Upcoming Mukilteo City Council meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 27, 2021 – For its 6 p.m. Monday, September 27 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING the Mukilteo City Council will discuss/vote on the following items: Draft 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Plan Discussion (AB21-73) Review Council Rules for Remote Attendance (AB21-75) The City Council will discuss the draft of the 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). An additional […]
Mukilteo to fund four ARPA programs
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 26, 2021 – Mukilteo City Council motioned to move forward with the Community Outreach, Utility Assistance, Lodging Tax, and Business/Nonprofit Grants programs utilizing American Rescue Plan Act funds during the meeting held Monday, September 20. The meeting was held entirely virtually after a recommendation from the Health District, September 10, which stated, […]
Marysville focuses federal grants to address homelessness
MARYSVILLE, Wash., September 27, 2021 – The City of Marysville is focusing $248,750 from federal Community Development Block Grant funds toward projects addressing homelessness. The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program provides annual grants to develop urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment. The program expands economic opportunities, specifically for low- […]
Mindfulness by Lisa: Surprises of generosity
After just a few days of backpacking on a trail, all hikers crave the same thing: Fresh Food. Ripe fruit or crunchy vegetables become an obsession and motivation to get to the next place, sometimes just the next step. The lofty hope is that a town will have a restaurant, or perhaps a Trail Angel […]
Upcoming Mukilteo School Board meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 26, 2021 – For its 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 27 regular BUSINESS MEETING the Mukilteo School Board will discuss/review the following item: Summer Learning, Transitions, and Opening of School Reports – Part II Mukilteo School Board meeting time and location NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Inslee’s proclamation, the Board meeting […]
Shooting at Lynnwood Gas station kills employee
LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 26, 2021 – Around 5:40 a.m. this morning, Snohomish County deputies responded to a shooting at a Lynnwood gas station in the 14800 block of Hwy 99. Upon arrival, they located the victim, an adult male, deceased inside the gas station. During the investigation, Major Crimes Unit (MCU) detectives learned the suspect […]
Marysville seeks players and coaches for youth basketball league
MARYSVILLE, Wash., September 26, 2021 – Marysville Parks, Culture, and Recreation is currently accepting enrollment for their youth basketball league until October 3. The season will host first-grade through eighth-grade boys and girls, focusing on fundamental teamwork and sportsmanship, practicing once-a-week, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with games played on Saturdays between 8 a.m. and […]
China’s looming financial crisis as Evergrande misses debt payment
China Evergrande Group, one of China’s largest real estate developers, has been plummeting toward defaulting on its debts—negatively impacting global markets. The company aggressively expanded with reckless abandon and is now the “most-indebted property developer in the world,” owing more than $300 billion. Should the default occur, it would be one of China’s largest. Evergrande […]
Consumers to be charged statewide 8-cent bag fee starting October 1
OLYMPIA, Wash., September 25, 2021 – During the 2020 legislative session, the Legislature passed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags to reduce plastic pollution. The law was to go into effect on January 1 of this year but was delayed in December 2020 by Governor Jay Inslee due to pandemic-related supply issues and then […]
Call for General Election candidate questions
The Lynnwood Times will be conducting in-person video interviews for the following upcoming General Election races and seeking questions from the general public: Lynnwood Mayor: Christine Frizzell and Jim Smith Lynnwood City Council Position 1: Shirley Sutton and Nick Coelho Lynnwood City Council Position 2: Naz Lashgari and Patrick Decker Lynnwood City Council Position 3: […]
