City selects new representatives

The City Council has selected its new representatives for Community Transit and Snohomish County Tomorrow meetings.

Former Mayor Bob Kraski had been the city’s representative for both groups for years.

Kraski’s replacement, Mayor Margaret Larson, was chosen to represent the city at Snohomish County Tomorrow, a regional planning group.

City Councilman Ryan Larsen was selected as representative for Community Transit meetings.

The council also renewed its support of Lake Stevens City Councilman Jack Blackwell as the regional representative on the Snohomish Health District board.

Bothell

Council picks Ewing as mayor

The Bothell City Council has selected Patrick Ewing as its new mayor by a 5-2 vote, and Mike Johnson as deputy mayor, unanimously. Each position is a two-year term ending Dec. 31, 2005.

Ewing has served on the council since 2002 and was on the planning commission before that. He works as a software engineer for Boeing.

Johnson was elected in November and has served on the planning commission. Johnson is a roadway design supervisor with Seattle.

Edmonds

Civil service meeting canceled

The regular monthly meeting of the Edmonds Civil Service Commission scheduled for today has been canceled.

The next meeting is scheduled for February. For more information, call 425-771-0245.

Everett

County GOP women to meet

The Snohomish County Republican Women’s Club will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Everett Elks building, 2731 Rucker Ave.

The speaker will be Michelle Robles, a Mountlake Terrace planning commission member and an opponent of the siting of King County’s Brightwater sewage treatment project in Snohomish County. She is scheduled to speak at noon, and lunch will begin at 1 p.m. The public is invited.

For more information, call 485-9369.

Newcomers Club meeting Thursday

The Everett Newcomers Club luncheon meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Le Bistro, Sno-Isle Vocational School, 9001 Airport Road.

Herald columnist Julie Muhlstein will be the speaker.

Lake Stevens

Drainage district meeting tonight

The Drainage Improvement District No. 8 commissioners will discuss unpaid assessments and the 2004 commissioner election at its meeting at 7 tonight at the district office, 1911 Vernon Road.

Other agenda items include a discussion of the 2004 flow monitoring program and the district’s audits for 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Lakewood

Coalition meeting at Alfy’s Pizza

The Lakewood Community Coalition has scheduled a meeting at 6 tonight at the Smokey Point Alfy’s Pizza, 3405 173rd Place NE.

The coalition is a nonprofit anti-drug organization. Part of the meeting will be to prepare for the coming of the Parent Party Patrol Jan. 29. The patrol is a substance abuse prevention program to alert adults how to recognize and prevent the dangers of drug use in their community.

For more information, visit http://parentpartypatrol.org or call Sean Prouty at 360-652-4501, ext. 3094.

Lynnwood

Meeting on park canceled Tuesday

The Lynnwood Parks and Recreation Department canceled Tuesday’s meeting to discuss the 33rd Place W. Neighborhood Park because of inclement weather.

The parks board meeting also was canceled.

Another meeting to discuss the 60th Avenue Park will be 6-8 p.m. Jan. 20 at Crossroad Assembly of God Church, 18527 60th Ave. W.

For more information, contact Laurie Cowan, parks planner, at 425-744-6478.

Marysville

New mayor now on two boards

The City Council has appointed new Mayor Dennis Kendall to represent the city on Snohomish County Tomorrow and the Community Transit Board.

Snohomish County Tomorrow is a countywide planning advisory group made up of city and county officials.

The CT board meets to discuss issues important to the transit agency.

City campus

ribbon cutting set

City officials and other leaders will attend a ribbon cutting to open the new Marysville Community Campus, but a grand opening will be delayed for better weather, Parks and Recreation Director Jim Ballew said.

The ribbon cutting will be 5-6 p.m. Jan. 22 at the campus, 7431 64th Drive NE. The remodeled facility, which previously was a driving range, will be used primarily for meetings.

Mill Creek

City passes

two-year audit

The city recently passed its two-year audit with the state Auditor’s Office, which said the city complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures.

The auditor noted some minor “issues” to city managers in a separate letter, but did not specify what those were in the final report.

The city is usually audited every year, but because of city and auditor’s workloads, this year’s audit covered two years. In the past five years, the city had one audit finding in 1999 for late financial statement reporting. The auditor’s report says past audit recommendations were acknowledged.

Monroe

Extra garbage

allowed today

Because of bad weather, the Monroe city waste management was not able to pick up garbage last Wednesday.

Those customers who were missed may put out extra garbage at no extra charge today at their regularly scheduled pickup area.

Mountlake Terrace

Recreation open house at pavilion

The Mountlake Terrace Recreation Department is holding an open house with a tropical theme, “Where Summer Never Ends,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Festivities include the Saturday market, dance classes for all ages, racquetball lessons, an indoor playground for children 5 and younger, other games and a recreational swim at 1 p.m.

The event is free and will be held at the Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW. For more information, call 425-776-9173.

Mukilteo

Council elects its officers for 2004

The new City Council has picked John Sullivan as council president and Bruce Richter as vice president.

The meeting was the first for Jennifer Gregerson, Donna Lansberry and Tony Tinsley, all three new council members who were voted into office in November.