Around the County
Published 10:16 pm Monday, June 23, 2008
Arlington
Detour set for road work
Kackman Road, also known as 252nd Street NE, just west of Highway 9 and north of Arlington, is scheduled to be closed until 6 p.m. today. State road crews plan to install a culvert beneath the road. Detours will be posted.
The work is part of a $20 million project to reduce congestion on Highway 9 between Schloman Road and 268th Street NE.
More info: call 511 or go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR9/SchlomanTo268thNE.
State Supreme Court to hear Island Crossing case
A controversial land-use decision that would allow commercial uses on agricultural land at Island Crossing near I-5 still is not final.
The matter is scheduled to be argued today in front of the state Supreme Court.
The city of Arlington and car dealer Dwayne Lane plan to argue for the rezone of 110 acres of land outside the city limits in the city’s urban growth area.
The Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board reversed Snohomish County’s decision to rezone the land. The court is reviewing whether the board’s reversal was appropriate.
The court’s ruling is not immediately expected, city spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said.
Everett
Story time in Spanish at Evergreen library branch
Everett educator Ana Cousins is scheduled to start a three-part Spanish story reading program at 4 p.m. today at Everett Public Library’s Evergreen branch, 9512 Evergreen Way.
Cousins says free public library service can create opportunities for Spanish-speaking immigrants. Her stories include the use of crafts. The event is free. Everyone is welcome.
She also plans to tell stories at the branch at 4 p.m. on July 22 and Aug. 19.
More info: 425-268-4700
Index
Deadline extended to preserve mature forest
Those who want to save a mountain ridge in Index from logging had been trying to secure $1.3 million to buy the 133 acres of mature forest by June 30. The deadline now has been extended to July 31 by W.B. Foresters Inc. of Stanwood.
In late 2006, W.B. Foresters in Stanwood proposed logging Heybrook Ridge, saying that alders in the area are mature and need to be logged before they die. The company owns the forest and has a state permit to harvest trees there.
People in Index protested, saying that the logging would ruin the area’s scenic view and lower their property values. The company later withdrew its logging application after state officials determined there is fish habitat in the area.
In April, an anonymous donor pledged to pitch in $500,000 to preserve the mountain ridge.
Donations can be sent to Friends of Heybrook Ridge, P.O. Box 387, Index, WA 98256.
More info: call 360-793-1534 or www.heybrookridge.org.
Lake Stevens
Park board to tour Eagle Ridge Park
The Lake Stevens Park Board is scheduled to take a tour of Eagle Ridge Park today.
The tour is planned for 6 p.m. at the park, 2302 Soper Hill Road. A previously planned tour with the park board and City Council was canceled due to rain.
The park, which is not landscaped, is the planned site for the city’s new senior center. The center is currently scheduled to open in August.
More info: 425-334-1012.
Marysville
Arts, crafts fair at church
Allen Creek Community Church is planning an arts-and-crafts fair July 12 to raise funds to send two teams of volunteers on a humanitarian mission to Malawi.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 13421 39th Ave. NE and includes a bounce house for kids, concessions and live performances by local bands.
More info: bohaegher@hotmail.com or Casey at 360-722-7839.
Monroe
Fire district gets grant
Snohomish County Fire District 3 recently secured a $14,243 grant to buy 13 new automatic external defibrillators.
These portable devices are used to shock the heart to help return it to a normal rhythm. The new defibrillators were needed to replace outdated ones at the fire department.
The grant came from the Medic One Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in King County.
