Our Towns: Central County
Published 11:42 pm Monday, November 26, 2007
Everett: Expediting downtown growth
The Everett City Council is scheduled on Wednesday to take a step that could speed up environmental reviews for future downtown projects.
Currently, individual downtown developments must go through independent review.
The 2006 Everett Downtown Plan calls for analyzing environmental impacts and identifying ways to accommodate future developments, without reviewing every project separately.
Perteet Engineering of Everett was tapped by city planners to prepare an environmental study for the downtown area. The council is set to vote on a contract with the company worth up to $219,000.
The council meets Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Everett City Council Chambers, 2930 Wetmore Avenue.
Chance to comment on major rezones
The Everett Planning Commission is scheduled tonight to take public comments on 10 proposed rezones and amendments to the city’s comprehensive plan.
Comments are to be used to help shape an environmental impact statement. Comments must be given to the planning department by Dec. 21 to be considered.
Proposed changes include rezoning a 100-acre quarry to allow the development of up to 2,150 apartment units, thousands of parking spaces and up to 400,000 square feet of commercial developments.
The industrial site is at 6300 Glenwood Avenue, north of the Boeing Freeway, and is owned by Rinker Materials.
Proposed land use changes won’t be voted on until mid-2008 at the earliest.
Visit www.everettwa.org or call 425-257-8731 for more information.
The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at Everett Station’s fourth floor Weyerhaeuser Room, 3201 Smith Avenue.
Lake Stevens: Web safety presentation
The Lake Stevens School District and Lake Stevens Family Center are planning a presentation for Wednesday on Internet safety, titled “R U able to read txt?”
The event is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cavelero Mid High School, 8220 24th St. SE.
Video games and text messaging are among the topics slated for discussion. Refreshments are planned.
The event is part of a series of joint presentations by the family center and school district on important issues. The series is called Cup of Sugar: Neighbors Sharing Their Resources.
For more information call the Family Center at 425-397-7433.
Mukilteo: Book club meeting set
Readers are invited to Wednesday’s meeting of the Evening Book Group at the Mukilteo Library.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the library at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. Anyone is welcome to attend.
The featured book for the meeting is “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert.
For more information, call the library at 425-493-8202.
