Snohomish adds tree rules
SNOHOMISH — The City Council last week approved a new rulebook which limits removing trees without the vouching from a tree professional, and requires planting a set number of replacement trees when a protected tree is removed. City projects are exempt. The code pays special attention to protecting trees greater than eight inches in diameter.
Everett school board finalists set
EVERETT — The school board will pick between five finalists on who will be sworn in to the board next month. The finalists, by alphabetical last name, are: Demi Chatters, Jeffrey Doan, Anna Marie Jackson Laurence, Curt Lillibridge and Ryan Weber.
The seat opened when Caroline Mason stepped down.
Open interviews will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1 at the school district headquarters, 3900 Broadway. A selection will happen by May 13. The appointee will serve through to December 2025, and can run for re-election.
Homestead Park plan approved
SNOHOMISH — The City Council last week approved an adjusted Homestead Park master plan. It keeps the playground, 9-basket disc golf course and parking lot.
The historic barn is out of the picture. Restoring the barn didn’t pencil out when it came to a cost-benefit analysis, public works director Nova Heaton said. The thought was to restore it to be used as an event space or amphitheater.
A more finalized design could emerge later this decade.
Building the park could start 10 years out into the future, Heaton said.
Jewish people to take global vote
The World Zionist Congress (WZC) holds elections once every five years to decide on key issues affecting the Jewish people in Israel and globally. It sent word that voting is open to all American Jews 18 and over and can be cast online at ZionistElection.org. The deadline to vote is May 4.
