LYNNWOOD — Crews laid the final pieces of a 537-foot pipe on Friday to complete an emergency drainage fix at Lake Serene, where water levels have been rising and threatening to flood homes.
Snohomish County Public Works crews started the work after the lake reached its highest-recorded level on Feb. 17. The new pipe is supposed to lower the lake’s surface by about a foot from that mark.
Crews completed the work in 16 days. The estimated cost of $215,000 is being covered by county stormwater fees from all property owners in the watershed.
The work included installing four catch basins as well as replacing six water lines and one sewer line. The pipe connects to a drainage system downstream.
County officials have proposed a long-term drainage solution that would require 95 property owners closest to the Lake to chip in for part of the estimated $850,000 cost. They would pay an extra $197 in yearly stormwater fees for 10 years under that plan. That proposal is the subject of a County Council hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. March 22.
Some homeowners object to the plan because it doesn’t require a contribution from all property owners in the Lake Serene watershed.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
