EVERETT – A county park should be considered on a portion of Northshore School District property in Bothell, and paid for with Brightwater sewage treatment plant funds, Snohomish County Councilman Dave Gossett says.
Gossett plans to take his proposal to the Northshore School Board on Dec. 13.
“This plan could be a win for everyone, providing residents a new park, full funding for schools and an amenity for Bothell to consider when it looks at annexation,” Gossett said in a statement.
The school district is surplusing vacant land once intended for an elementary school at 39th Avenue SE and 228th Street SE.
Gossett is asking school officials to select a residential developer for the property who is willing to work with the county on developing a park. The area is near the Bothell city limits and is likely to be annexed in the future, Gossett said.
Meanwhile, fish habitat and air-quality projects are being paid for with $139,000 in grants recently won by Snohomish County, officials said.
Projects include:
* Restoration of 1,000 feet of sockeye habitat on Little Bear Creek near Highways 9 and 522 in Maltby, using $75,000 in grant money.
* A culvert that blocks spawning fish in the Stillaguamish River watershed will be replaced, paid for partially with a $25,000 grant. When completed, more than six miles of fish habitat will become accessible.
* Two dozen county garbage haulers and street sweepers are releasing cleaner exhaust, thanks to new muffler devices bought with a $39,000 grant from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. The diesel oxidation catalysts reduce diesel exhaust particles. The county is seeking another $200,000 from the state to install the devices on 81 more county vehicles. The devices cost from $800 to $5,000 each.
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