Collard’s condition steadily improves
Mill Creek resident, business owner and Planning Commission chair Bob Collard continues to improve after suffering head injuries in an Aug. 31 car accident in Lynnwood that temporarily left him in a coma.
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Collard was transferred to the rehabilitation unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to Amy Mitchell, Collard’s sister-in-law. Collard has been at Harborview ever since the accident and has made steady improvement. A federal privacy law prohibits hospitals from releasing information on patients.
“He’s starting to realize more and more every day,” Mitchell said, adding that his doctors expect him to make a full recovery, which could take anywhere from six months to a year.
Collard co-owns Comfort Keepers in Mill Creek, a business devoted to in-home care for seniors.
McClure honored by County Council
The Snohomish County Council recognized five Olympic athletes from the area at its Sept. 8 meeting, including Brett McClure of Mill Creek, who won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. mens gymnastics team.
The council passed a resolution honoring the efforts of McClure, Camano Island resident Greg Ruckman, Marysville native Jarred Rome, Sarah Jones, who grew up in Stanwood, and Yung Chi Chen of Taiwan, who played for the Everett Aqua Sox this season.
Les and Judy McClure attended the ceremony on behalf of their son, Brett.
Fall book sale tops $1,000 mark
The Sept. 11 book sale by Friends of the Mill Creek Library raised $1,000.25, which will go toward various library programs and materials.
Environmental hearing next week
The Mill Creek Planning Commission is having a public hearing next week on an ordinance amending the city’s environmentally critical areas laws.
If adopted, the new regulations will add a stipulation saying the best available science must be used to protect areas such as wetlands, streams, steep slopes, fish and wildlife habitats, especially those listed under the Endangered Species Act.
The hearing is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Council Chambers at Mill Creek City Hall, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd.
For more information, call Christi Amrine at 425-745-1891. A copy of the proposed draft ordinance is available at www.cityofmillcreek.com.
Cell phone tower hearing is Tuesday
The Snohomish County Hearing Examiner will consider an application by Voice Stream to put a wireless communication facility on top and beneath an existing Snohomish County PUD transmission tower.
The property is located in the Mays Pond area at 2314 177th St. SE.
The hearing is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the Earl Torgeson Hearing Room, 2802 Wetmore Ave., Everett. For more information, call 425-388-3538.
Silver Firs garage sale is Saturday
The Silver Firs Phase II Homeowner’s Association will have its semi-annual neighborhood garage sale Saturday, Sept. 18.
The garage sale is open to the public. The Silver Firs neighborhoods are located along Puget Park Drive and 148th Drive SE east of Mill Creek.
For more information, visit www.silverfirs2.org.
Community focus items for Mill Creek and surrounding areas can be sent to millcreek@heraldnet.com or faxed to 425-673-6533.
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