BOMBSHELL: City reveals Acadia Healthcare application document appears misleading
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 5, 2023—With approximately 80 community members and stakeholders surrounding the controversial Opioid Treatment Center present, revelations to process transparency, misleading application documents, and the for-profit model of Acadia Healthcare were front and center at Tuesday’s, nearly 4-hour long, Lynnwood City Council Work Session. All other agenda items were postponed by the council […]
Letter-to-the-Editor: Join rally against opioid treatment center at City Hall
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Thank you for your excellent article about this story – this article is so thorough and contains so much information that should have been shared with the public by the WA DOH. Thank you so much for shining light on this and let the public know what has been going on with this shady plan […]
Fury over proposed opioid treatment center next to Boys & Girls Club
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 2, 2023—At last Thursday evening’s public hearing by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for a proposed opioid treatment center just 443 feet from the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club, every resident that spoke voiced concerns of transparency, safety, and both personal and commercial economic impacts to the area. The opioid […]
Lynnwood passes $545 million biennium budget, contention over salaries
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 14, 2022━The Lynnwood City Council passed amended versions of the 2023 salary schedule and 2023-2024 biennium budget during their December 12 meeting. The ordinances were delayed at the previous meeting on November 28. With all council members present at the meeting, Council Vice President Smith was the only dissenting vote to approve […]
Council considers sensitivity training after investigation falls flat
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 27, 2022—Yesterday, the Lynnwood City Council commenced the 2023 biennium budget process and decided to take sensitivity training workshops after allegations of racial and sexual discrimination by two staff members. All councilmembers were present for the meeting. Will Cena, Information Technology Director for the City of Lynnwood, presented the recent accomplishments of […]
Jim Smith breaks his silence: The truth about the Racism Report
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LYNNWOOD, August 31, 2022—In a third-party investigation by Haggard & Ganson LLP of allegations against Councilman Jim Smith concludes that “claims of race and sex discrimination” by City Executive Assistant Leah Jensen is substantiated but the claim of a hostile work environment by City of Lynnwood Race and Social Justice Coordinator Douglas Raiford was “not substantiated.” Below is an […]
Investigation substantiates claims of race and sex discrimination by Lynnwood councilman
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 20, 2022— A third-party investigation by Haggard & Ganson LLP into one of Lynnwood’s councilmembers concludes that “claims of race and sex discrimination” by one complainant is substantiated but the claim of a hostile work environment by the other “not substantiated.” The council will decide in September on possible disciplinary actions against […]
Council Corner: Public Safety must be our highest priority
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By Jim Smith, Council Vice President, City of Lynnwood It has been said many times. It doesn’t matter how beautiful our parks are if they are not safe to visit. And we can expand that to include all parts of this city. As a Council our priority must be for the safety of our citizens. […]
Lynnwood delays DEI commissioner vote, approves millions in ARPA expenditures
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 27, 2022 – In a long, contentious, meeting Monday, April 26, Lynnwood City Council postponed approving DEI commissioner candidate Arra Rael while approving Rick Michels to the Board of Ethics and Matt Cail to the Planning Commission. The Council also debated doubling the amount of proposed residential units at the future City […]
Lynnwood approves police body-worn camera fees and $70,000 in chamber upgrades
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 12, 2022 – Lynnwood City Council approved fees for record disclosure of police body-worn camera footage, amended its municipal code relating to business licenses, and approved up to $70,000 in ARPA funds toward Council Chambers upgrades in Monday’s Business Meeting on April 12. After a brief public comment section, Councilwoman Shannon Sessions […]