North County update
Published 10:56 pm Thursday, October 16, 2008
Arlington
City work crews to close lane on 67th Avenue NE
City crews plan to work on the landscape medians on 67th Avenue NE beginning Monday. The work is part of the effort to reduce the length of the medians to allow the drivers of large trucks a safer turning area as they enter and depart businesses on the street, public works department officials said.
The landscaping work should require one lane to be closed all week on 67th Avenue from 197th Street to Upland Drive, and city staff plan to keep delays to a minimum and traffic will be directed, officials said.
In addition, the city plans to close E. First Street between N. Olympic Avenue and N. McLeod Avenue for sewer line construction. The closure also is slated to begin Monday. Detours will be posted.
The alley east of Olympic Avenue between First and Third streets is scheduled to be open for local access only. The sidewalks on both sides of Olympic Avenue, and the south side of First Street are to stay open during construction.
More info: 360-403-3500.
City adds new police officer to staff
Arlington’s newest police officer Stephanie Ambrose is set to be sworn in to duty at the Arlington City Council meeting Monday night.
“For the first time in at least 10 years we are up to full staff on the police squad,” city spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said. “It’s extremely difficult these days to find people who have nothing on their records.”
The only person missing from the city’s police department now is a new chief, Banfield said.
The search for a new chief is continuing, but a finalist for the job may be named by the end of October, she said. Lt. Terry Quintrall has served as the acting police chief since former chief John Gray resigned in a parting of the ways with the city in late June.
Marysville
Fourth Street repaving finished
Crews on Wednesday finished a $1.4 million project to repave part of Fourth Street in Marysville and replace a water main beneath the roadway.
The project was completed in four months and on budget, according to Amir Ahmadi, a project engineer for the state Department of Transportation. The street is also state Highway 528.
Over the summer, crews disconnected an old water main under the eastbound lanes of the street between I-5 and State Ave. and a new water main was installed before the road was repaved.
Crews also excavated and rebuilt the roadbed more than 1½ feet deep from I-5 to Cedar Street to eliminate deep cracks in the concrete.
City looking for public’s help planting bulbs
The city of Marysville parks department is looking for volunteers to help plant 1,500 tulip and daffodil bulbs for Make a Difference Day on Oct. 25.
Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. at Ebey Waterfront Park at State Avenue and First Street to plant the bulbs. The effort is Marysville’s contribution to Make a Difference Day, an annual, nationwide day of community giving and helping others.
Green thumbs and gardening experts will be greatly welcomed, but anyone with a willingness to work is welcome, city officials say. Bulbs are scheduled to be distributed to locations around the city including parks, public rights-of-way and gateways into Marysville. Planting instructions and patterns will be provided to each volunteer.
More info or to register to volunteer: Mike Robinson, 360-363-8406 or mrobinson@marysvillewa.gov.
Stanwood
Lions club plans annual lutefisk dinner
The Stanwood Lions continue their tradition as the “Lutefisk Lions” with the club’s 56th annual Lutefisk Dinner set for 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd Street NW. Dinner, all you can eat served family style is $19 each, $7 for children 7 – 12 years old and free for younger children.
More info: 360-629-3604.
Warm Beach
Preview the ‘Lights of Christmas’ on Sunday
It’s not necessary to wait until the holiday season to enjoy one of the area’s most anticipated attractions.
“Lights of Christmas,” an annual lighting extravaganza, will get an early plug-in on Sunday for a two-hour preview. Staff at Warm Beach Christian Camp and Conference Center, which hosts the show every year, plans to electrify more than a million twinkling lights in an early celebration of Christmas.
The preview is a chance to find out about volunteer opportunities at the annual event, which is in its tenth year. Options include selling tickets, helping at a petting zoo, set-up and post-show tear-down and driving a golf cart for people who can’t easily walk through the display.
The event will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 19 at Warm Beach Christian Camp and Conference Center at 20800 Marine Dr. in Stanwood.
The public is welcome, and no reservation is required.
More info: 360-652-7575.
