North County Update
Published 11:03 pm Thursday, September 18, 2008
Arlington
Help decide future of rural land in the county
Snohomish County planning department officials are scheduled to continue to collect public comments on the future of rural land in the county.
The next public forum on rural lands is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pioneer Hall, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington.
People who live outside urban areas are encouraged to attend to help decide how rural land will be maintained in the county.
More info: 425-388-3883.
Snohomish County
Conservation district seeks board member
The Snohomish Conservation District has a three-year volunteer position open on its board of supervisors.
Candidates must be registered voters who own or occupy land in the conservation district boundary, which includes most of Snohomish County and Camano Island.
A nomination petition and other informational forms are available at the district offices.
More info: 425-335-5634, ext. 102.
Camano Island
WSU beach watchers resume speaker series
The Washington State University Beach Watchers of Camano Island plan to continue the group’s fourth Wednesday speaker series at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Camano Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive.
The topic is the improvement of conditions for wild fish in the state.
The Oct. 22 program is about hunting mushrooms.
More info: 360-387-3443, ext. 258.
Lake Goodwin
Residential development opponents plan rally
Two groups opposing development in the Lake Goodwin and Warm Beach areas are inviting the public to a protest rally on Saturday in Warm Beach.
The Rally for Better Planning is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the intersection of Lakewood Road and Marine Drive. A picnic will follow.
The Seven Lakes group and the Warm Beach Stewards plan to protest what they call “bad planning” practices by Snohomish County.
The Snohomish County hearing examiner recently struck down a proposed 100-unit apartment building proposed for Warm Beach. The Warm Beach Senior Community, a nonprofit enterprise of the Pacific Northwest Free Methodist Church that proposed the development, is appealing the decision to the County Council.
The Seven Lakes group is fighting a proposal by the McNaughton Group of Edmonds for 820 homes north of Lake Goodwin. The company also may apply to build a fully contained community, or mini-city, of up to 6,000 homes in the area.
More info: 360-618-0448.
Marysville
Senior center needs people to teach classes
The Ken Baxter Senior-Community Center is seeking people who are interested in volunteering or being paid to teach classes.
Anyone with knowledge of a particular subject such as arts, crafts or many other topics, may request an instructor proposal packet.
Daytime and evening times to teach are available.
More info: Maryke Burgess, 360-363-8450.
Stanwood
Harvest Jubilee and farm tour set for Saturday
The second annual Harvest Jubilee and Stanwood, Camano Island and Silvana Farm Tour, set for Saturday, is a free event for all ages.
The self-guided tour through 16 farms runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the northwest corner of Snohomish County and on Camano Island.
Kids can have a farm passport stamped and then enter a drawing to win a savings bond and other prizes.
Maps are available at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, which has scheduled a kickoff breakfast set for 8 to 10 a.m. at 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood.
A schedule of activities, including events in downtown Stanwood and an adult dance Saturday evening, are detailed online at www.HarvestJubilee.org.
More info: 360-629-0562.
