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Snohomish school bond failure puts district back to drawing board

The $470 million bond that would have paid to replace six elementary schools, and make improvements to transportation and safety for schools, is failing to gain the supermajority needed to pass.

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NEWS BITES FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Parking meters suggested

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Residents may see recycling surcharge in bills

In Snohomish and Monroe, recycling pickup in the city will cost more if rate adjustment requests from Republic Services are granted.

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Snohomish to plot Avenue D corridor’s future

Action has started toward a year of visionary activity toward a Midtown Planning District, for an area along Avenue D from Sixth Street north to Highway 9 to accommodate new development.

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Everett sets climate plan, pledging carbon neutrality by 2050

The City Council voted unanimously Jan. 29 to adopt the city’s first-ever Climate Action Plan, with the stated goal that Everett city operations become carbon-neutral by 2050.

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Limit made on homeless housing sites in Everett

The Everett City Council voted Jan. 29 to ban multi-family homeless housing in some neighborhoods.

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Thumbnail Theater gets new paint, carpeting, seats

That memory of wiggling and shifting positions on hard, cold wood is a thing of the past, but new memories will form from their cozy replacements.

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Swedish workers await word on resumed talks

Negotiations following the end to a three-day walkout are not yet scheduled between Swedish and its union workers, after both sides reached a halt in marathon talks during the holiday season.

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Frontier Communications is selling its Northwest service operations

Insiders say telecom company may seek bankruptcy

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Everett Station area improvement plan city has proposed by using localized taxes put on pause

The city pulled back its plan to introduce a special assessment tax to fund improvements in the area around Everett Station in part after property owners challenged data suggesting the majority of owners favor the idea.

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Snohomish school bond asks to replace 6 schools

It is a big wish list for school construction and safety, and the district has prepared to ask its 30,000 residents if they share the wish to improve schools.

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Everett Council may decide on Y park name this week

A decision over what to name the public park adjacent to the new Everett Y on Colby Avenue is expected Jan. 29 by the City Council, but it could be a tough call.

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Unrestrained generosity to thrift shops creating a behind-the-scenes difficulty

SNOHOMISH -- Many of the donated items will make it to the sales floor of Fabulously Frugal. A surprising amount won’t. People drop off so much garbage, its manager said, that the store spends about $800 a week for extra pickups. Shelling out almost $42,000 annually for garbage removal takes a significant bite of the nonprofit’s income, in turn reducing what it can give to senior center services.

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Everett may use tougher tools to reshape downtown

Should the city be granted the use of eminent domain to foster economic development?

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Tennis event at Everett arena to feature Serena Williams

When the United States takes on Latvia’s team in the Fed Tennis Cup at Angel of the Winds Arena Feb. 7 and 8, all eyes may be on Serena Williams when she takes the court.

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Everett Fire's ambulance prices go up

Getting a ride in an Everett Fire ambulance will now cost more.

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Farm store Coastal to fill longtime Monroe vacancy

It appears that the long-vacant former Albertsons storefront at 19881 U.S. 2 will have a new tenant.

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NEWS BITES for Jan. 22, 2020

Murder suspect still in California jail

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Cities lay out their priority lists for this year

Housing and economic development rank high on the 2020 priority lists for Snohomish, Monroe and Everett.