Snohomish County has a solid waste problem, Public Works plans to fix it
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EVERETT, Wash., September 17, 2023—Each week garbage trucks around Snohomish County pick up residents’ solid waste that end up at one location in north Everett. That waste is then loaded onto freight trains and transported to a landfill in Eastern Washington. However, in recent years, the county has encountered challenges that has its Public Works […]
Settlement of $1.75 million in Lynnwood jail suicide lawsuit
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 17, 2023—The family of Tirhas Berhand Tesfatsion, a 47-year-old woman who committed suicide in the Lynnwood Jail on July 13, 2021, accepted a settlement offer, with conditions, by the city of Lynnwood in the amount of $1,750,001. “The [Tesfatsion] Family will continue to do everything in their power to ensure this doesn’t happen […]
Lynnwood Police Department Week in Review, September 9
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 16, 2023—Below is the Lynnwood Police Weekly Media Board Spreadsheet for September 3, 2023, to September 9, 2023.
Lynnwood City Council to discuss moving Meadowdale into Edmonds
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 16, 2023—Lynnwood City Council will host a Work Session at 6 p.m., Monday, September 18, to discuss revising the Lynnwood Municipal Urban Growth Area (MUGA), an Essential Public Facilities Ordinance, and an update on ParksLove Project. The Lynnwood City Council Work Session will be held in-person and virtually by Zoom or Lynnwood, WA Video Archive (swagit.com). […]
Mukilteo to confirm Hearing Examiner Contract and Water Quality Grants on September 18
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MUKILTEO, Wash., September 16, 2023—For its Business Meeting at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, the Mukilteo City Council will vote on FY-25 Water Quality grant for four projects and confirm the Mayor Joe Marine’s appointment of Alex Sidles as Hearing Examiner. This meeting will be held both in-person and can watch the live streaming of […]
Federal judge bars New Mexico Governor from suspending right to open carry
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 16, 2023—Last than a week after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) suspended open carry in her state, a federal judge on Wednesday halted her declaration stating it directly conflicts with the public’s second amendment rights. Governor Grisham (D) declared a public health order last Friday, September 8, that would temporarily suspend […]
Public invited to Open House for proposed traffic improvements at Costco near Alderwood Mall Parkway
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 15, 2023—Lynnwood Public Works will be holding an Open House on September 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the Lynnwood Council Chamber for public feedback on improving the traffic flow at Costco near Alderwood Mall Parkway and 33rd Avenue West. In 2009, Lynnwood High School relocated which opened up the area for redevelopment. […]
Everett-based research company awarded $1 million to develop ‘out of this world’ simulants
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EVERETT, Wash., September 15, 2023—The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Everett-based Off Planet Research (OPR) a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant of $996,708 last week that will go towards continuing its development of a “Portable Production Process for Icy Regoliths by Vapor Deposition.” These artificial mixtures of the ice and soil found on […]
Snohomish County Public Works Americans with Disability Act Advisory Committee seeks three new members
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EVERETT, Wash., Friday, September 15, 2023—The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Public Right-of-Way Advisory Committee for Snohomish County Public Works provides feedback and recommendations to the county on the ADA compliance of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. County leaders are seeking candidate letters of interest for eight open positions on the committee by November […]
Amazon opens Washington’s largest distribution center in Arlington
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ARLINGTON, Wash., September 14, 2023—Amazon held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest fulfillment center in Arlington on Thursday, September 14. “These are the types of jobs that the community needs,” said Bruno Arnal, General Manager for Amazon’s PAE2. “We are proud to invest in this area and see it grow with us.” […]