Edmonds
Council members to take their oaths
With last week’s meeting canceled because of snow, the Edmonds City Council on Tuesday will swear in new council members Peggy Pritchard Olson and Mauri Moore, and elect a new council president.
Past council president Dave Earling gave up his seat on the council to run for Snohomish County executive, but lost the election to Aaron Reardon.
The meeting is at 7 p.m. in council chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds. For more information, call 425-771-0245.
Everett
Council approves water filter study
University of Washington researchers will study why the city’s water-filtration plant sometimes gets clogged with microscopic organisms and how to deal with the problem.
The City Council approved spending $72,125 on the one-year study.
The microorganisms cut down on the efficiency of the plant at Lake Chaplain, said Robert Waddle, operations superintendent for Everett Public Works.
Family programs get $40,000 grant
The YMCA of Snohomish County will receive $40,000 from Kimberly-Clark Corp. The money will be used in the Y’s family programs. The Everett, Mukilteo, Marysville and Southeast family branches each will receive a $10,000 grant for family exercise programs, family nights, Y-Adventure Guides and parent-child play classes.
Granite Falls
Planning panel has a vacancy
The Granite Falls Planning Commission has a vacancy. The commission is a citizens advisory board that makes recommendations to the City Council on land-use decisions.
Applications will be accepted until Jan. 31 at City Hall, 206 S. Granite Ave. City officials ask that applicants state in a letter the reason they wish to serve on the commission and why they would be an asset to the city.
The commission meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Members also attend several workshops each year.
For more information, call City Hall at 360-691-6441. Letters of interest should be mailed to Granite Falls City Hall, P.O. Box 1440, Granite Falls, WA 98252.
Island County
Institute seeks some tax breaks
The Whidbey Institute, an environmental group, has applied for tax benefits for open space it maintains on Whidbey Island. Island County commissioners have continued a public hearing that began Dec. 22 on the matter. The hearing will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Hearing Room 102B, Island County Annex Building, 1 NE Sixth St., Coupeville.
The hearing was extended in part so the institute could answer questions from commissioners about how the public would know about a trail system the institute maintains. County code has a public benefit rating system that helps determine whether a proposal qualifies for tax benefits.
Lake Stevens
Sewer district
to meet Tuesday
Lake Stevens Sewer District commissioners will elect officers at their Tuesday meeting. The board will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district offices, 9327 Fourth St. NE, Suite 6, Everett. The meeting was delayed last week due to the snowstorm. This will be the first meeting for new commissioner George Wood, who was sworn in Dec. 22.
Lakewood
School district plans open house
Lakewood School District has scheduled an evening meeting called “Celebrating Partnerships” to help the community better understand school programs and funding.
The Parent Teachers Association also will present awards.
The program is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Lakewood High School Commons, 17023 11th Ave. NE, Arlington. For more information, call 360-652-4500, or go to www.lwsd.wednet.edu.
Lynnwood
Council to pick leaders for 2004
The Lynnwood City Council tonight will select its new president and vice president. Councilwoman Lisa Utter was president last year, and Ruth Ross was vice president.
The council will also consider awarding a contract for $100,000 for a consultant to examine the city’s permitting process and figure out ways to make it more efficient. The project would look at the entire permitting system, from building and business permits to special events, in an effort to make it work more smoothly.
The council meets at 7 tonight council chambers, 19100 44th Ave. W.
Children to help film new video
Community Transit’s superhero “Oxy Gene,” the clean-air avenger, will have a busload of sidekicks on Monday when children at Oak Heights Elementary School in Lynnwood help with the filming of an education video for the transit agency.
The “Kids Ride the Bus” video will be used by Oxy Gene’s alter ego Steve Peters when he visits classrooms to teach kids how to safely use public transportation. Peters reaches about 10,000 children a year with the message that Community Transit is a fun, earth-friendly way to get around.
Marysville
Council considers new logo for city
The City Council tonight will discuss a recommendation by the Image and Identity Committee that the city design a new logo. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Other agenda items include jail service agreements with Arlington and Lake Stevens, authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement for a $30,000 state Department of Community Development grant, and approving the small Gribble Center Construction annexation. The council also will consider board appointments and election of a mayor pro tem.
Mill Creek
Water line work forces road closure
Trillium Boulevard will be closed 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today at the intersection of the Bothell-Everett Highway while construction crews install a water line across the road.
Detour signs will be placed and the Bothell-Everett Highway will remain open to through traffic.
Monroe
School board meets tonight
The Monroe School Board meets at 7 tonight at the school district administration office, 200 E. Fremont St. On the agenda is consideration of the date, duration and amount for a transportation vehicle levy. For more information, call 360-794-7777.
Mountlake Terrace
Council elects Smith as mayor
The Mountlake Terrace City Council this week elected Jerry Smith as mayor and council newcomer Michelle Robles as mayor pro tem. Both are affiliated with Concerned Citizens of Mountlake Terrace, an advocacy group that gained a majority on the City Council in the November election.
Smith has been on the council since being elected in 2001. Robles beat longtime Councilwoman Pat Cordova in November after serving a year on the city’s planning commission.
Councilwoman Angela Amundson made both nominations and moved for unanimous votes, and both Smith and Robles were elected with 7-0 outcomes.
Mukilteo
Gallery seeks
some new artists
Point Elliot Art Center is looking for new local artists to display in its Old Town Mukilteo location. To submit your art, call 425-347-840 or e-mail ptelliottart@verizon.net. The art center is at 724 First St., Mukilteo.
Stanwood
Author to talk about new novel
Author Carol Schmidt will talk about her novel “Dakota Breezes” at the Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Stanwood Public Library, 9701 271st St. NW.
For more information, call 360-387-4009.
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