The resignation of councilmember Deanna Dawson has created a vacancy on Edmonds’ City Council, and the city is hoping to quickly fill it.
The city is now accepting applications from qualified Edmonds residents who want to be considered for appointment.
Applications are available in the Office of the City Clerk at 121 Fifth Ave. N, Edmonds.
Candidates who submit applications will be publicly interviewed by the existing city councilmembers at a Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 council meeting.
The deadline for submitting applications is 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31.
The city of Edmonds has a Mayor/Council form of government with regularly scheduled council meetings on each Tuesday evening. Councilmembers are elected for seven at-large positions and represent all citizens.
The monthly salary for a councilmember is $600 per month, and $50 per meeting, with a maximum of eight meetings per month, or $1,000 in total.
Dawson resigned to take a job in Washington, D.C., and her resignation is effective Dec. 31.
For additional information, please call the Edmonds City Clerk at 425-771-0245.
Edmonds Rotarians are involved with the Snohomish County volunteer “Guardian ad Litem” program. This advocacy program is for children who have been through the local court system and need support from professionals and the local community.
The Rotary Club of Edmonds used their recent noon meeting to make the Christmas paper mittens. The mittens will have details about the child and his or her Christmas wish list. They are then distributed to Rotarians and their friends who will leave their gifts under the giving tree at the Harbor Square Athletic Club in Edmonds. The local Rotary club has supported this annual project for several years.
Bus rapid transit is a step closer to reality in the Puget Sound region.
Groundbreaking took place on the Community Transit’s Swift line this week, which will run sleek hybrid buses every 10 minutes most of the day on a 17-mile corridor of Highway 99 in Snohomish County.
“This is a great example of partnership and innovation to give people true transportation alternatives,” said Sen. Patty Murray as she joined other dignitaries in turning dirt on the first of 24 Swift stations at the corner of Highway 99 and Airport Road in Everett.
Swift will provide faster service on the corridor by stopping at fewer locations, having off-board fare collection so riders do not have to line up to pay on the bus, boarding at three doors, and transit signal priority to give Swift buses a slightly longer green light or shorter red light at intersections.
In the spirit of giving, light a light this holiday season for someone you love, something you wish for, or in remembrance of a loved one.
A living fir tree is strung with lights and placed at the entrance of the Frances Anderson Center. Donate $5 per light and your name will be posted on the main floor bulletin board of the Frances Anderson Center. Names will be posted on the bulletin board the first week of December.
Each light you light is a donation to the City of Edmonds Youth Scholarship Fund that enables Edmonds’ children to participate in Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services programs who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity.
To light a light, call 425-771-0230 or stop by the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.
Edmonds firefighters are working again this year to help bring holiday cheer to Edmonds.
Edmonds Firefighters Local 1828 is asking citizens to join in by making a donation of new toys, non-perishable food, gift cards, or money.
All three Edmonds fire stations are pleased to accept your donations. The stations are located at 8429 196th St. SW, 275 6th Ave. N., and 23009 88th Ave. W.
Please drop-off toys by Dec. 12, and food and money by Dec. 15. Checks may be made payable to Edmonds Firefighters Local 1828.
The Edmonds-based Bank of Washington has elected veteran investment manager Glenn Gregory of Bellevue to its board of directors of the community-owned bank system.
Gregory is president and portfolio manager of Obsidian Investment Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm Gregory launched in 1998.
Gregory has served in many public sector positions. In the private sector, he serves on the board of directors for DKA, an architectural services firm, and Ezell’s Famous Chicken restaurants.
He and his family reside in Redmond.
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