Around the County
Published 6:52 pm Monday, April 27, 2009
Everett: Learn about county salmon project
Snohomish County plans an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday to discuss a fish-restoration project for 400 acres of tidal marshland between Everett and Marysville.
The site is the first floor meeting room of the Robert J. Drewel building at the county’s main campus.
The Snohomish River basin marshlands are critical habitat for threatened chinook salmon and bull trout. The project is intended to help the county meet federal requirements for protecting these species.
The project, which could include breaching a century-old dike, could have an impact on a horse-boarding facility on Smith Island.
Edmonds: Senior health fair Thursday
The South County Senior Center will host a day of health information and education at the annual Edmonds Senior Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. More than 45 representatives from senior-focused health and service organizations will be available to provide answers or referrals on health-related questions. A box lunch is available between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $2.50 for seniors age 60 and up and $5.75 for non-seniors. The senior center is at 220 Railroad Ave.
More info: 425-774-5555.
Oak Harbor: Help plan aquatic reserve
The state Department of Natural Resources plans to hold an open house to gather ideas for the proposed Smith and Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve.
The meeting is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Harbor High School, 950 NW Second Ave.
More info: 360-902-1721.
Snohomish: High-density development
The city took another step forward with a program that could preserve rural land and put more high-density development in town. The City Council agreed last week it would begin making changes to the city’s codes to allow a mixed-use, high-density project in town. It’s part of a project the city is working on with the Cascade Land Conservancy. The conservation group wants to buy the right to develop rural land in the county and transfer those rights to a site within the city. A developer buys them and builds a mixed-use project in town.
Snohomish County: Food drive at libraries
To help those struggling to make ends meet during the current economy, employees at Sno-Isle Libraries in Snohomish and Island counties plan to collect food for the food banks in those counties.
On Wednesday and Thursday, people can drop off food donations at bins at all 21 of the Sno-Isle community libraries.
More info: 877-766-4753.
