County Council adopts Nehring and Mead plan to electrify county fleet
EVERETT, Wash., November 5, 20201 – On Wednesday morning, the Snohomish County Council voted 5-0 to adopt a fleet electrification plan which was jointly proposed by Councilmembers Nate Nehring and Jared Mead. This carbon-reduction proposal includes a policy change and funding allocation dedicated to transitioning 96 county vehicles toward electrification in the coming years. As […]
Election 2021: Winners, losers, and too close to call
ARTICLE UPDATES 7:15 PM Nov 9, 2021: Updated results and added statements from Gary Petershagen, Will Chen, and John Kartak. LT calls election for Gary Petershagen and Shirley Sutton. County has counted 181,510 ballots to a total return of 185,228 ballots. 8:00 PM Nov 5, 2021: Updated results and added statement from Joshua Binda. Lynnwood […]
Nehring introduces housing affordability legislation in Snohomish County
EVERETT, Wash., September 30, 2021 – Yesterday, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring presented the final piece of a suite of legislation aimed at promoting housing affordability in Snohomish County. The proposal is the last of four separate housing affordability ordinances and would reduce duplicative review steps as well as the overall cost of housing projects. […]
Councilmembers Nehring and Low discuss broadband with FCC Chair
EVERETT, Wash., August 27, 2021 – This morning, Snohomish County Councilmembers Nate Nehring and Sam Low joined Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) for a conversation about rural broadband with Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The meeting, held via Zoom, included select broadband stakeholders sharing their collective goal of expanding reliable broadband access to residents and businesses […]
2021 Primary Election results
🚨UPDATE 5 p.m. Aug 12 🚨Current Turnout: 26.77% up from 26.73% the previous day. Expected county turnout is 28%. Lynnwood turnout is 28.32%. All results are current as of posted update. The next update is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13. 🚨UPDATE 5 p.m. Aug 12 🚨 Today, Garth Fell, Snohomish County Auditor, confirmed […]
Eligible County employees to receive Military Differential Pay
Everett, Wash., July 21, 2021 – Today, the Snohomish County Council adopted Councilmember Nate Nehring’s proposal to provide differential pay to County employees who are reservists in the United States Armed Forces. At the public hearing this morning, the ordinance passed the Council on a unanimous vote. When County employees are deployed, often times their […]
SnoCo Council Townhall
Come join a conversation with Councilmembers Jared Mead and Nate Nehring at the SNOCO Townhall on how to engage with your community around respectful and meaningful civil discourse, ask questions, and learn more about current events around Snohomish County. Zoom dial-in: When: Jun 30, 2021 04:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Town Hall […]
County to consider differential pay to employees on military leave
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 28, 2021 – Today, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring introduced an ordinance to provide differential pay to County employees who are reservists in the United States Armed Forces. The proposal provides additional support for employees who are called up to active duty while employed by the County. Uniform differential pay provides […]
Hazard pay mandated for County grocery workers
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 25, 2021 – At a public hearing on June 23, the County Council passed Ordinance 21-034, by a vote of 3-2, mandating grocery stores across unincorporated Snohomish County to pay its workers $4/hr. hazard pay. However, the pay will be capped at $1,250 per employee. Councilmembers Stephanie Wright, Jared Mead, and […]
Nehring proposes county-wide hazard pay come from $160M American Rescue Plan
Snohomish County, Wash. – On June 9, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring proposed an amendment to provide relief for business and workers in unincorporated Snohomish County in response to Executive Somers’ hazard pay proposal. The amendment comes on the heels of the proposal by County Executive Dave Somers to mandate $4 per hour hazard pay […]
