Revenue from TBD not enough according to Public Works department
LYNNWOOD, Wash, October 6, 2021 – The Lynnwood City Council received an update from the Public Works department highlighting possible budgeting shortfalls for current and upcoming transportation projects during their October 4 work session. According to the presentation, the 2021-2022 budget allocates $7.7 million for various transportation projects. However, these projects are expected to need […]
Statewide staffing shortage looms as vax mandate approaches
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 5, 2021 – As the October 18 deadline for Washington’s vaccine mandate approaches, it remains unclear exactly how many state employees are still unvaccinated and may be terminated. In order to be fully vaccinated by the deadline, employees must have received their first dose no later than October 4. With possible statewide […]
Northgate Station Now Open: Fast and Convenient Bus Connections to Light Rail Are Here!
SEATTLE, Wash., October 4, 2021 – Local public transit options just got an upgrade as the newest light rail station at Northgate opened on Oct. 2. Today, people traveling from Snohomish County have even more travel options for getting to destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond. Bus service to the station also got an […]
Upcoming Lynnwood City Council Meeting
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 4, 2021 – For its 6 p.m. Monday, October 4 WORK SESSION the Lynnwood City Council will discuss the following items: Federal Lobbyist Update Board and Commission Code Amendments Briefing: Transportation Benefit District (TBD) To read what happened during the last City Council meeting, click here. Lynnwood City Council meeting Time and Location The […]
Facebook nationwide outage
UPDATES 3:32 p.m. October 4, 2021: Facebook platform is back up and running 3:22 p.m. October 4, 2021: Today Facebook loses $47 billion in market capitalization 1:14 p.m. October 4, 2021: Added possible cause of outage 9:43 a.m. October 4, 2021: Added official statement by Facebook LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 4, 2021 – If you woke […]
October is the month to begin “Winterizing!”
I like October not only for its unique beauty here in the great Salish region, but also because it encourages me to prepare and make the best of the next 4 months – my least favorite time of the year. During the remainder of this year, we’ll use Winterizing as our overarching theme: FERTILIZING – INSULATING […]
Vaccine billionaires: COVID emerging as a $100 billion-plus business
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 3, 2021 – From the same pandemic that sent the jobless rate to 20.2% in Snohomish County last year and near record high unemployment nationally causing millions to leave the work force, arose nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing vaccines soared. The nine new billionaires collectively are worth $19.3 billion, […]
Sound Transit’s Grand Opening of three new Light Rail Link stations
Seattle and Southern Snohomish County residents celebrated the new light rail Northgate, Roosevelt, and U-District stations. Sound Transit celebrated the grand opening of three new rail link stations and a pedestrian bridge Saturday, October 2nd in Northern Seattle. From north to south, the rail links are called the Northgate, Roosevelt, and U-District stations. The new […]
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 […]
Your October 2021 horoscope
Welcome to your October 2021 horoscope by Tony White! If you’ve survived the “Mercury retrograde” period so far and feel that your equipment, communications, contractual arrangements and travel plans may still be under threat, then you’ll be happy to know that Mercury finally turns “Direct” on the 18th of this month. But be cautious, as […]
