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County offers tourism grants
Snohomish County is currently accepting applications from public and nonprofit agencies for projects that promote tourism and overnight stays in the county.
Funds for the grants are gathered through the revenue collected from lodging room rentals in Snohomish County. The grants will be available January 2011 and will be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible projects. Historically, the average project allocation has been about $5,000.
Details of eligibility and other program requirements are available by contacting the Snohomish County Economic Development Division at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S #411, Everett, or by e-mailing Wendy Becker at wendy.becker@snoco.org.
Completed applications are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 27.
Million Mile driver
Mike Majors wanted to be a professional driver back in the mid-1990s when he saw an ad for coach operators with Community Transit. He applied, was hired and completed his training almost 14 years ago.
Now he has reached an important milestone as a Million Mile Driver for CT, signifying he has driven the National Safety Council’s standard for 1 million miles without a preventable accident. That’s the equivalent of nearly 42 trips around the Earth without so much as scraping a mirror on a tree branch.
Majors is currently driving routes in South Snohomish County.
Community Transit has 69 active Million Mile Drivers, including six active Two Million Mile Drivers. Million Mile Drivers receive uniform patches, a special jacket and a plaque recognizing their accomplishment. They also have a bus named in their honor.
County solicits DUI Memorial applications
Families of persons killed in an alcohol- or drug-related crash may arrange for placement of a free tile in their loved one’s name on the Snohomish County DUI Victims Memorial Wall. The names of Snohomish County residents killed anywhere in a DUI-related crash are eligible.
The eighth round of tiles on the memorial at McCollum Park will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Oct. 6. Deadline for families to apply for a memorial tile is Aug. 23.
To request an application, go to www.co.snohomish.wa.us and type “DUI Task Force” in the search engine or call 425-388-7200. For more information on the Snohomish County DUI &Target Zero Task Force, contact Tracy McMillan at 425-388-7229 or Tracy.McMillan@snoco.org.
PUD website offers more tools
More tools, resources and customer-friendly features are now available on the PUD’s website, www.snopud.com. Customers can now pay bills online, sign up for e-newsletters and join the utility’s Survey Circuit online polling community. Additionally, customers can use the PUD EnergyAdvisor calculator online to learn how to save money on electric bills.
High-tech I-5 signs go live
Engineers activated a high-tech traffic management system along northbound I-5 in south Seattle Aug. 10.
Overhead electronic signs now automatically alert drivers to change lanes when an incident blocks traffic or to adjust their speed before reaching slower-moving traffic. The new signs are intended to reduce rear-end collisions, allow for earlier escape to alternate routes and smooth lane shifting caused by incidents like stalls or collisions.
For more information, drivers can visit www.smarterhighways.com or watch a video at www.wsdot.wa.gov/smarterhighways/video.htm
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Caregiver support
Home Instead Senior Care, serving the Lynnwood area, has launched a new family caregiver support program called Caring for Your Parents: Education for the Family Caregiver.
The program includes a number of free online resources including educational videos, topical workbooks, a stress meter and information designed to help families provide the best care possible for their aging loved one. All of the resources are available at www.caregiverstress.com.
Back-to-school needs collected
Bartell Drugs and World Vision are collecting school supplies for students in need at all 58 Bartell Drug locations now through Aug. 29.
The three-week school supply drive hopes to provide basic supplies to the 58,000 local children could begin the school year without the basic school supplies needed to succeed.
Basic Needs List suggestions found in Bartell’s “School Aisles” include: rulers, pencils, pens, glue, scissors, glue sticks, erasers, binders, crayons and markers.
For more information visit www.bartelldrugs.com
COMMUNITY NEWS
MLT awarded electric vehicle stations
Mountlake Terrace has been awarded 10 electric vehicle charging stations to be installed upon approval by Community Transit at the Transit Center, near I-5 and 236th Street Southwest.
The special charging stations are intended to help reduce greenhouse gases. They are valued at $52,000 – part of a grant from ChargePoint America, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Department of Energy.
The greater Seattle area is targeted for early release of an all-electric car, the Nissan Leaf. Another electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, is due for release this year as well.
MLT neighborhood names sought
Mountlake Terrace is looking for ideas for re-naming two neighborhood districts (now called “East Terrace” and “North Terrace”). The effort is being made to consider more unique or place-based names for these two neighborhoods as other neighborhood districts do.
Residents are asked to fill out an informal survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MLTNeighborhoods. For a copy of the questionnaire, or to otherwise send in ideas, e-mail Neighborhoods@ci.mlt.wa.us or call 425-744-6266. The survey lists some name options that reflect earlier ideas from the community. These include “Cedar Way” and “Lyon Creek Neighborhood” for the neighborhood now known as East Terrace and “Meadow Heights” and “Woodlark” for the neighborhood now known as North Terrace.
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
• The Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers, 7 a.m. every Tuesday, Edmonds Yacht Club, 456 Admiral Way.
