Lynnwood’s revenue is taking a nosedive, not helping the city’s multi-million-dollar deficit

LYNNWOOD—Things aren’t looking good for the City of Lynnwood’s finances, Finance Director Michelle Meyer reported Monday, July 21, a $5.1 million shortfall between General Fund revenues and expenditures through second quarter. This is in addition to the city’s already projected $4.2 million deficit. “We’re going through some difficult times,” said Mayor Frizzell before reading a […]

Lynnwood Mayor releases update on 2025-26 budget deficit

In adopting the 2025-2026 biennium budget, we’ve positioned the City’s finances to keep pace with the exponential growth that Lynnwood has experience over the last decade. This rapid expansion has led to an increased demand for city services. In response a series of policy decisions were made to add critical services and programs to meet […]

Lynnwood Mayor’s plan to resolve $4.27 million budget shortfall disclosed

LYNNWOOD—Finance Director Michelle Meyer shared with Lynnwood Finance Committee members on Wednesday, May 28, the mayor’s Budget Management Plan to address a projected $4,273,038 General Fund biennium budget shortfall. The plan identifies opportunities over the next two years (until December 31, 2026) for across-the-board reductions in General Fund department operating expenditures. The opportunities identified in […]

Lynnwood starts year millions of dollars less than anticipated, now in negative territory for Reserve Requirement

LYNNWOOD—Mayor Christine Frizzell, in an email to the Lynnwood City Council earlier this month, wrote that the city started 2025 with millions of dollars less in anticipated revenues and that she is working with “Department Directors on potential cost saving measures” to identify opportunities in “delay[ing] spending” or provide “an alternative delivery method” to close […]