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Published 12:01 am Monday, January 17, 2011
Sultan: Learn about proposed flood maps
Skykomish Valley area residents will have an opportunity to see changes to the preliminary flood maps.
The city has scheduled a public meeting for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, City Council chambers, 319 Main St.
The meeting will be include
staff members from the county, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the city.
For information about the meeting, contact Mary Hurner at 435-388-6401 or e-mail mary.hurner@snoco.org.
More info: To learn more about the maps, contact Chris Nelson at 425-388-3464, ext. 4696 or e-mail at chris.nelson@snoco.org.
Everett: View Ridge remodel proposed
The city of Everett is accepting comments on an Everett School District project planned at View Ridge Elementary, 202 Alder St.
The project includes replacing the school with a two-story building and a covered outdoor play area. The building height would be about 46 feet, which is lower than the current outdoor covered play area known as “the big top.” Parking would be provided for 98 cars.
Submit comments to City of Everett Planning Dept., Faheem Siddiq, 2930 Wetmore Ave. No. 8-A, Everett, WA 98201 or e-mail fsiddiq@ci.everett.wa.us.
More info: call Siddiq or Gerry Ervine at 425-257-8731.
Everett: Port Gardner cleanup meeting set
North-end neighbors and the public are invited to a neighborhood meeting focused on a planned cleanup of Port Gardner.
The Bayside Neighborhood Association has invited officials from Kimberly-Clark’s plant in Everett and the state Department of Ecology to talk at its monthly meeting, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Everett Public Library.
The state has identified Port Gardner as one site that needs to be cleaned up as part of its Puget Sound Initiative, a state effort to restore Puget Sound by the year 2020.
The state agency has secured agreements with liable parties to investigate and cleanup the site.
A separate public meeting on the cleanup is scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Snohomish County PUD.
More info: www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0909065.pdf or contact Andy Kallus at the Dept. of Ecology at 360-407-7259 or andrew.kallus@ecy.wa.gov.
Mukilteo: Dance benefit on Jan. 29
You don’t know the difference between the hokey pokey, the foxtrot or the waltz? Don’t let that stop you from participating in “A Night in Vienna,” on Jan. 29. The night of ballroom dancing is scheduled at Kamiak High School’s Commons, 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd. The event is a fundraiser for the orchestra’s trip to Spain in April.
Professional instructors from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Everett will be on hand from 6 to 7 p.m. Dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. follows with a live orchestra.
Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens, $10 for adults. They’re available at the door or in advance by e-mail at viennaball@kamiakarts.org .
