For the first time since 1999, the Idaho Vandals (1-0) beat the Washington State Cougars (0-1) on Thursday evening. The Vandals built up a significant possession advantage and took advantage of sloppy positioning by the WSU defense to score three goals in the first 10 minutes of the new season in route to a 3-0 […]
With a 3-2 vote on Wednesday, the Snohomish County Council voted for a $20 car tab to fund the Public Works Department’s road repairs efforts as the county struggles with the department’s $30 million deficit. In the same meeting the council unanimously voted to kick the proposed sales tax increase back to committee to iron […]
On Monday night, the Lynnwood City Council unanimously approved the ordinances to authorize its long-term water plan and updates to its critical area ordinance.There were no follow-up questions or concerns from the council prior to both votes. Each ordinance was handled with separate ordinances. The long-term plan, which includes $53 million in repairs, for the […]
After a contentious Wednesday morning public hearing, the Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 to pass the 0.1% public safety sales tax without any distributions to the city. Council member Nate Nehring’s two amendments were shot down 2-3 as they would have hampered the effective collection of the tax and led to more drastic cuts in […]
Lynnwood Police chief Cole Langdon sat down in the city council chamber to advise the council on how the police department is going to utilize the safety grant and the 0.1% public safety sales tax. The chief highlighted that city is not married to any of the programs or positions they’ll use the grant for; […]
In their last meeting before the summer recess, the Lynnwood City Council interviewed two candidates for Position No. 2 of the city’s Public Facilities District Board of Directors. The business manager/secretary treasurer for Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 292 Charles (Chip) Burgess was unanimously appointed to position No. 2. Burgess was one […]
On August 6th, Community Transit’s board of directors approved the agency’s five year transit development plan. The plan heavily discusses CT’s commitment to electrification and improving the comfort of its bus stops; but barely discusses the efforts the agency will go through to improve service reliability, including bus lanes. As part of the agencies efforts […]
Washington State requires water utilities to update their 20 year long-term plans every 10 years. The Lynnwood City Council received an update on the nearly $53 million in repairs that Lynnwood Water’s infrastructure will need throughout the length of the new plan. Public Works director Jared Bond – along with Wastewater Treatment Plant manager Ehsan […]
On Tuesday, August 4th, the Tacoma City Council unanimously approved a letter of agreement to the contract bargaining agreement (CBA) that included a reduction in force (RIF) in the ambulance billing unit of four positions. The work done by the four full time employees will be subcontracted out to save the city money. IBEW Local […]
The Snohomish County Council is considering a 0.1% public safety sales tax to help plug some of the financial holes that have been created by inflation and the slowing of consumer spending. Because Lynnwood has also utilized the 0.1% public safety tax, as allowed by state law, the City Council has elected to address its […]