EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Postema defends Flower World agricultural status as a fight for all farmers
MALTBY—A long-running dispute between Snohomish County and Flower World has escalated over whether the 46-acre nursery and greenhouse operation should be classified as an agricultural enterprise or a retail business, a distinction that could carry major consequences for permitting requirements, taxes and the future of similar farms across the county. It’s the latest county-led challenge […]
No County plot to shut down Flower World: Judge rules nursery skipped on permits
MALTBY — Flower World, a family-run retail nursery that has operated on the same Maltby property for more than 50 years, has taken its latest clash with Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) to the Washington Court of Appeals after a Snohomish County superior court judge upheld findings that the business built a large […]
