Councilmembers and public discuss 2024 Comprehensive Plan updates
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Snohomish County Council discussed updates its 2024 Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan during its Public Hearing on Monday, August 19. By state law the council is required to wait a total of seven days after a Final Environmental Impact Statement is finalized to act or vote on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update. The […]
County Council adopts four ordinances to ease housing supply crisis
EVERETT—The Snohomish County Council on Wednesday, August 14, at a Public Hearing, adopted four ordinances introduced by Councilmember Nate Nehring focused on increasing the available supply of housing and addressing housing affordability challenges. The suite of ordinances continues the efforts initiated by the “Opening Doors to Home Ownership” housing panel held at the Council’s Planning […]
DelBene delivers $960,000 for Chinook Marsh Restoration Project
MARYSVILLE—Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented Snohomish County government with a $960,000 ceremonial check that will support habitat restoration efforts in Chinook Marsh. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law. The project will restore 430 acres of tidal habitat and nearby drinking water lines. It will strengthen flood protection, restore recreational trails, and support the […]
Snohomish County among winners of Governor’s 2024 Smart Communities Awards
OLYMPIA—Little Bear Creek Advance Mitigation Site (LBCAMS), a Snohomish County Public Works restoration project led by Oscar Fuentes, was one of 12 winners of the 2024 Governor’s Smart Communities Awards announced by the Washington State Department of Commerce on August 12. Earlier this year, the Little Bear Creek Advance Mitigation Site project was named a […]
Public invited to candlelight vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day
EVERETT—People throughout Snohomish County are invited to a night of remembrance, resources, and hope on Thursday, August 29. The eighth annual Snohomish County overdose awareness event, “A Night To Remember, A Time To Act,” will take place at the Snohomish County Plaza, 3000 Rockefeller in Everett. A resource fair will begin at 5 p.m., with the […]
Snohomish County celebrates 25 years of the Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary
EVERETT—Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined Washington State Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), Paine Field Airport Director Joshua Marcy, local nonprofit Friends of Narbeck and members of the original Narbeck planning team on Wednesday, July 31, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary wetlands mitigation bank, the first ever in Washington State. Mitigation […]
Prosecutor’s Office still facing case backlog, lack of resources may be the issue
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office is still struggling to keep up with its ever-increasing criminal case backlog four years after the pandemic closed and restricted the court systems. Snohomish County Prosecutor Jason Cummings informed the Lynnwood Times getting caught up on case backlog is “a little bit like playing whack-a-mole.” Since last the Lynnwood […]
The new Lynnwood Link extension opening in just six weeks
With exactly six weeks left before the grand opening of the Lynnwood Link extension, Sound Transit has announced additional details about the opening day festivities as well as an update on progress completing the tasks necessary to open the 8.5-mile extension. “Every day brings us closer to the launch of Lynnwood Link, and the anticipation […]
Failed assassination attempt of Trump at Butler rally
BUTLER, PA.—The 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, was left bleeding from the right ear following multiple gunshots directed towards him as he spoke on stage to a crowd of tens of thousands at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. Shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethal Park, […]
Inslee tours future site of SAF Research and Development Center
EVERETT—Leadership of the Seattle-Paine Field International Airport hosted a tour with Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, of the future site of the upcoming Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Research and Development Center. The facility will add to Snohomish County’s appeal as being on the forefront of climate change solutions. The R&D Center is made […]
