Bothell: Work to close lane of 35th Avenue

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, December 7, 2003

Select Homes has been granted permission to close one lane of traffic to install frontage improvements in conjunction with the plat of Cameron Meadows.

The closure will start today and continue through Dec. 19 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The closed lane will be at 35th Avenue Southeast between 188th and 196th Street.

Questions? Call the Snohomish County Public Works Department at 425-388-6453.

Edmonds

Sister City board seeks member

The city’s mayor and Sister City Commission are seeking a new commissioner. It is a volunteer, three-year term.

A Sister City commissioner is required to attend a 7 p.m. meeting one Monday each month, participate in committee work and join in activities involving Sister City visitors from Hekinan, Japan, throughout the year.

It is not necessary to be a resident of Edmonds, although an interest in the city or Japan is desirable.

Applications are available at City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave. N., or by calling the mayor’s office at 425-771-0247.

Everett

Neighborhood meeting tonight

Everett historian David Dilgard will present a slide presentation called “Winter Nostalgia” at the Port Gardner Neighborhood Association meeting tonight.

The meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. at the Port of Everett offices, 2911 Bond St., with code compliance officer Tamra Gregory telling a success story. Police will be on hand for a discussion and to answer questions.

New officers will be elected, and Wendy McClure will give a council of neighborhoods report.

The evening will end with a potluck dessert.

Lake Stevens

2004 city budget adoption tonight

The City Council will have a third and final reading of ordinances regarding the proposed 2004 budget and land-use amendments.

Other agenda items include awarding a contract for sidewalk improvements, reviewing a jail contract amendment with Marysville, approving a contract allowing the Lake Stevens Junior Athletic Association to use the city’s Soper Hill park property and two appointments to the Arts Commission.

The council will conduct a workshop on vouchers at 6:45 p.m., and the regular council meeting begins at 7 tonight at the Lake Stevens Community-Senior Center, 1808 Main St.

Lynnwood

Book club reads Grisham novel

The Lynnwood Public Library’s book club will discuss “Summons” by John Grisham.

In this legal thriller, Ray Atlee and his brother, Forrest, receive a letter from their father, a reclusive retired judge, instructing them to return home to Clanton, Miss., to discuss his estate.

The talk is at 7 tonight at the library, 19200 44th Ave. W. For more information, call 425-778-2148.

Marysville

Council acts on budgets, contracts

The City Council will conduct a public hearing on amendments to the 2003 budget.

Other agenda items include adopting ordinances amending both the 2003 and 2004 budgets, reviewing bids for an archival storage system, authorizing the mayor to renew jail agreements with Chelan, Okanogan and Yakima counties, and discussing the 2004 contracts for Police Chief Robert Carden and Chief Administrative Officer Mary Swenson.

The public meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the second-floor council chambers at City Hall, 1049 State Ave.

Food bank gets

huge donation

The Fred Meyer store in Marysville donated 1,300 pounds of food to the Marysville Community Food Bank, matching the amount raised during a community food drive, held Nov. 8-24.

The donations helped feed more than 700 area families.

Monroe

Book discussion and refreshments

There will be a book discussion group at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way.

This month’s selection is “Mountain City” by Gregory Martin. Refreshments will be served.

Mountlake Terrace

Workshop set on natural disasters

The city, in partnership with the Emergency Services Coordinating Agency, is hosting a public workshop on reducing risks from natural hazards.

This is part of the hazard mitigation planning that is required under the federal Disaster Mitigation Act.

The workshop is at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Council chambers, 23204 58th Ave. W.

Snohomish County

Counseling open for flood victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a grant to pay for free counseling for residents affected by flooding in October.

The counseling services are offered to residents in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.

For services, call 360-416-7099.

Volunteer attorneys also are providing disaster-related legal assistance to low-income residents affected by the October floods.

For more information, call 800-467-0372.

Tulalip

Meeting set on draft shore rules

The Tulalip Tribes Planning Commission will conduct a community meeting to discuss draft shoreline regulations.

The meeting will focus on residents of the Spee-bi-dah beach community.

The meeting will be 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdayat the Tulalip Tribes gymnasium at the Tribal Center, 6700 Totem Beach Road. There is ample parking.

For information on the draft regulations, call land-use planner Joe Sparr at the Tulalip Department of Community Development, 360-651-4025.