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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, October 1, 2007 Our Towns: Central Everett: City considers future annexation areas The Everett City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a $60,000 consulting contract with Berk & Associates of Seattle to look at the costs and benefits of annexing and providing services to unincorporated communities that fall within the city's urban growth boundary. The study is designed to help determine if the city should pursue annexation of all or parts of unincorporated county land near the city limits. Since 1946, the city has had 78 annexations. The largest were two annexations near Lake Chaplain in the 1980s and 1990s added more than 3,000 acres to the city. More recently, three annexations in 2005 added about 1,600 residents to the city's population. The council is set to meet Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers, 2930 Wetmore Ave. Talk about a book over lunch at the library The Everett Public Library is inviting people to join its ongoing Brown Bag Book Discussion from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Library Training Room, 2702 Hoyt Ave. The Brown Bag Book Discussion convenes the first Tuesday of each month to give book lovers a chance to get together and share the books that they've been reading or past favorites. Call 425-257-8000 for more information. Lake Stevens: Building rules on council's agenda The Lake Stevens City Council is scheduled tonight to discuss changes in its rules for building near the lake, streams or wetlands. The workshop meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Services Center, 12309 22nd St. NE. For more information, call the city at 425-334-1012. Snohomish: Police chief will address public safety Police Chief John Turner is set to talk about the police department and public safety at a breakfast meeting on Thursday at Collector's Choice Restaurant, 128 Glenn Ave. Everyone is invited to the meeting. Doors open at 7 a.m.; the meeting begins at 7:15 a.m. Turner, a former police chief of Marysville and Mountlake Terrace, finalized a contract with the city in August to lead the city's police department for the next three years. For more information, call 360-568-5629. Mukilteo: Library to show preview of 'The War' A 27-minute preview screening of "The War," a new Ken Burns documentary, is being planned at the Mukilteo Library. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at the library at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. The preview is expected to be followed by a panel discussion led by a personality from KCTS, the local PBS station that's televising the film. Call the library at 425-493-8202. PUBLIC MEETINGS Lake Stevens City Council workshop, 7 p.m., Lake Stevens School District administration building, 12309 22nd St. NE. Lake Stevens City Council, 7 p.m., Community-Senior Center, 1808 Main St. Mukilteo City Council, 7 p.m., 4480 Chennault Beach Road. Snohomish County Council, 10:30 a.m., eighth floor, County Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett Snohomish County Public Utility District Board of Commissioners, 8 a.m., 2320 California St., Everett.

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