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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 FYI Help restore Edmonds wetlands Help restore the wetlands along Lund's Gulch Creek near Edmonds at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Meet at the gazebo at Mona Lisa Estates at 165th Place SW. For the second day, volunteers meet at the playground at the intersection of 163rd Place SW and 50th Place W. The event is planned by the Lund's Gulch Streamkeepers, Snohomish County, Edmonds Community College, Mona Lisa Estates and the Tannenbaum Homeowner's Association. Housing Hope asks for zoning change Housing Hope, a nonprofit Snohomish County agency that provides affordable housing, is interested in building self-help housing in Darrington. The agency has asked for an amendment to the town's comprehensive plan to build on undeveloped land in the southeast corner of town. The property is zoned for light industrial use. If the town council approves the amendment, the property would be zoned single-family residential. A meeting to collect public comment is 7 tonight in the dining room of the Darrington Community Center, 1085 Fir St. Comment on waterfront plan The public is invited to comment on plans to redevelop the waterfront in downtown Edmonds at a public hearing at Tuesday's Edmonds City Council meeting. The meeting is 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave. N. City officials are working with landowners on plans to redevelop the antique mall, Harbor Square and Skippers restaurant properties. Hearing set on radio towers A hearing on proposed radio towers in the Snohomish River Valley is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the county administration building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. The aim of the hearing with Snohomish County hearing examiner is to address potential health impacts of the project. The county has already approved four of the six towers, which now need federal construction permits. Two towers won't get a county permit until any potential health risks cited in a study are addressed. Five towers are expected to be 199 feet tall, and the sixth, 349 feet tall. Contact us If you have an item for FYI, a news tip or a local story idea, call 425-339-3451 or e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com.

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