Lynnwood City Council appoints leadership
Lynnwood City Council appoints leadership positions and liaisons-by Luke Putvin At its January 13 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council appointed Christine Frizzell as its Council President and Shannon Sessions as its Vice President. Both Frizzell and councilmember George Hurst had written their names down to be Council President, and a vote was going to […]
Lynnwood gets its first snow of the season
Lynnwood gets its first snow of the seasonby Luke Putvin As of 7:30 AM on January 13, over 6,000 are without power in Snohomish County due to the winter weather that has hit the area. Most of the outages, however, are not in Lynnwood but further north, closer to Everett. Lynnwood got less snow than […]
Lynnwood Link Extension set for 2024!
By MARIO LOTMORE | Last Update: September 19, 2019. On September 3, Sound Transit held its groundbreaking ceremony for its 8.5-mile Lynnwood Link Extension to connect Lynnwood’s City Center with Northgate. In addition to Mayor Nicola Smith and Lynnwood City Councilmembers Shannon Sessions, Shirley Sutton, Christine Frizzell and George Hurst, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, U.S. […]
Excitement and engagement abound at Lynnwood’s Fair on 44th
by LUKE PUTVIN Thousands of people gathered for Lynnwood’s Fair on 44th on September 7. The fair started five years ago in a small area at the Fire Station, but grew to encompass 188th to 194th streets with 81 booths, not including city-run booths. “Fair on 44th is a way for us to bring our […]
Mayor Nicola Smith’s State of the City Address
By Luke Putvin On Thursday June 13 Residents, city staff, volunteers and elected officials attended Mayor Nicola Smith’s State of the City address at Lynnwood Convention Center. Over 200 were in attendance. Prior to Mayor Smith’s speech, City Council President Benjamin Goodwin spoke to the audience. He reminded everyone that he was not seeking reelection […]
And they’re off…congested 2019 election season has begun
by LUKE PUTVIN luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com The filing period for the 2019 election ended Friday, May 17 at 5:00 p.m. The last day to register to vote by mail or online is July 29 and in person, August 6 in order to vote in the Primary. The Primary Election is August 6, 2019. The election season has […]
Lynnwood Link Extension open house
by LUKE PUTVINluke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com On April 25, Sound Transit hosted its second open house regarding the Link Light Rail Extension. John Gallagher, Public Information Officer with Sound Transit, said the next open-house should occur after a major construction milestone later this year. The purpose of the open house was less about new information concerning the extension […]
Happy 60th Birthday Lynnwood!
Lynnwood prepares for the next 60 years of growth by MAX ERIKSON and LUKE PUTVIN max.erikson@lynnwoodtimes.com luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Lynnwood has come a long way since 1959 as the city prepares to celebrate its 60th birthday and reflect on the progress it has made, and the future it holds for tomorrow. The city is already looking to […]
Retired Lynnwood Parks Director requests a restart in recruitment process
LYNNWOOD—Former Lynnwood Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Director Lynn Sordel contacted the Lynnwood City Council Tuesday, July 23, requesting they “mandate” Mayor Christine Frizzell to restart the recruitment process in order to fill the vacant Parks Director position he left after retiring back in March. When Sordel retired, Mayor Frizzell transitioned Superintendent Joel Faber into […]
City of Bothell to gift $6 million property to church for low-income housing
BOTHELL, Wash.—The Bothell City Council voted in favor of executing a Letter of Intent (LOI) to gift a city-owned property (Lot P South) to Bothell United Methodist Church (BUMC) which, if acquired, will be used to build affordable housing the church says. The 5-2 decision took place at Council’s Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 16, […]
