE. Public Works Director Kelly Snyder initiated the ribbon cutting […]
Rep. Larsen hosts telephone town hall to address veteran’s needs
EVERETT, Wash., November 9, 2021 – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a live telephone town hall on Thursday, November 4, discussing the issues facing more than 520,000 military veterans and their families who call Washington home. Joined by Michael Tadych, Director of VA Puget Sound, and Stephen Strope, Veteran Service Center Manager for the VA […]
City of Snohomish completes Carnegie Building restoration
SNOHOMISH, Wash. – Snohomish’s oldest public building, the esteemed 111-year old Carnegie Building on First Street and Cedar Avenue, finished its recent restoration without leaving the city a penny in debt thanks to two state-issued grant funds. In 2017, Snohomish council directed staff to develop a restoration project for the building utilizing $1,650,000 of existing […]
Statewide staffing shortage looms as vax mandate approaches
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 5, 2021 – As the October 18 deadline for Washington’s vaccine mandate approaches, it remains unclear exactly how many state employees are still unvaccinated and may be terminated. In order to be fully vaccinated by the deadline, employees must have received their first dose no later than October 4. With possible statewide […]
Mukilteo council addresses meeting formats and Capital Improvement Plan
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 28, 2021 – Since the Mukilteo City Council returned to virtual meetings September 20 following a September 10 recommendation from the Health District to “consider delaying or moving non-essential events and meetings to a virtual format,” the council returned to discuss the future of remote meetings, at their Special Meeting on September […]
