Everett
Hospital expansion topic of neighborhood meeting
Providence Everett Medical Center is scheduled to give an update on its Colby Campus expansion plans Thursday at the Northwest Neighborhood Association meeting.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The hospital’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. at the Cascade-Rainier room of the Medical Office Building, 1330 Rockefeller Ave.
The hospital’s plan to build a 50-foot-tall utility plant with exhaust stacks is facing neighborhood opposition. The Everett Planning Commission is scheduled to continue a public hearing on the plan at its June 17 meeting.
More info: 425-210-1480.
Lake Stevens
Bank organizes drive to help food bank
North County Bank in Lake Stevens is organizing food donations during June for the Bank to Bank food drive.
Collections will benefit the Lake Stevens Food Bank.
In addition to North County Bank, other Lake Stevens banks participating are Washington Mutual, Frontier Bank, both locations of Wells Fargo, Key Bank and BECU.
More info: Laurie Stack at North County Bank, 425-335-7878.
Marysville
Poochapalooza seeks food, dog-related vendors
The third annual Marysville Poochapalooza is seeking food vendors and purveyors of pet products for its dog event July 12.
This year’s event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Totem Middle School’s Asbery Field, 1605 Seventh St. Poochapalooza is sponsored by the Marysville Dog Owners Group (M-DOG) with assistance from Marysville Parks and Recreation.
Admission is free, with donations welcome to support development of an off-leash dog park and to support the dog group in its advocacy for dog owners.
Pet vendor booths, regional flying disc championships, Flyball demonstrations, Emerald City K-9 Freestyle Dog Dancing demonstrations, are planned.
More info: http://poochapalooza.org, labuell@verizon.net. or 360-651-0633.
Mill Creek
Code enforcement targets temporary signs
City officials are planning to take a more aggressive stance against temporary signs illegally placed on streets in Mill Creek.
The city’s code enforcement officer recently began patrolling the streets to remove temporary signs, which are often placed to advertise churches and real estate events, city officials said.
More info: Tom Rogers, city planning manager, 425-745-1891.
Monroe
City develops disaster response program
The City Council on June 3 decided to spend $7,000 this year developing a disaster response program with the Elysium Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
The program is expected to outline how the city can partner with citizens and community groups to recover from disasters. The $7,000 is part of the 2008 Emergency Management Performance Grant that the city has received.
More info: 360-794-7400.
Snohomish
Beat $4 gas; learn to ride the bus or use a vanpool
Community Transit is scheduled to offer a class on riding the bus and taking vanpools at 7 p.m. today at Willis Tucker Community Park, 6705 Puget Park Drive, Snohomish.
Transit staff will discuss how to use the agency’s 33 local and 31 commuter bus routes, its vanpool program and other services
Attendees will receive free bus tickets. A second class will be offered Aug. 7 at the same time and location.
More info: 425-348-2348 or www.communitytransit.org.
Donations needed to restore Carnegie Building
Supporters of the Carnegie Building in Snohomish are trying to raise money to restore the historic building in downtown. Restoration costs for the building and grounds are estimated at $4 million, according to the Snohomish Carnegie Foundation.
People are invited to tour the building from 2 to 5 p.m. on June 28. The building is at 105 Cedar Ave. Refreshments will be served.
The building could be restored as a meeting place for groups. The 1910 building was built with $10,000 from the Carnegie Foundation, which provided money for many small libraries across the country. The Snohomish building was used as a library until the new public library opened on Maple Avenue in 2003.
More info: 360-243-9509 or www.snohomishcarnegie.org.
Snohomish County
Conservation district needs new member
The Board of Supervisors for the Snohomish Conservation District is looking for a volunteer to serve on the board.
The position is for three years. Candidates must be a registered voter and own property or live on property within the district boundary. The district covers most of Snohomish County and Camano Island.
More info: Call 425-335-5634, ext. 102, or the Washington State Conservation Commission at 360-407-6200 for a nomination petition and information.
County Council hires director fired by Reardon
The Snohomish County human services director fired in December by County Executive Aaron Reardon will be working for the County Council this summer.
Janelle Sgrignoli was hired Monday to analyze a tax proposal that would raise the sales tax one-tenth of 1 percent for mental health and chemical dependency programs. She was asked to draft how county programs would use the money and how effective the programs might be with additional money.
The council voted 4-1, with Councilman Mike Cooper voting against the hiring.
Sgrignoli worked for the county for 24 years before she was fired. Reardon said he wanted the department to head in a different direction.
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