Arlington

City’s growth

to be discussed

Residents who want to stay informed about how big and how fast Arlington could grow are invited to a joint workshop of the City Council and Planning Commission at 7 p.m. Monday at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.

"Our current population is around 15,000," said Arlington planning manager Cliff Strong. "The initial 20-year population projection is for 20,720 people."

Most of that could be accommodated without stretching existing growth boundaries, which are unincorporated areas outside city limits where growth must occur first.

But landowners representing 530 acres outside the urban growth area have requested the city include them, Strong said. Most of those requests are from residents east of Burn Road and south of Gleneagle, representing 435 acres that could hold an additional 7,100 people in the next 20 years.

If all those new requests are granted, the city’s population could exceed 26,000 in the next 20 years, Strong said.

Edmonds

Model train show

set for Saturday

The Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association plans its 18th annual "Rollin’ Rails" model railroad show 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.

The event is a hands-on train show designed to introduce everyone to model trains. It will feature big Lionel trains, Lego trains that kids can build and play with, American Flyer trains and tracks on carpet, and some scale model layouts by hobbyists.

Adult admission is $4; children under 12 are free.

Everett

See Silvertips

and help club

The Everett Silvertips’ final home game of the season on March 12 against the Seattle Thunderbirds is sold out, but you can still get tickets.

Everett High School’s DECA program has tickets in the 200 level. The group is raising money to send members to a competition in Nashville.

For tickets and a Silvertips commemorative T-shirt, call 425-385-4447. Leave a message and a student will return the call the same day.

Volunteering

is senior topic

The Silver Lake Action Committee will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bethany at Silver Lake, 2235 Lake Heights Drive.

Guest speaker will be Kimberly Barkhuff, who will talk about retiree and senior volunteer programs.

View Ridge to talk cleanup, sidewalks

The View Ridge Neighborhood Association meets at 7 tonight at Madison Elementary School, 616 Pecks Drive.

The neighbors will talk about the annual neighborhood cleanup, a city grant application and possible sidewalk additions, and having street addresses painted on curbs.

Granite Falls

House approves money for bypass

The state House of Representatives has included $1.8 million in its 2004 transportation budget for a long-awaited $18 million alternate route to give gravel trucks a bypass north of town.

City officials have been working for years to line up funding to build a two-mile road to handle dump-truck traffic from nearby gravel operations. The route would relieve congested downtown streets.

Early estimates for the project costs were $18 million, and the city and Snohomish County have raised about $3 million via grants, quarry traffic fees and other sources. Another $5 million from the state had been approved, but funding was not then available, Steve Dickson, assistant to the director of Snohomish County Public Works, said last month. The transportation spending bill now goes to the Senate.

Island County

National archivist helps genealogists

The Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island has invited volunteer archivist Curt Roselle to speak at 1 p.m. Mondayat Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525 in Freeland.

Roselle’s topic will be "What Else is at the Archives?" Roselle, a retired lieutenant commander for the Navy, has been a research volunteer at the regional branch of the National Archives in Seattle for 10 years.

Roselle will help the genealogists make better use of archives by showing them the range of documents available, including: nationwide passenger arrival lists and indexes, naturalization records, American Indian records and historical documents.

Lake Stevens

Highway 92 work

will be updated

The state Department of Transportation will host an informational meeting to discuss safety improvements on Highway 92 in the Lake Stevens area.

Construction is scheduled to begin early this summer and will include widening the highway and lowering a key section of the road to improve sight distance, in addition to adding turn lanes, guardrails and lighting.

The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Lake Stevens High School library, 2908 113th Ave. NE.

State personnel will discuss construction schedules for day and night work, and the detour required for the intersection of Highway 92 and 113th Avenue NE. Detours could begin as early as July, with the bulk of the work occurring before summer’s end. The project should be completed by the spring or summer 2005.

For more information, contact Methqal Abu-Najem, Transportation Department project engineer, at 206-440-4232 or e-mail at tquinn@tiasc.com.

Woman to Woman is a program of the Interfaith Association of Snohomish County. Its goal is to bring women together from various ethnic, religious and economic communities.

Effluent pipeline work to delay traffic

Work began this week on a portion of the city’s effluent pipe that runs along Highway 529, Frontage Road and Ross Road between Marysville and Everett. Motorists should expect 30-minute delays.

A single-lane project closure will continue through September.

Mill Creek

Annual summer

festival date set

The Mill Creek Business Association has set July 10 as the date for the fourth annual Mill Creek Festival. The event will start after the Run of the Mill race.

The theme this year is "Meet Mill Creek." Any business owner interested in having a booth at the fair may call Linda Martin at 425-337-2762.

Monroe

Free health fair coming March 12

Merrill Gardens, which operates a retirement community in Monroe, will host a health fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 12 at 15465 179th Ave. SE.

Several local businesses will provide information and answer questions. Admission is free. For more information, call 360-794-4284.

Mukilteo

Public fishing pier

repairs start soon

Repairs on the public fishing dock in downtown Mukilteo should get under way soon with the hiring of the ACC-Hurlen Co. by the Port of Everett, which owns the dock.

The company will be paid $35,700 to repair the deck and handrails and to deal with other damage from a storm late last year and from damage caused by a backwash from the adjacent ferry dock.

The fishing pier should reopen to the public before summer, port engineer John Klekotka said Tuesday.

Consultants to study waterfront projects

Consultants hired by the Port of Everett will try to sort out competing demands for property on the Mukilteo waterfront that is the site of a former Air Force fuel depot.

LMN Architects of Seattle will interview Mukilteo and Everett officials, Sound Transit, the state ferry system and the National Marine Fisheries Service about their hopes for the site. The company has 10 weeks to come up with suggested uses for the property that attempt to accommodate all the competing interests.

The architects also have hired Seattle communications firm Norton Arnold &Co. to solicit public comment and keep people informed about the project. The company’s Margaret Norton-Arnold said she will establish a series of public workshops, publications and a Web site to provide updates.

Snohomish

Historian talks about 1911 fire Tuesday

The Snohomish Historical Society will host a special presentation by historian David Dilgard at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B.

Dilgard, who tracks the county’s history for the Everett Public Library, will talk about the 1911 fire that destroyed much of the downtown business district in Snohomish.

Admission is free. For more information, call 360-568-5235.

Stanwood

City updating

small works roster

The city is accepting applications to update its small works roster for contractors who wish to bid on city construction projects. The roster will cover projects estimated to cost less than $100,000.

Application forms are available at City Hall, 10220 270th St. NW, or can be mailed by calling Linda Webb at 360-629-4577.

All interested contractors are encouraged to apply, and minority contractors and small businesses are particularly welcome.

Planning panel

to meet today

The Tulalip Tribes Planning Commission meets at 5 p.m. today at 6319 23rd Ave. NE. The commissioners will discuss updating the tribe’s comprehensive plan at the public meeting.