• Lynnwood Lunchmasters Toastmasters Club, Thursdays, noon-1 p.m., Alfy’s Pizza, 4820 196th SW, Lynnwood. For more information, call 425-931-9031 or e-mail perfmed@comcast.net
• Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Club, Fridays, 7 a.m., Stevens Hospital, west side of the cafeteria, 21601 76th Ave. W, Edmonds. For more information, contact 425-670-1556.
CIVIC SERVICE
• Three positions are open on Mill Creek’s Design Review Board. The terms expire Aug. 31, 2013. The board reviews and makes urban design decisions and reviews certain applications requiring building permits. Members from the architecture, landscape architecture and urban design and planning fields are urged to apply. Letters of interest should be submitted to Sherrie Ringstad, City of Mill Creek, 15728 Main St., Mill Creek, WA, 98012 by 5 p.m. Aug. 26.
• Snohomish County Fire District 1 is seeking nominees to fill a vacancy on its Board of Fire Commissioners. The board is responsible for defining the fire district’s long-term vision and for adopting policies to be implemented by administrative staff. Nominees must be registered voters who live within the boundaries of Fire District 1 (unincorporated areas south of Everett and north of Lynnwood and Edmonds including Eastmont, Hilton Lake, Pioneer Trails, Silver Firs north of 148th, Martha Lake, Lake Stickney, Lake Serene, Picnic Point, Norma Beach, Esperance, Hilltop and Mariner). Interested candidates need to submit an application (available at www.firedistrict1.org) and a letter of interest by Aug. 31 to Marsha Moore, executive assistant to the Board of Commissioners, Snohomish County Fire District 1 Headquarters, 12425 Meridian Ave., Everett, WA, 98208.
• Snohomish County seeks marine resource volunteers to serve on the Snohomish County Marine Resources Advisory Committee. The committee is seeking at least four motivated members to addresses local marine issues. Interested parties need not be experts in marine management issues, but are expected to have a willingness to learn about marine conservation, participate in research founded on sound science and contribute opinions on marine issues during a term that runs through 2012. Membership is open to Snohomish County residents or organization representatives. Interested parties representing local governments, recreation, environmental or conservation groups are encouraged to apply. Special consideration will be given to those who can advise on the development of proposed marine stewardship areas and can participate in project planning and implementation.
For more information or to apply, go to www.marine.surfacewater.info or contact Kathleen Herrmann, Snohomish County Marine Steward, at 425-388-6414 or kathleen.herrmann@snoco.org.
• Snohomish County residents interested in the needs and issues facing older persons and younger persons with disabilities are needed for the Snohomish County Council on Aging. Council members serve as ambassadors to the community and strategists for funding and program issues. New members will begin three-year terms Jan. 1, 2011. To receive an application, contact Joyce Frasu at Snohomish County’s Long Term Care &Aging Division at 425-388-7377 or j.frasu@snoco.org. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 17.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
SOUTH COUNTY
Snohomish County Public Facilities District, 3-5 p.m., Aug. 19, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, 3rd Floor Willis Tucker Room, Everett.
Lake Ballinger Watershed Forum, 2 p.m. Aug. 24, Call for location: 425-670-8264 Ext. 105
EDMONDS
City Council, 7 p.m. Aug. 24, Council Chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N. On the agenda: discussion of fiber optic developments; discussion and potential action related to a proposed market study for the Five Corners and Westgate commercial centers. Broadcast on Channel 21 at noon and 7 p.m. the following Wednesday, noon on Friday and Monday.
Hearing Examiner, 3 p.m. Aug. 19, Council Chambers 250 Fifth Ave. N.
Cemetery Board, 4 p.m. Aug. 19, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.
Planning Board, 7 p.m. Aug. 25, Council Chambers, 250 5th Ave. N.
Sister City Commission, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Edmonds Library Plaza Room, 700 Main St.
Public Facilities District Board, 8:15 p.m. Aug. 24, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N.
Citizens Levy Committee, 6 p.m. Aug. 26, Brackett Room, 121 Fifth Ave. N.
LYNNWOOD
City Council, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Council Chambers, 19100 44th Ave. W. Broadcast on Comcast Channel 28, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sundays. Audio available at www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/CouncilAgendas/AgendaSelect.aspx.
Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Aug. 26, City Hall Council Chambers, 19100 44th Ave. W.
Neighborhoods &Demographic Diversity Advisory, 6 p.m. Aug. 24, Fire Station 15, 18800 44th Ave. W.
Hearing Examiner, Aug. 25, Council Chambers, 19100 44th Ave. W.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
City Council, 7 p.m. Sept. 7, Council Chambers, 6100 219th St. SW, Suite 200. Audio available at www.cityofmlt.com/cityServices/cityCouncil/councilMeetings.htm.
Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, City Hall, 6100 219th St. SW, Suite 200.
Community Policing Advisory Board, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 31, Police Station Conference Room, 5906 232nd St. SW.
MILL CREEK
City Council, 6 p.m. Sept. 7, City Hall, 15728 Main St.
Design Review Board, 5:15 p.m. Aug. 19, City Hall, 15728 Main St.
BRIER
City Council, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, City Hall, 2901 228th St. SW.
WOODWAY
Town Council, 7 p.m. Sept. 1, Town Hall, 23920 113th Place W.
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