EMS levy will go to voters Sept. 19
The city of Lynnwood will ask voters in September to reauthorize the city’s emergency medical services levy.
If approved, the property tax would be 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value from 2007 through 2012.
The City Council voted Monday to include the measure on the Sept. 19 ballot.
Resler leads the SeaScare parade
Megan Resler, who recently completed the eighth grade at Brier Terrace Middle School, is the Grand Marshall at this year’s Brier SeaScare Porch Light Parade for children on Aug. 9.
Megan was a semifinalist in a national art contest with her 246-pound cow, “Luseal,” depicting the infamous cow that allegedly started the great Chicago fire. The cow will also appear in the parade.
The Brier Parks Board puts on the annual nautical-themed festival.For more information, visit www. seascare.com.
Lynnwood street overlays start soon
The Lynnwood City Council awarded a contract to Wilder Construction to overlay city streets this summer. The work should be completed by September.
The following streets are included:
• 184th St. SW from the west side of 33rd Ave. W to and including the full intersection of 36th Ave. W.
• 188th St. SW from the east side of 44th Ave. W. to the west side of 36th Ave. W., and also including the full intersection of 40th Ave. W.
• 188 St. SW from the east side of 36th Ave. W. to and including the full intersection of 33rd Ave. W.
• 200th St. SW from the east side of 50th Ave. W. to the west side of 44th Ave. W., including both full intersections of 48th Ave. W. and 46th Ave. W.
• Alderwood Mall Blvd. from the east side of 44th Ave. W. to the west side of 40th Ave. W.
Park water tower to be restored
The city of Lynnwood will seek bids by the end of the year to restore the Demonstration Farm Water Tower at Lynnwood’s Heritage Park.
When it is complete, the tower will provide classroom space for the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association and the Snohomish County Master Gardeners. The Master Gardeners Program will also develop demonstration gardens at the park.
Project funding comes from an $85,000 Washington State Heritage Capital Projects Fund grant and $174,000 from the city of Lynnwood.
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