Transparency sought
The city of Snohomish is looking for people who live and own businesses in the city to join a new committee aimed at open and accessible government.
The seven volunteers are to begin meeting in mid-January. They are expected to meet on Monday evenings at least once a month for six to eight weeks.
The goal is to come up with a plan to improve the city’s communication with the public. The committee recommendations will be given to the City Council.
Applications are available on the city website at snohomishwa.gov/233/open-goveernment. They are due to City Hall by 4 p.m. Nov. 18. Anyone who is interested in receiving email updates about what’s going on in Snohomish can sign up for the weekly newsletter and other notifications on the city website.
Can’t we all get along?: The Politics of the Possible, a conversation on how politicians can put aside partisan differences for the public good, will be the subject of a community conversation Wednesday.
The free event begins at 7 p.m. in the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW., and is sponsored in part by the League of Women Voters.
State Rep. Mike Sells, D-Everett; Sen. Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline; and former representative Mary Helen Roberts will take part. So, too, will Alison McCaffree, executive director of Washington Nonprofits and research assistant to Mary Ellen McCaffree, author of the book “Politics of the Possible.”
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