Edmonds council seat open
With the passing of Councilwoman Peggy Pritchard Olson earlier this month, Edmonds Council Position 4 is vacant. Citizens wishing to apply for the seat should pick up an application at City Hall. The deadline for returning completed applications is the end of December. At its meeting the second Tuesday in January, the council will set aside its regular work session to interview candidates. On the third Tuesday, the council will vote.
Should the council be unable to come to a conclusion and fill the vacancy within 90 days of the seat becoming vacant, then the Snohomish County Council will take over the task and they have 90 days to fill the seat.
Other citizen memberships are open on the Edmonds Planning Board and on the Transportation Committee. Applications are available at city hall or online at www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
New license plates
After consulting with the agency’s law enforcement partners, the Department of Licensing has modified the seven-character configuration of license plates for use on passenger cars and sport-utility vehicles differently than originally announced in October. The revised combination will have three letters followed by four numbers (AAA1111), which is believed to be easier to remember than the originally proposed configuration.
Neighborhood vehicle licensing offices around the state will begin issuing the new seven-character plates after exhausting their stock of the current six-character plates. The overall appearance of the passenger vehicle plates will not change. They will still feature the standard mountain background currently in use.
Business Briefs
• New memory care strategy
Áegis of Edmonds has developed a new three-tiered program to manage memory care at different stages. The strategy allows for a more individualized approach. The three Memory Care neighborhoods, Willow, Evergreen and Cedar, are specifically designed to accommodate the specialized needs of those living at various stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
In addition to Memory Care, Aegis of Edmonds, located at 21500 72nd Ave. W. in Edmonds, also offers assisted living residences. For more information or to arrange a tour, call Jennifer Bergstrom at 425-329-6639.
Executive changes
• Hotel Group promotions
The Hotel Group Inc., Edmonds, has announced promotions of Doug Dreher to chief economic officer and Lara Latture and Robert Lee to vice presidents.
Dreher, who has been president since 2002 and with the company since 1989, succeeds Edmond Lee who founded the company in 1984. Lee will continue to serve as chairman.
Latture began her career with The Hotel Group in 1998 at the Holiday Inn on the Beach in Galveston, Texas, and served as corporate operations director of The Hotel Group since 2001. In her new position, Latture is responsible for supervising operations and marketing of The Hotel Group’s owned properties, capital improvement plans, due diligence research, architecture and design coordination.
Lee has worked with The Hotel Group since 1990 as regional operations leader and most recently as director of operations. As vice president, Lee is responsible for providing operational leadership and client communication for a large portion of the hotel portfolio.
• New posts
– Heather Carter has joined the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau as group sales manager. She comes most recently from Macy’s NW where she was bridal event and marketing manager.
– SMG announces the appointment of Angie Mykel as director of sales and marketing at the Lynnwood Convention Center. She was part of the opening team for the Three Rivers Convention Center, Toyota Center and Toyota Arena in Kennewick, Wash., and served as director of sales and marketing for the complex for three years.
– John Ochsner has been tapped as division president for the Pacific Northwest Division of the recent $3.1 million merger of Pulte Homes and Centex. He will lead the company’s expansion of the Centex brand and introduce Pulte and Del Webb brands to the area.
Public Meetings
• EDMONDS
– City Council, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 250 Fifth Ave. N. Agenda items include: TBA. Broadcast on Channel 21 at noon and 7 p.m. the following Wednesday, noon on Friday and Monday.
– Port of Edmonds Commission, 7 p.m. Nov. 30, 336 Admiral Way. Agenda items include: further discussion on the Harbor Square Master Plan and the capital budget.
– Public Works Dept. Engineering Division open house, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 650 Main St., to discuss revisions to the Stormwater Code.
– Hearing Examiner, 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 250 Fifth Ave. N. Agenda items include: review and recommendation regarding termination of an interlocal agreement between the city, Edmonds School District and the county to maintain playfields.
– Cemetery Board, 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 700 Main St.
– Sister City Commission, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 700 Main St.
• LYNNWOOD
– City Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 19100 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Agenda items include: TBA. Broadcast on Comcast Channel 28, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sundays.
– Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Nov. 26, 19100 44th Ave. W.
– Hearing Examiner, Nov. 25, 19100 44th Ave. W. Call to confirm time and location: 425-670-8308.
• MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
– Community Policing Advisory Board, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 5906 232nd St. SW.
– Library Board, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 23300 58th Ave. W.
– Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, Call for location: 425-744-6266.
• MILL CREEK
– City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 15728 Main St. Agenda items include: Property tax levy public hearing.
– Design Review Board, 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 15728 Main St.
– Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 15728 Main St.
• BRIER
– City Council, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2901 228th St. SW. Agenda items include: TBA.
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