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Published 1:30 am Monday, June 25, 2018
Waterfront site to be quiet again
Environmental work has wrapped up at 101 E. Marine View Drive, the site of the warehouse that burned down in 2016. The city of Everett approved the work June 19, months after it happened, because the proper paperwork wasn’t submitted in time.
The remains of the 98,000 square-foot building were removed. The city still is requesting that garbage, tires and storage containers be taken off the property, which makes up a large piece of Everett’s shoreline. The fire also prompted litigation that was settled out of court.
No future projects are allowed on site without approval. No plans to that effect have been provided to the city, according to public records.
More info: Search “SEPA 17-022” at pw.everettwa.gov/eTRAKiT/
Play tunes in Mill Creek
Pianos on Main runs this week in Mill Creek. Find pianos at outdoor spots along Main Street that were donated by local residents and painted by high school art students. Piano locations are in Mill Creek Town Center and include the covered bridge, a bus stop and an outside plaza.
More info: millcreektourism.com
Summer books for kids
The Snohomish School District’s Book Cafe will visit local neighborhoods throughout the summer to deliver free books for students to read over vacation. Book Cafe vehicles will visit select locations Mondays and Tuesdays, this week through Aug. 21.
Among the regular stops:
Noon Mondays at Snohomish Boys & Girls Club, 402 Second St.
12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Snohomish Aquatic Center, 516 Maple Ave.
Several elementary schools also will open their libraries to students, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, starting July 10 and running through Aug. 7.
More info: sno.wednet.edu
Kids: Build a diddley-twang
Explore the science of sound waves and build your own one-string folk instrument from junk, 11 a.m. Thursday at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW. For school-age children.
More info: 360-629-3132
Learn about Mongolia
Luke Distelhorst gives a “Five Years in Mongolia” presentation at the next meeting of the Friends of the Edmonds Library, 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the upstairs Plaza Room of the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St. Admission is free.
More info: edmondslibraryfriends.org
OPPORTUNITY
Bothell seats on Shorelines Board
Bothell has three open positions on the Shorelines Board, which will work on an update to the city’s shorelines management program, which governs development next to the Sammamish River and North Creek. Apply online through Saturday. The Bothell City Council will consider applications and make appointments at its July 17 meeting.
A description and application are online at www.bothellwa.gov/1248/Shorelines-Board.
More info: 425-806-6406
