Arlington: Sales tax hike on ballot
The city of Arlington plans to put a sales tax increase on the Aug. 6 ballot.
If approved, the city’s new Transportation Benefit District would impose a 0.2 percent sales tax in order to maintain, repair and preserve 126 streets in the city.
The tax, which has a limit of 10 years, is estimated to generate an average of $600,000 of additional revenue a year for road work.
A detailed list of the proposed improvements, cost and priorities are posted on the citys website, www.arlingtonwa.gov.
Hotel scheduled for construction
All of the required permits have been issued for a four-story, 100-room hotel in Arlington.
The Best Western, owned by N&P Corporation of Bellevue, is to be located at 3721 172nd St. The building is set to include a conference center, indoor pool, spa and fitness club. The entrance to the hotel will be on a new street, to be called 173rd Street NE, off Smokey Point Boulevard.
M &H Contracting of Mount Vernon is the general contractor for the estimated $7 million project.
Camano: GOP club to honor vets
The Camano Island Women’s Republican Club meeting will meet at noon on Tuesday at the Lost Lake Clubhouse, 1469 Lake Drive, Camano Island. A program honoring military veterans will start at 12:30 p.m. with a Color Guard from Stanwood Legion Post 92 accompanied by post commander George Gold and service officer Mike Mitchell, who will give a presentation on the legion’s role in helping veterans and benefits.
Gold Bar: Open spot on council
The Snohomish County Council is trying to help Gold Bar fill a vacant City Council position for the third time in a year.
The vacancy was created by the February resignation of Elizabeth LaZella, whom the County Council had appointed to a vacant seat last year. Earlier this year, the County Council made an appointment to a separate Gold Bar City Council vacancy.
A candidate must have lived within Gold Bar city limits for at least a year and be a registered voter at the time of appointment.
To apply, send a letter of interest to the Snohomish County Council by the close of business on June 28. Email contact.council@snoco.org; fax 425-388-3494; or mail Snohomish County, clerk of the council, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Eighth Floor, Robert J. Drewel Building, MS 609, Everett, WA., 98201.
Call Kathryn Bratcher at 425-388-3458.
Lynnwood: New post for firefighter
Longtime Lynnwood firefighter Gregg Sieloff recently was promoted to the rank of assistant fire chief. Sieloff most recently served as the acting assistant chief of operations. Hes been with the department since 1980.
Stanwood: Apply for scholarships
Students who graduated from high school in the Arlington-Stanwood-Camano Island area or who currently live in the area are eligible for Stanwood-Camano American Association of University Women scholarships totaling $6,500. Application deadline is May 31.
To be eligible, applicants must have completed at least two years of college by June and have verifiable plans to continue upper-division or graduate work at an accredited four-year college or university in the fall.
Applications are at www.s-caf.org or www.aauwsc.org.
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