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Everett charter review board to present report to council
A draft report includes nearly a dozen proposed changes to the city’s charter, including adjusting the initiative process…
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Sound Transit board approves plan keeping Everett Link on track
A plan to help close a multi-billion-dollar gap in the agency’s light rail expansion costs will spare the…
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Everett council approves utility tax increase
At Wednesday’s council meeting, an attorney for a water district alluded to a possible legal challenge against the…
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Community Transit to retire final Seattle-bound route
A new, more frequent route will run between Snohomish and Bellevue, where commuters can take light rail to…
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Snohomish County leaders talk US 2 trestle replacement
At a roundtable Tuesday, officials discussed design options for the critical project and ways they might find the…
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Everett sues owners of abandoned properties for alleged code violations
The city alleged that the 5 properties were piling up trash and allowed tresspassers to inhabit the structures…
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Construction to begin on safety improvements to busy SnoCo road
A corridor of 84th Street between Marysville and Granite Falls will be under construction through August.
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Everett pre-apprenticeship program preps youth for manufacturing jobs
The first cohort of students is expected to graduate from the new program by the nonprofit Machinists Institute…
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Paine Field gets $22M federal grant for upgrades, repairs
The money will go toward paving work on runways and redesign of the airport’s taxiways.
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Sno-Isle Co-op hopes to move into new downtown location by 2028
The co-op has hired a consultant to look for a larger retail space and is hoping to run…
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Everett panel: nonprofits, cities discuss ways to address homelessness
Tuesday’s event at the Everett Gospel Mission featured more than 20 social service providers from across the county.
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Mukilteo appoints council member to fill vacant seat
Ilona Van Duser, a retired cybersecurity manager, will serve on the city council through 2027.
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Want to plant a tree? These cities will give you one for free.
A grant-funded program hopes to address a lack of tree cover in parts of Everett, Marysville and Tulalip…
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Everett considering 6% utility tax increase
It would raise about $7.5 million toward the general fund at a cost of about $12 per month…
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Everett schools to replace some water outlets after lead testing
Water from some outlets in schools contained elevated levels of lead, state testing showed. Temporary measures are already…
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Everett grad students propose vacancy tax for large retailers
The tax, which the city has yet to formally consider, would be levied on larger storefronts vacant for…
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Court dismisses EvCC appeal of public meetings ruling
The college had argued a judge’s ruling last year to hold a vote before closing its Early Learning…
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Aging school infrastructure impacts Snohomish County students, districts say
A leaking middle school floor, and the work needed to replace it, was indicative of the challenges of…
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New passenger ferry to connect Everett, Langley
The walk-on ferry, a pilot program for the ports of Everett and South Whidbey, will operate two days…
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Officials: Higher gas prices won’t impact SnoCo transit
Transportation officials said careful planning will prevent impacts to service from the jump in fuel costs.