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State may plunge $7.4 million toward futue AquaSox stadium

A $7.4 million state Legislature earmark is being proposed for a much better ballpark in Everett to retain the AquaSox minor league team

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Plaque for Supt. Mester placed at Aquatic Center

The new small rock arrangement and plaque honoring former Superintendent Bill Mester at the Snohomish Aquatic Center is something even he may have been too bashful to allow

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Blackman Lake early test results suggest lakebed fueling algae

The effort to identify what's degrading Blackman Lake is making headway.

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Snohomish Fire asking for levy restoration

Fire District 4 will be asking voters this August to restore its levy rate to $1.50 per $1,000 in assessed property tax value.

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Future fire station, City Hall, Police Department on Pine Avenue?

Pine Avenue is expected to be the street where a future fire station will go.

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Clearview religious center OK’d with conditions

A 5.5-acre State Street site may be used as a religious center, subject to constraints.

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Mayor outlines directives for Everett’s future

Mayor Cassie Franklin is directing the Police Department to clamp down on violent crime with a new cops unit

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What-if study of merging city, regional bus agencies nearsfinish; transit union says stop

A study on whether to consolidate Everett’s city bus system into the larger Community Transit system is nearing the light of day

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Snohomish vets memorial should be back to Carnegie by end of May

Snohomish’s veterans memorial should be installed beside the Carnegie Building by the end of May, and a celebration will be held on Memorial Day.

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Everett School District may cut 140 jobs due to budget hole

Everett Schools is facing a projected $27.9 million budget shortfall for next school year.

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Rural housing pilot could save farmland

SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A pilot program being considered to allow small bunches of townhomes or apartments on the county's big farmland homesteads could solve two problems facing ag today, says a supporter of introducing the concept of agrivillages to the county.

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Proposal would allow certain development in S. Snohomish UGA and other flood hazard areas

An exception that grants a controlled ability to redevelop properties in flood-fringe areas will be advancing to the County Council.

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Decision on religious center's compatibility in rural area comes soon

Will a remodel of a mosque on State Street be deemed compatible enough for its rural Clearview neighborhood?

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State may peg Paine Field for more airline traffic

A state airports committee is suggesting to either greatly grow services at Everett’s Paine Field

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Hurry to have say on Everett Link alignment

Nothing's final as to where Sound Transit's future rail line will curve through Everett.

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City of Monroe seeks planning input

The 2044 Comprehensive Plan will analyze population and employment growth, housing, transportation, parks, the environment, and many other features to guide development and decision-making in the future.

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Fixes complete and boil water advisory lifted in Machias

The boil water advisory for a few dozen properties in Machias now lifted

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Hotel properties county bought are contaminated with meth

Methamphetamine contamination needs to be cleared out of the former Days Inn hotel

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Attrition from school bus drivers retiring creates gap to fill at some districts

The Snohomish School District is doing as best it can with an ongoing driver shortage of about 15 driver vacancies.

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County, sheriff ’s pair up on social worker effort

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney signed a Partnership Agreement