City Briefs

Briefs can be sent to millcreek@heraldnet.com or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood, Wash. 98036. E-mail is preferred. Please include contact name with area code for publication in the newspaper. Briefs are printed on a space-available basis.

Board extends naming of park

The city of Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has extended its search of a name for the new community park located at SR527 and Trillium Blvd.

The board has received a donation of $75 that will be presented to the person whose name for the park is selected. The Park Board will review the input and make recommendations to the City Council.

More information at 425-745-1891.

Suggestions should be submitted by March 31 by e-mail to lynn@cityofmillcreek.com or sent to : Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Attn: Community Park Name, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012.

Voting fraud subject of meeting

The speaker at the first quarter meeting of the Snohomish County Democratic Central Committee is Bev Harris. She is the author of Black Box Voting: Ballot-Tampering in the 21st Century. Bob Terwilliger, Snohomish County Auditor, will be at the meeting to talk about the electronic voting equipment used by Snohomish County.The meeting is on March 8 at 10 a.m. at the Snohomish School District’s Resource and Service Center (RSC Building), 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish. Everyone is invited. There is no admission charge.

City of Bothell Permits easier

In an effort to improve services, the City of Bothell announces upgrades to its permit process. On Monday, March 3, the City implemented 30 improvements to its system in order to make it easier on permit applicants and provide the highest level of customer service. Improvements range from credit card acceptance to increasing self-service capabilities via the City of Bothell Web site.

To review the City of Bothell Permit Process Improvements report, call the City of Bothell Community Development Department at 425.486.8152.

Check fees

before renewing

The Department of Licensing is urging light truck owners across the state with tabs expiring in February or March to double check the fees they owe prior to mailing a payment to their county auditor.

On Feb. 24, DOL changed gross weight fees for light trucks back to what they were prior to Initiative 776 passing last November. This was don to comply with an order issued by King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu finding Initiative 776 unconstitutional and directing DOL to immediately stop any action to “implement or enforce” the initiative.

Renewal notices sent to light trucks owners statewide with registrations that expire in February or March were mailed prior to the court decision and will show an inaccurate fee total. This affects light trucks falling into the 4,000, 6,000 and 8,000 pound gross weight categories.

Prior to the initiative, the gross weight fee for trucks in the 4,000 pounds or less category was $37, the fee for trucks in the 4,001 to 6,000 pound category was $44 and the fee for trucks in the 6,001 to 8,000 pound category was $55. The initiative lowered all these fees to $30. The court ruling returns them to their previous levels.

Renewal notices for light trucks with registrations that expire in April include correct fees. This change only affects the owners of light trucks. It does not affect passenger vehicles, even large ones like sport utility vehicles.

Truck owners who plan to register by mail should contact their county auditor’s office or a local vehicle licensing office to determine the proper fee prior to mailing their payment. Renewing in person or using DOL’s Internet Tabs online vehicle renewal system (www.internettabs.wa.gov also will assure truck owners that they are paying the proper fee and eliminate any delay in receiving tabs for their vehicles.

County auditors who receive renewals by mail with the wrong fee enclosed will return the checks to truck owners with a notice detailing the proper fee.