Around the County
Published 10:17 pm Monday, May 26, 2008
Lake Stevens
Family Center plans summer camps
The Lake Stevens Family Center is planning summer camps in June for students in junior high and middle school.
Camps are planned June 16-20 and June 23-27. The cost of $20 per day includes transportation, admission and snacks. Scholarships are available to help with the registration fee.
The first week includes trips to educational events in Seattle and the second week will include trips to other educational events in various locations. Space is limited.
More info: Melissa at the Family Center, 425-397-7433.
Marysville
New assistant city administrator named
Paul Roberts, who formerly served as public works director for the city of Marysville, has been promoted to assistant city administrator.
The position is a new one, in which Roberts is expected to focus on planning for new city offices; analysis of a planned annexation of the city’s remaining urban growth area; and legislative matters, especially transportation.
Roberts is also a councilman for the city of Everett.
City administrator Mary Swenson will focus more on economic development and attracting light manufacturing and high-tech industry to the city, she said.
Former city engineer Kevin Nielsen has been promoted to public works director, and John Cowling will move from the planning department into Nielsen’s former position.
Monroe
Free recycling event for farmers Sunday
Snohomish County is planning a free recycling event for east county farmers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE.
Farmers can drop off their nursery containers, plastic baling twine, empty hay bale bags and more. The even aims to reduce the amount of solid waste sent to landfills by recycling.
Snohomish
Workshop shows park development plan
The Snohomish Park Board is set to hold a presentation on how to develop Harryman’s Farm Park, a 7.5-acre site in the city, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station training center, 1525 Ave. D. The presentation aims to focus on methods to develop the site into a neighborhood park without damaging the environment.
More info: 360-568-3115.
Snohomish County
Award for historic bridge project
Snohomish County’s replacement of the historic South Slough Bridge No. 91 — once part of the state’s early highway system — has won a national award for creative design work.
The 1918 bridge that carries Smokey Point Boulevard over South Slough was less than 20 feet wide built on arch foundation. Crews were able to build a 28-foot-wide bridge deck while keeping the arch foundation.
The project cost $929,000, which was $5 million under budget and was completed in 17 months — quick by typical standards. It won the American Public Works Association’s 2008 National Project of the Year award for projects less than $2 million.
It’s the second year in a row that county Public Works department has won an award for bridge work. Snohomish-Bellevue commuter train deal
Snohomish County has struck a deal with a private company in hopes of providing commuter trains from Snohomish to Bellevue. The county signed a deal with GNP Railway on Friday.
The Port of Seattle is buying the 42-mile rail corridor from Snohomish to Renton. The railway company hopes win the ability to operate daily commuter trains on part of the tracks.
