Lake Stevens and Sewer District legal battle reaches nearly $700,000
LAKE STEVENS—Since the City of Lake Stevens and the Lake Stevens Sewer District entered a legal battle involving a merging agreement in 2020, the total cost of legal-related fees, by both the City and the District, has reached a total of nearly $700,000. The city and sewer district have been participating in a less-than-amicable merger […]
Lake Stevens and Sewer District headed back to court in tense merger
LAKE STEVENS—The City of Lake Stevens has threatened to take the Lake Stevens Sewer District back to Superior Court following, what they call, concerns of “transparency, fairness, and fiscal responsibility” after the District raised salaries for some of its lead positions. “Recent actions taken by the Sewer District Commissioners, including substantial salary increases for top […]
Petershagen addresses Herald’s ambiguities and inaccuracies
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., October 29, 2021 – On Sunday, October 24, the Everett Herald published a report on Lake Stevens’ city council candidates. Some of the claims regarding City Council Position 2 candidates, Gary Petershagen and Joyce Copley, prompted Petershagen to respond. In a video uploaded to YouTube, Petershagen, who is running for reelection, brought […]
Upcoming Lake Stevens City Council meeting
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., October 9, 2021 – For its 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 12 BUSINESS MEETING, the Lake Stevens City Council will discuss/vote on the following items: Proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Establishing a temporary position of a Policy Analyst Public Hearing: Ordinance 1124 – Permissible Use Tables 2022 Budget Request View the […]
2021 Greater Lake Stevens Chamber Candidate Forum
Update 8:43 a.m. October 5: City Council candidate Jessica Wadhams clarified her response to the Lynnwood Times to question asked in the forum, “If elected, would you support or repeal the ordinance banning safe injection sites in the city?” Although she is in full support of making sure residents have the mental health support of […]
