Everett Mayor
Cassie Franklin’s lead over challenger Scott Murphy extended to more than 2,000 votes on Friday. She will serve a third term in office.
The city plans to open the south Everett site in December after approving agreements with Volunteers of America Western Washington.
The law allowing the city to create buffer zones, areas that ban sitting or lying down on public property, will be in effect through the end of 2027.
The police department, which currently leases a downtown basement for the facility, plans to move the space into a building near Everett Station.
Students can now access primary care, dental care and behavioral health services at both Everett High School and Cascade High School, at no cost to families.
Local food banks are seeing increased demand amidst uncertainty over federal funding for food assistance.
Update
On Thursday, the Everett Fire Marshal’s Office classified the fire at Wiggums Hollow Park as an incendiary fire.
Everett school board
Three seats have contested races on the November ballot.
Cassie Franklin’s proposed budget reduces city grants, pauses pension contributions and uses COVID relief funds to close a $7.9 million general fund gap.
Courts can now ban people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the area, located just south of downtown Everett.
Candidates broadly focused on public safety and addressing the city’s structural deficit.
Funds from the foundation will support mental health of the department’s officers and staff.
Incumbent Cassie Franklin will face off against former city council member Scott Murphy in the upcoming general election.
The $400 million bond would pay for a new school and building upgrades, while the levy would pay for locally funded expenses like extra-curriculars and athletics.
As construction crews bring in large concrete beams necessary for construction, trucks could impact parking and slow traffic along Glenwood Avenue.
The two-hour event saw candidates answer questions on ICE, the downtown stadium and released-time religious instruction. Here are the highlights.
Courts can issue orders preventing people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the areas, known as SODA zones.
Everett Transit’s Route 12 will be free for six months. A 2022 change to city law gave the mayor power to provide temporary fare-free service.
The law allowing the city to create zones that ban sitting or lying down on public property will sunset at the end of the year unless the council extends it.
The move came after the publication spent 12 years located in an office complex on 41st Street.
