Lynnwood’s State of the City Address and how challenge drives change
Mayor Smith provided an overview of the city’s progress in 2020 City Council President Hurst introduced the mayor and provided a response in an exclusive interview with the Lynnwood Times By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mayor Nicola Smith, in her State of the City address on the morning of January 27, looked back […]
Save the Date: Lynnwood State of the City Address
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 17, 2021 – Join Mayor Nicola Smith as she delivers the 2021 State of the City Address, featuring remarks from Council President George Hurst. This will be a virtual event. Date and Time: Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 9:00 AM This event will also be live streamed on the City’s Facebook page. Join […]
Jim Smith elected as Lynnwood’s City Council Vice President
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff LYNNWOOD, WASH., January 12, 2021 – At last night’s Lynnwood City Council Business Meeting, Lynnwood resident and Position 4 Councilmember Jim Smith was elected as the new City Council Vice President with a 4-3 vote. Councilmember Julieta Altamirano-Crosby nominated former 2020 Council Vice-President Shannon Sessions for the very […]
With love from me to all of you
During this holiday season I would like to share with you a message of hope. In 2020 we have experienced a pandemic, which triggered an economic crisis, and on top of that we are again faced with examining how can we achieve racial equality in our city and in our country. So how can there […]
83.5% of survey respondents in Lynnwood prioritize the need for a social worker to diversity coordinator
By Noel Pai-Young and Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff At the December 14, 2020 Lynnwood City Council meeting, Mayor Nicola Smith opened up with a statement reminding community members of the importance to defeat COVID-19. “It can be easy to let our guard down, but we can’t give up yet. Right now COVID-19 cases […]
Potential new Race and Social Justice Coordinator in 2021, salary schedule, budget amendments, and fees
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff A wide array of topics were discussed by the council at its December 7 work session. Patrick Decker was introduced as a candidate for a position on the Civil Service Commission. Decker has served on the Planning Commission for six years and is actively involved in Cops and […]
Lynnwood may soon lift ban on marijuana sales
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lynnwood city councilmembers are reviewing possible revisions to a long-standing string of moratoriums on marijuana business activity within city limits. During a Thursday, November 18 work session, the councilmembers observed a presentation by Pacific Northwest Regional Strategies, a governmental affairs firm representing cannabis retailers within Snohomish County that […]
Lynnwood City Council adopts $112 million budget and disbands controversial Salary Commission
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The 2021-22 budget is 6.4% less than the 2019-20 budget. The Parks and Recreation and Cultural Arts Department received an additional $180,000. Creation of an Equity and Social Justice program within the Executive Department. However, the city postponed the hiring of the program’s Race and Social Justice coordinator. […]
Salary Commission votes to increase mayor’s salary despite budget shortfall
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff During a special council meeting on October 21, the Lynnwood City Council moved in and out of the virtual public eye working to combat a proposed 10% salary increase for Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith, with cuts to councilmember salaries. Yet while meeting for two hours in private executive […]
City of Lynnwood to use emergency funds to offset $2.2 million budget deficit
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lynnwood will use its emergency reserves to fulfill a $2 million gap that emerged out of the coronavirus pandemic in the city’s budget, the decision authorized by the Lynnwood City Council. At its July 13 business meeting, the City Council approved using the general fund reserves to neutralize […]
