Over 50 elected leaders demand a public vote on Snohomish County sales tax increase
UPDATE: [9:54 a.m. Dec 15, 2021] Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell sends letter of support to county council. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 14, 2021 – Ahead of Wednesday’s county council vote, 58 local elected officials from 20 jurisdictions throughout Snohomish County have signed a letter opposing the effort to increase the countywide sales tax in Snohomish […]
Producer inflation surges to 11-year high of 9.6% for November
WASHINGTON D.C., December 14, 2021 – Today, in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release of its Producer Price Index (PPI), wholesale inflation rose to an 11-year high of 9.6 percent for the 12 months ended in November. This comes on the heels of last Friday’s announcement by the Bureau of a 6.8% 40-year high […]
County poised to pass 0.1% sales tax as inflation hits 40-year high
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 13, 2021 – Just weeks after the Snohomish County Council approved its $1.25 billion 2022 budget on November 9, County Executive Dave Somers along with County Council Chair Stephanie Wright and County Council Vice Chair Megan Dunn propose a county-wide 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing programs. If adopted, some Snohomish […]
Snohomish County Council votes to become a Purple Heart County
EVERETT, Wash., December 6, 2021 – On the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, tonight at its 6 p.m. Administrative Session, the Snohomish County Council will vote to become a Purple Heart County. Snohomish County will be the third county in Washington state following Thurston and Lewis counties to officially be recognized as a […]
Executive Somers appoints Kara Main-Hester as Chief Recovery and Resilience Officer for county
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., Dec. 1, 2021 – Executive Dave Somers has appointed Kara Main-Hester, Ph.D., to serve as the Chief Recovery and Resilience Officer for Snohomish County. Main-Hester currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Snohomish County Office of Recovery and Resilience (ORR). Main-Hester will assume the role January 3, 2022, as current Chief […]
Public input sought on affordable housing and community development needs
Snohomish County announces two public hearings related to the planning process for federal affordable housing and community development funds EVERETT, Wash., November 24, 2021 – Snohomish County invites all interested persons to provide input on local community needs for affordable housing, public facilities, infrastructure, public services and economic development projects to be funded with 2022 […]
Community Transit Van GO program to award surplus vans to local non-profit agencies
Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit will award up to 12 surplus passenger vans to local non-profit organizations to meet transportation demands within the community. In the past, nonprofits have used the vans to help serve people experiencing homelessness and others in need of a ride. Vehicles will be awarded to nonprofit organizations and agencies […]
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 […]
Updates to Snohomish County’s Paine Field Airport Master Plan are underway
EVERETT, Wash., November 5, 2021 – Snohomish County is updating the Paine Field Airport Master Plan. The team has created an online open house and will host two webinars in November 2021. These will be opportunities for community members to learn more about work completed to date on the plan and where the plan is […]
Hidden handgun found on woman during jail booking process
EVERETT, Wash., October 15, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 13, at approximately 9 a.m. a 30-year-old woman was being booked into the Snohomish County Jail for suspicion of DUI and was found with a loaded semi-automatic handgun hidden in her abdomen. During the booking process the woman arrestee was placed into a Tek84 Body Scanner, […]
