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 […]

City of Lake Stevens in legal fight with Sewer District

By Erin Freeman  |  Lynnwood Times Staff The Lake Stevens Sewer District is pushing back against the city of Lake Stevens for a one-sided decision to absorb district operations twelve years earlier than planned.  On March 9, the Snohomish County Superior Court granted a motion put forward by the district, preventing the city’s integration of […]