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 […]
Snohomish County Accelerates Economic Recovery Efforts for Business and Workforce
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 3, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and County Council Chair Nate Nehring announced a whole-of-government, countywide approach to help local businesses and the workforce. This effort provides a seamless and innovative system synthesizing two key areas that are critical foundations for recovery: businesses and workforce. Building off a […]
Guidance for Recreation: Please Stay Close to Home!
Despite “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, too many people are congregating in parks and trailheads EVERETT, Wash., April 4, 2020 – The Snohomish County Parks, Recreation and Tourism department today reinforced guidelines to help residents understand how to recreate responsibly during the pandemic and launched a new tag line: “If you take a car, the […]
Angel of the Winds Arena chosen as COVID-19 quarantine site
by Luke Putvin As of April 1, Snohomish County has opened a COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site at the Angel of the Winds Arena in downtown Everett. The facility will have the capacity to hold up to 100 people, and it has the capability to be expanded if necessary. It will hold unsheltered individuals who […]
Individual property tax deadline extended to June 1
By Office of the Treasurer | Snohomish County EVERETT, Snohomish County, March 30, 2020 — Due to the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Snohomish County Treasurer Brian Sullivan and Executive Dave Somers have extended the first-half 2020 property tax deadline to June 1, 2020. This Executive Order only applies to residents who pay […]
Angel of the Winds Arena to be Quarantine Facility
Kent Patton | Snohomish County Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., – Snohomish County will open a COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site next week at the Angel of the Winds Arena in downtown Everett. This facility will provide a site for temporary isolation and quarantine for those who may not be able to recover in their own […]
Governor Jay Inslee issues “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times In his March 23 address to Washingtonians, Governor Jay Inslee issued a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order to all residents of the state. This announcement came after Inslee shared the facts that more than 2,000 Washingtonians have contracted COVID-19, likely thousands more have the virus but haven’t been diagnosed […]
Boeing to suspend Puget Sound production Operations
Temporary operations shutdown to last 14 days beginning March 25 Those who cannot work remotely will receive paid leave for the initial 10 working days of the suspension Boeing focusing on safe and orderly temporary suspension of operations CHICAGO, March 23, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced a temporary suspension of production operations at its Puget […]
Snohomish County to close park gates and bathrooms in response to COVID-19
By Kent Patton | Office of the Snohomish County Executive SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., March 22, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the closure of Snohomish County park gates and bathrooms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Play structures in parks were closed last week. These steps are being taken to better enforce […]
COVID-19 in the community: What you need to know
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China and is a newly discovered respiratory tract infection spreading from person to person throughout the global community, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University, has […]
