PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State Ferries Director David Moseley says the system lacks funds to continue operating at current levels after 2013.
He told the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday the system is not sustainable.
The Peninsula Daily News reports Moseley predicted a task force will recommend a tax increase that could go before voters as early as next November.
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Students at Monroe Elementary were excited to kick off the school year Wednesday along with other students across the district.
The map, created by Washington Department of Natural Resources and conservation nonprofit American Forests, illustrates tree canopy disparities across the state.
The district’s home electrification rebate program distributed over 14,000 appliances last year with Climate Commitment funds.
One man died in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning… Continue reading
Wildfire veterans believe top officials on the fire sent their crews into an ambush.
As part of a regular update to its service hours, the agency will boost the frequencies of its Swift lines and other popular routes.
More than $1 million is available for housing-related programs in… Continue reading
The city council invites the public to review its use of federal money and speak at a hearing Sept. 8.
Parts of Holly Drive and 16th Street are now limited to 25 miles per hour. Everett will eventually evaluate all of the city’s speed limits as part of a larger plan.
Rescinding the 26 year-old-law would open 45 million acres of national forest to potential logging, including 336,000 acres of Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie.
The city couldn’t maintain the park when Cavalero Hill was annexed into the city in 2009. Now it can.
The 44 local organizations earned $8,977 on average in unrestricted funds to support fundraising and salaries.
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