Lynnwood makes child fentanyl exposure a crime, approves utility rate freeze for 2027

LYNNWOOD — Jacqueline Manlastas appointment to the Public Facilities District board, a utility rate freeze approved, and a new ordinance making it a local crime to exposing children or dependent adults to controlled substances were all approved by the Lynnwood City Council on Monday, September 28. Exposing children and dependent adults to fentanyl and other […]

Letter-to-Editor: Sewer rates are rising. Has Lynnwood studied all the options?

Lynnwood and Edmonds both need good wastewater treatment. This is not the question.  The question is whether the public is seeing the choices before the money is already spent.  The Lynnwood wastewater treatment plant expansion is now estimated at about $330 million. The plant is owned by Lynnwood, but it sits at Brown’s Bay, surrounded […]

Lynnwood Council Confronts $10M Budget Gap, Eyes Tax Hikes, New Farmers Market Initiative

LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council tackled some of the city’s pressing financial and operational issues at its Work Session Monday, November 3, in addition to discussing a new farmers-market initiative at the Lynnwood City Center, and the city’s contract for prosecutorial services. Budget Review and Tax Outlook The bulk of Monday’s Work Session centered on the […]