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Opinions sought on Flowing Lake’s future new dock

Flowing Lake’s floating dock needs to be replaced. The wooden dock’s surface is starting to get holes.

County motorboat chats are on boat use, property damage

Flowing Lake is focus of May 27 meeting

Closed fishing dock at Blackman Lake will need some repairs, consultants’ report indicates

SNOHOMISH — Several piles holding up the Robert S. Keaton Memorial fishing dock at Hill Park on Blackman Lake have deterioration damage, a consulting dive team’s report says.

Monroe urban growth plans to be studied

MONROE — The City Council this week after press time reviewed two “what-if” map scenarios to fit 2,888 more housing units, or potentially 7,500 more residents, in the next 20 years.

Closed Snohomish fishing dock awaits city funding plan

There are other docks available on Blackman Lake

SNOHOMISH -- The Robert S. Keaton fishing dock was closed in January out of safety concern. The city is not in a position yet to take steps to act on reopening it.

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

Executive Somers halts Maltby UGA expansion with veto

MALTBY — The County Council couldn’t muster enough votes to override a veto from Executive Dave Somers that halted a council-created expansion of the Maltby Urban Growth Area (UGA). They also discussed the veto of another UGA in southwest county.

Everett "Rethink Housing" proposals ask city to change zoning to accomodate growth and add protections for tenants

Short-term strategies in the city’s housing action plan to accommodate growth could start being implemented as soon as 2022, city planners say.

County to pull back on D-ADUs on small rural lots

The county has to rescind its rule that allowed more rural landowners to be able to build a second, smaller house anywhere on their property after a state board determined in June this conflicts with growth management land-use rules.

Return of mask orders borne by factors influencing COVID-19 spike

When county health officer Dr. Chris Spitters directed everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear masks inside public space

Snohomish First Street Master Plan ideas presented

SNOHOMISH -- Proposals to plan redoing First Street from students and faculty from the University of Washington will be presented at this week's City Council meeting on Tuesday, and council also will look to adopt the Complete Streets initiative which if adhered to would give pedestrians and bicyclists more weight in road design.

Snohomish evaluating adding density ,maybe annexing, in north and west

Growing the city by annexing its urban growth areas could be a real possibility coming in the next few years.

Everett property tax increase proposed

The city plans to take a standard 1% property tax rate increase.

Appeal against Cathcart multi-townhome development continued to Oct. 12 as arguments heard at County Council

The land-use appeal crying foul to how officials approved 286 townhomes at state Route 9 and Cathcart Way, which is being heard by the County Council, may see a decision this week.

Day trips to Jetty Island set to start July 5

The chance to explore the nature preserve of Jetty Island is happening again after a one-year hiatus.

Everett’s zoning rewrite moves a step forward

The city’s overhaul of its planning code, named “Rethink Zoning,” will proceed to the City Council with the planning commission voting 6-1 to send a recommendation of support.

Decisions on Everett’s special tax levy ballot measure expected

Decisions on Everett’s special tax levy ballot measure are expected at the April 24 City Council meeting with a final vote May 1.

NEWS BITES for October 5, 2022

Snohomish Avenue D yard bid price

Roosters spared full ban in Everett animal code

Rewritten rules for animal management in Everett now mean roosters are banned unless the owners pay for a facility license

Blackman Lake restoration plan uses plants to help lake health

A few native plants could go a long way to helping rehabilitate Blackman Lake.

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