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View MoreTraffic camera catches Perseid fireball over south Everett
A Snohomish County traffic camera caught a Perseid meteor over south Everett early Friday, Aug. 14, and the annual shower continues through Aug. 24 with dark-sky conditions making this a prime weekend to watch from the waterfront.
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View MoreCouncil to weigh pedestrian safety project, event center budget increase Aug. 19
The Everett City Council's Aug. 19 meeting features first readings on a $600,000 pedestrian safety project at Evergreen Way and Center Road and a $3.5 million budget increase for the planned Outdoor Event Center.
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View MoreEverett publishes flight data for police drone program
The City of Everett has published a public flight data dashboard for its Drone as First Responder program, which deploys police drones to 911 calls in an average of 86 seconds, giving residents visibility into the surveillance technology approved by City Council in April 2025.
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View MoreEverett locks in 20-year development rules with final vote
The Everett City Council voted Aug. 12 to formally declare the Everett 2044 periodic update complete, locking in the zoning, development and critical-area rules that will govern permitting and land use through 2044.
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View MoreEverett launches formal process to merge transit into Community Transit
The City of Everett formally launched the interlocal agreement process to consolidate Everett Transit into Community Transit, a move that would nearly double bus service, raise the transit sales tax from 0.6% to 1.2%, and bring 590 bus stops with 15-minute frequency by 2036.
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View MoreSnohomish County bans all outdoor fires as crews deploy east
Snohomish County's Stage 2 burn ban prohibits all outdoor fires, including backyard fire pits, effective Aug. 7 until further notice, as local crews deploy to Eastern Washington blazes; a free wildfire preparedness class is set for Aug. 19.
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View MoreEverett home prices fall as Snohomish County inventory increases
Snohomish County's combined median home price fell 6% to $719,000 in July while inventory jumped 35% year over year, with Everett seeing 477 active listings and a 3.6% drop in average sales price as mortgage rates above 6.5% suppress buyer activity.
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View MoreEverett air quality deemed unhealthy levels through Thursday
Wildfire smoke from Spokane-area fires is expected to degrade Snohomish County air quality to unhealthy levels from Tuesday through Tuesday, Aug. 4–6, prompting a National Weather Service alert and joint health agency advisory urging Everett residents to limit outdoor activity and seek filtered indoor air.
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View MoreBeverly Park Road getting new ADA crosswalk upgrades near Fairmount Elementary
Snohomish County Public Works will begin installing ADA-compliant curb ramps, detectable warning surfaces, and audio-cue crosswalk buttons at two Beverly Park Road intersections near Fairmount Elementary in south Everett starting Monday, August 3, with work expected through the end of August.
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View MoreEverett giving away free trees in low-canopy neighborhoods through 2028
The City of Everett and Snohomish Conservation District are giving away free trees to residents in underserved neighborhoods as part of a program aiming to plant more than 3,700 trees locally by 2028, with two free community tree care events scheduled for August.
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View MoreEverett leaders say city must upzone near transit now or face gridlock with 65,000 new residents
Local leaders warn Everett must upzone around future light rail stations and improve bus frequency now, or the city's projected 65,000 new residents will be locked into car dependence before the 2041 Everett Link extension arrives.
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View MoreEverett council votes Wednesday on $17.3M stadium commitment, housing tax expansion
The Everett City Council votes Wednesday, July 29, on a $1.9 million budget increase for the downtown Outdoor Event Center and an expansion of the Multifamily Tax Exemption program to four-unit buildings citywide.
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