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Published 12:01 am Monday, January 31, 2011
Everett: Hearing on waterfront cranes
The public is invited to attend a hearing on whether two cranes located at the Port of Everett’s Pacific Terminal can stay in place.
The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 8-C.
The port received a permit to install new rail beams on the wharf to support two cranes. The 40-ton cranes, bought from the Port of Seattle, have improved the port’s ability to handle container-cargo shipments.
The Port’s Marine Terminals Master Plan calls for eventually moving one of the cranes off Pacific Terminal and adding two cranes at the Port’s South Terminal once it is redeveloped, said Lisa Lefeber, a Port spokeswoman.
The permit required a public hearing if the cranes were still in place five years later, which they are.
The hearing examiner will take public testimony and consider whether to keep the cranes in place for another five years.
More info: John Jimerson, 425-257-8737
Fire District 1 selects board’s new leaders
The Snohomish County Fire District 1 board of commissioners last week elected its chairman and vice chairwoman for 2011.
David Chan will be chairman. He has been on the board for five years, district spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said. He is a business consultant and certified public accountant who lives in the Lake Stickney area.
Millie Judge will be vice chairwoman. She has been on the board for one year. Judge is an attorney who also serves as the Snohomish County hearing examiner, Hynes said.
Commissioners are elected by the public to six-year terms. The board meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Fire District 1 Headquarters on 12425 Meridian Avenue south of Everett. Meetings are open to the public.
Learn about EvCC’s Running Start
High school students and their parents can learn about Everett Community College’s Running Start program at information sessions scheduled for Feb. 7 in Everett or Feb. 9 in Monroe.
The Everett session begins at 6 p.m. at EvCC’s Jackson Center at 2000 Tower St.
The Monroe session is at 6:30 p.m. at the college’s East County campus at 14090 Fryelands Blvd.
College staff plan to talk about how to apply, options for full and part-time enrollment, student life and special program options.
Running Start is a parnternship program between colleges and high schools. The program is available to eligible high school juniors and seniors.
Students can apply college credit to their high school graduation requirements. Tuition for for the first 18 credits is free.
Students who are interested in Running Start should also talk with their high school counselors.
More info: call 425-388-9211 or 425-388-9219
Sultan: Learn about transportation plan
The Puget Sound Regional Council plans to give a one-hour presentation about the Transportation 2040 plan.
The presentation is scheduled during the planning board meeting, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sultan City Hall 319 Main St.
Topics of the presentation include implementing a priority investment system to fund projects and other proposed projects related to rural planning.
More info: Call Sultan City Hall at 360-793-2231 or call the Puget Sound Regional Council at 206-464-7090 or go to the website at www.psrc.org.
