Our Towns
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, December 11, 2003
Arlington
Council opposes air museum lease
The Arlington Airport Commission has voted not to approve a proposed lease for the Air Station Flying Museum.
The lease proposal fell through after the museum’s director, Jeff Thomas, wanted to make some amendments, including getting more airport land, airport manager Rob Putnam said.
As with many similar decisions in recent years, the vote does not represent the final move.
Until Dec. 31, the Air Station has first right of refusal to other offers to develop a few World War II-era hangars into a museum. Airport officials have been frustrated by the nonprofit group’s lack of progress since the mid-1990s, when it started the restoration project.
Putnam said the commission instructed Thomas to meet with him to see if a deal could be salvaged. Putnam said initial indications from Thomas’ group are that they will agree to Tuesday’s proposal without the amendments.
Edmonds
Outgoing officials will be honored
The city will host a reception honoring two retiring City Council members at 7 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N.
Honored will be council President Dave Earling and Lora Petso, who served four years on the council.
Mayor Gary Haakenson encourages residents to attend.
Earling, who served 12 years on the board, stepped down to run for county executive. He lost to state Sen. Aaron Reardon.
Call Jana Spellman, council executive assistant, at 425-771-0248 for more information.
Everett
Christmas House seeks donations
Christmas House, which provides needy families with clothes, meals and gifts, is accepting donations of the following items:
Donations can be brought to the Boys and Girls Club, 2316 12th St. in Everett. Mail cash donations to Christmas House, P.O. Box 717, Everett, WA 98206.
Island County
County board meets Monday
Island County commissioners will meet at 9:30 Monday at the courthouse administration building, 1 NE Seventh St. in Coupeville.
Three contracts for a total of $504,712 to pay for programs for the developmentally disabled are scheduled for approval.
Two Camano Island liquor license applications are on the agenda. One is for Brindle’s Market at the new Camano Commons project at Terry’s Corner. The other is a special-occasion liquor license for the Camano Senior and Community Center’s New Year’s Eve party.
Lake Stevens
Council expands auto sales area
The City Council has voted to allow auto sales in the central business district north of 20th Street, subject to the normal permitting process.
Auto sales previously were restricted to the city’s industrial zone.
Lynnwood
Senior Center Hanukkah event
The Lynnwood Senior Center plans a Hanukkah celebration at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 22. A traditional lunch with potato pancakes and soup is planned, along with a noon program featuring music and storytelling with Dvorah Kost.
Cost is $2; reservations are needed.
The center is at 5800 198th St. SW. For more information, call 425-744-6464.
Marysville
Lavender Hills holiday festival
The annual Lavender Hills Farm holiday bazaar continues for the next two weekends. The farm is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 7508 108th St. NE.
Arts and crafts items, handmade soaps, garden gifts and all things lavender are for sale. Hot apple cider and cookies will be served.
For more information, call 360-651-2086.
No more council meetings this year
The City Council will not meet again this month.
Instead of a formal meeting on Monday, the council will host outgoing Mayor Dave Weiser and council members Mike Leighan and Suzanne Smith at a public dinner.
On Monday, the celebration dinner will begin with a no-host social hour at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. Tickets are $35 at the door.
The Dec. 22 meeting has been canceled because of the holiday. The next meeting will be Jan. 5.
Mill Creek
Work to close lane on 133rd Place SE
Acorn Enterprises has been granted permission to close one lane of traffic on 133rd Place SE just south of Highway 96 and east of 25th Avenue to install a sewer line to a residence.
The closure will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. until Dec. 19.
For more information, call the Snohomish County Public Works Department at 425-388-6453.
Monroe
‘Highly capable’ students sought
The Monroe School District is accepting applications from “highly capable” students interested in joining Excel Plus.
The program groups high-achieving students in the same classroom for lessons that stimulate and challenge them.
The September 2004 program is open to students entering second through sixth grades. The program is open to students entering first grade on a space-available basis.
Applications will be available Monday at neighborhood public schools and in the instructional services office at the administration building, 200 E. Fremont St.
For more information, contact Excel coordinator Robin Fitch at 360-863-4123 or at fitchr@monroe.wednet.edu.
Mountlake Terrace
Recreation center offers gift cards
The Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion is offering a $25 gift card that can be used for anything the pavilion offers, including coffee, swimming, child care, water aerobics, fitness classes, dance, preschool and other activities.
Cards can be purchased at the pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW, or over the phone with a Visa or MasterCard. For more information, call 425-776-9173.
Mukilteo
Kamiak to present holiday concert
The Kamiak High School orchestra and choir will present its annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at the school’s Performing Arts Center.
Admission is free, but donations to the music program will be requested.
The school is at 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-356-6620 for more information.
Snohomish
Parking changes near high school
The City Council has adopted new parking restrictions for some streets around the high school. At the request of neighbors, the council also has decided to turn more adjacent streets into permit parking areas.
Those areas are Avenue B between Sixth and Seventh streets, Avenue F between Second and Third streets, Sixth Street between avenues A and B, and Avenue C between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Neighbors say high school students park in front of their homes all day, leave trash, speed up and down streets, and peel out from parking places.
Councilman Doug Thorndike, the only member to vote no on the parking changes, had a different take.
“The fact is, the kids probably have a variety of reasons for parking on city streets,” he said. “I think we’ll just force this out one more block, one more street. It’s one more Band-Aid on a badly wounded victim.”
Stanwood
Rate priorities on Highway 532
The state Department of Transportation is asking for comments about which intersections along Highway 532 should get top priority.
The currently unfunded intersection projects are:
Address comments to Tim Hostetler at hostett@wsdot.wa.gov, 360-757-5981 or 1043 Goldenrod Road, Suite 101, Burlington, WA 98233. Comments about the project at 92nd Avenue can be sent to Bill Beckman at 360-629-4577 or bill@ci.stanwood.wa.us.
