Around the County
Published 9:48 pm Monday, November 17, 2008
Sultan
Donations needed for annual holiday dinner
Sultan Harvest needs cash and food donations for its annual free Thanksgiving dinner.
The group needs turkeys, canned green beans, hams, potatoes, juice, butter, eggs, rolls, roaster pans, cranberries, paper towels, store-made pies, milk, whipped cream and butter.
Leave donations at the Volunteers of America. Call 360-793-2400 in advance for drop-off times. The free community Thanksgiving dinner is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Volunteers of America, 617 First St. There will be crafts and games for kids.
More info: 360-793-8641.
Everett
Planners to study big rezone proposals
The Everett Planning Commission tonight has scheduled workshops for three major rezone requests that are expected to go before the advisory board next year.
The commission is scheduled to meet tonight at 6:30 at Everett Station’s fourth-floor Weyerhaeuser Room, 3201 Smith St.
The largest is a proposal by cement maker Cemex to transform its quarry and concrete plant in southwest Everett into a master-planned neighborhood with homes, shops, restaurants, open space, offices and light industrial ventures.
The company is proposing to develop 118 acres with 1,165 houses and apartments, 100,000 square feet of commercial space, 400,000 square feet of industrial space, and 14 acres of public plazas and open space.
Critics of the development have expressed concern that allowing housing in the industrial area could create potential land-use conflicts with the nearby Boeing Co. assembly plant and other industrial businesses in the area.
Other projects up for discussion are a request to rezone a half-acre at 2330 Melvin Ave. from single family to multifamily and a request to increase allowable density of homes for 0.3 acres at 3601 W. Mukilteo Blvd., just north of Soundview Deli &Grocery.
Learn how to recognize if a tree is dangerous
Learn to identify whether that tree in the back yard is going to fall the next time it blows at a workshop Wednesday at the WSU Snohomish County Extension, Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE.
A two-hour workshop will focus on how to recognize conifer health issues and what to do if there is a problem.
The class is offered three times: at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The class costs $20 per person.
More info: 425-357-6025.
