Everett and the Snohomish County waterfront.
Everett and the Snohomish County waterfront.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreSnohomish County public safety sales tax advances to Aug. 12
The Snohomish County Council approved three amendments to a proposed 0.1% public safety sales tax on July 22, setting up a final vote Aug. 12 that would push Everett's combined sales tax rate to 10%.
Local Government
View MoreEverett voters approve EMS levy by wide margin in primaries
Everett voters approved the city's EMS levy lid lift with 74.88% support in early Aug. 4 primary returns, restoring the property tax rate to $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value for 2027-2028 and adding about $80 per year to the average homeowner's tax bill.
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View MoreEverett residents can weigh in on $1.5 million in federal housing grants Aug. 18
Everett's Community Development Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 18 to recommend how roughly $1.5 million in federal CDBG, HOME, and Affordable Housing Trust Fund dollars should be allocated for 2027, with residents able to attend in person or virtually.
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View MoreSouth Everett golf course may lose six holes to light rail, gain 500 homes under new plan
A city-commissioned Urban Land Institute study recommends converting much of South Everett's 160-acre Walter E. Hall Golf Course into a community park with up to 500 affordable housing units, playgrounds, and soccer fields as Sound Transit's Everett Link expansion may claim six holes for wetland mitigation.
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View MoreEverett bans e-bikes from downtown sidewalks, imposes fines in new ordinance
The Everett City Council passed Ordinance CB 2606-34 on Thursday, July 23, banning e-bikes and electric scooters from downtown sidewalks, requiring helmets for riders under 16, and setting fines from $50 to $250 as the city ranks among Washington's worst for e-bike hospitalizations.
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View MoreMarysville becomes first Snohomish County city to freeze data center development
The Marysville City Council voted unanimously July 14 to ban data center construction for six months, citing water-use concerns; the move makes Marysville the first incorporated city in the county to act, following a similar freeze on unincorporated land approved June 24.
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View MoreState sends Everett-district lawmaker, 18 firms to UK airshow to recruit aerospace investment
Washington state is spending $275,000 to send a 55-person aerospace delegation, including Sen. Marko Liias and 18 companies, to the Farnborough International Airshow starting Monday, July 21, pitching the Everett-area supply chain to global buyers less than two weeks after Boeing's $1 billion North Line opened.
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View MoreSnohomish County weighs sales tax hike to fund criminal justice system
The Snohomish County Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday, July 8, to set an August 12 public hearing on Ordinance 26-030, a 0.1% criminal justice sales tax that would raise Everett's combined sales tax rate from 9.9% to 10% without a ballot measure.
Local Government
View MoreTelecom franchise, commute-reduction overhaul on county committee agenda Tuesday
Snohomish County's Public Infrastructure and Conservation Committee will consider a telecom franchise for wireless infrastructure company Verta and a full overhaul of commute trip reduction rules affecting large Everett employers like Boeing and Providence when it meets Tuesday, July 7.
Local Government
View More167th Ave SE closes Monday for culvert replacement through September
Snohomish County will fully close 167th Ave SE starting Monday, July 6, through the end of September 2026 to replace a failing 1985 fishway and a 1927 culvert, requiring drivers to use detour routes along Trombley/Roosevelt Roads and Westwick Rd/100th St SE.
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View MoreProvidence Swedish cuts family medicine residencies as Medicaid cuts loom
Providence Swedish will eliminate 18 family medicine residency slots over four years as the system that runs Everett's largest private hospital grapples with a $244 million quarterly operating loss and looming federal Medicaid cuts.
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View MoreEverett shoppers could pay an extra dime per $100 under proposed criminal justice sales tax
The Snohomish County Council begins considering Ordinance 26-030 on Tuesday, June 30, a proposed 0.1% criminal justice sales tax that would push Everett's combined sales tax rate from 9.9% to 10% without requiring voter approval.
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