Underlying conditions and the unknown factors around a novel virus are motivating extreme measures of caution for COVID-19 that has spread through community interaction, in droplets that are released from coughing.
The tale of Piccadilly Circus Pub is part determination, part popular watering hole and certainly part love story.
Tracking data provided to the public by the county’s health district shows the tally of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 100 in Everett and two dozen in Snohomish.
Opposition from some landowners has put a blockade to a proposal to form a Business Improvement Area taxing district around Everett Station.
The first meeting for the Midtown Planning District task force is postponed in response to closures and cancellations spurred by a worldwide coronavirus pandemic, but the confirmation of its committee members was scheduled for the Tuesday, March 17 City Council meeting as of press time.
Remote attendance and telework are being used as tools to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the viral illness declared a pandemic last week.
City leaders are warning that Everett’s budget is nearing the point of having to cut services if it doesn’t take new steps to fix its cash flow.
Cities and the county are wrestling with recommendations from the Housing Affordability Regional Task force (HART) that attempt to match needs with reality regarding affordable housing.
Center caring for people with brain injuries is only one in this state
Executive control and privacy issues related to public exposure of task force applicants was the theme
Parking meters suggested
In Snohomish and Monroe, recycling pickup in the city will cost more if rate adjustment requests from Republic Services are granted.
The City Council voted unanimously Jan. 29 to adopt the city’s first-ever Climate Action Plan, with the stated goal that Everett city operations become carbon-neutral by 2050.
A fort, lighthouse, and spectacular shoreline
The city pulled back its plan to introduce a special assessment tax to fund improvements in the area around Everett Station in part after property owners challenged data suggesting the majority of owners favor the idea.
A $12.3 million replacement levy supporting technology in the school district is on the ballots.
It is a big wish list for school construction and safety, and the district has prepared to ask its 30,000 residents if they share the wish to improve schools.
Should the city be granted the use of eminent domain to foster economic development?
Getting a ride in an Everett Fire ambulance will now cost more.
It appears that the long-vacant former Albertsons storefront at 19881 U.S. 2 will have a new tenant.
