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NEWS BITES for March 20, 2019

Local student wins character contest

Homegrown “Wizard of Oz” film to premiere

A twister tore Dorothy from home and landed her in a strange place, seemingly with no way back. She would later find out that what she needed to get home was inside her all along.

Reduced bus fares for low-income riders coming to Everett Transit, Community Transit

For the estimated half of Everett Transit riders who fall below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, the agency plans to introduce a low-income fare rate.

Everett Transit’s Sunday bus services were not going to be restored

The city’s bus system doesn’t plan to bring back Sunday service anytime soon. Bus service on holidays is also being cut.

Council districts map nearing completion, not all are happy

Everett City Council district map nears completion

Franklin’s 2020 budget for Everett has to outpace rising costs

Mayor Cassie Franklin’s proposed budget for 2020 continues to work on clamping down the built-in costs in running a city without eroding its core functions.

Snohomish planning department goes paperless

City planners are beaming that the city has just gone paperless for all planning and permitting files.

Snohomish County jailers’ union labor complaint dismissed

A state labor fairness board in January dismissed a complaint filed by the county jailers’ union

$30k+ raised so far for Snohomish man badly hurt in accident

A Snohomish man is recovering from a serious dirt biking accident earlier this month, but it won’t be cheap.

State health workgroup's tight vote opposes requiring COVID vaccine to atttend school as part of immunization regimen

A state advisory group last week forwarded a mixed “no” recommendation to the state Board of Health

Monroe may use bonds to fund municipal campus

Another piece to how the city’s municipal campus plan may come together is now clearer

Everett Fourth of July parade returns, fireworks at night

A patriotic parade will occur at 11 a.m. through downtown

Healthcare workers picket in Monroe over insurance benefits

Service Employees International Union 1199NW held a demonstration with a picket line

Snohomish council to consider sales tax toward affordable housing

The City Council last week asked city staff to bring back details for creating a City of Snohomish-specific affordable housing sales tax

Snohomish schoolkids part of COVID spread study

Students, teachers, and staff in Snohomish School District schools are participating in a COVID-19 testing project

Everett’s Holly Neighborhood to get future nature park

EVERETT — The city is planning to create a proposed 2.1-acre nature park and stormwater facility at the southwest corner of the intersection of Holly Drive and 100th Street SW.

Officers can still …

What new WA police accountability laws do and don’t do

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.

Snohomish tops all area cities for priciest household bills

Snohomish is the 11th most expensive city within Washington for household bills