MARYSVILLE – A 22-year-old Arlington man was arrested in connection with a brawl that occurred outside a lounge in Marysville early Saturday morning.
Police arrived at the lounge in the 10000 block of Shoultes Road to find up to 40 people fighting in the parking lot. Several had armed themselves with poles and wooden sticks, police said.
A 21-year-old Lake Stevens man who was on the ground bleeding and unconscious was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital.
The Arlington man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault. Four other men from Island and Snohomish counties were cited for disorderly conduct and released, police said.
Arlington: Plant cleans tainted soil
J.H. Baxter &Company of Arlington has removed soil contaminated by a wood-treating chemical that has been used for years at the site, state Department of Ecology officials said Wednesday.
The wood-treating plant has been open since the 1960s. Over time, the chemical it uses to pressure treat utility poles, railroad ties and wharf pilings has leaked into soil and has contaminated the local groundwater, according to an Environmental Protection Agency report issued in 2000.
The chemical is pentachlorophenol. It is injected into logs to slow the rate of decay. It is toxic and is believed to cause cancer, said Dean Yasuda, an environmental engineer with the state Ecology Department.
The company didn’t agree that it contaminated its property, but it agreed to clean up the site. The treatment plant is located just east of the Arlington Municipal Airport, according to a DOE report.
Portions of the cleanup managed by the state are clean and are up for public review, Yasuda said.
The federal portion of the cleanup is ongoing.
From Herald staff reports
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