Judge sides with Lynnwood in border dispute

Published 11:41 am Tuesday, February 2, 2010

A Snohomish County Superior Court judge has given Lynnwood’s annexation plans a boost.

Judge Larry E. McKeeman’s decision last week reaffirmed the 2009 finding by the Washington Boundary Review for Snohomish County that Lynnwood could go ahead with plans to annex about 3,690 acres north and east of current city limits.

The annexation could double Lynnwood’s population. Mill Creek opposed the annexation, because Lynnwood wants to extend its borders east of I-5. Mill Creek contends that the freeway is a natural border between the two cities.

If Mill Creek doesn’t appeal his decision, Lynnwood can put the question to voters in the proposed annexation areas.