SNOHOMISH -- Bickford Motors, the Ford dealership, has reached 90 years of operations.
Caseloads at the county haven’t kept up with the growing population, and cases are getting denser and more complex. Meanwhile, the recategorization of drugs and drug possession as a gross misdemeanor has driven an estimated 90% of this caseload increase in Everett for Everett prosecutors.
County Executive Dave Somers’ proposal to raise the county property tax rate by 8%, which would pencil to about a $15 increase to a $600,000 home according to the county finance office, has generated two separate countermeasures from the County Council ratcheting the rate down. Council Vice President Nate Nehring proposes taking no increase, and making multiple budget cuts to offset not having as much revenue come in. Nehring said the public doesn’t have an appetite for more taxes. Council President Jared Mead proposed a middle ground of 4%.
Backyard poultry keepers have been on alert of a new wave of avian flu, and are calling on people to lock up their flocks.
Bell Canada, the telecom arm of Canadian conglomerate BCE, plans to buy Washington-based Ziply Fiber, the two companies announced Nov. 4.
A letter to the Tribune of gratitude for holding a mirror up to the commmunity.
A long-time retired machinist says the Boeing Co. must restore pensions, and why this matters.
EVERETT — A local arts group just turned 50. The Schack Art Center, which is now a modern facility in downtown Everett, started in 1974 by a group of artists and advocates in a much different form.
EVERETT -- A new “no-sit/no-lie” buffer zone two blocks around the Imagine Children’s Museum will go live Nov. 15. Updates on safety measures included Flock safety cameras to monitor crime and traffic issues.
A call to show up at Council meetings and demand accountability on seeking the public's voice on red light cameras in Monroe.
A letter calling out the facts of a letter in the Oct. 23 Tribune about Everett Initiative 24-03.
MONROE -- Demolition began Oct. 21 on one of the historic Buck Houses on S. Ann Street.
SNOHOMISH — The city happily found there are no leaded pipes in the city’s drinking water system. No private water service pipes from the water main to the property building appeared to have leaded connections either.
The only Snohomish County Superior Court Judge seat up for election might be one of this year’s more conspicuous county-level races. The roadside billboards first went up months ago. Sitting judge Whitney Rivera was appointed to the superior court this spring and is seeking election. Trial attorney Mary Anderson is taking her second shot at being elected to the bench after running for a seat last year. Ballots are due Nov. 5. It’s a nonpartisan position.
A letter opposing Everett Iniative 24-03 about the river.
SNOHOMISH — Mayor Linda Redmon’s proposed $115.5 million biennial budget includes major replacements of the city’s water and sewer lines, as well as traffic-calming and pedestrian infrastructure.
A letter for Mary Anderson for Judge.
EVERETT — Boeing assemblers are anticipated to vote Oct. 23 on whether to accept a renegotiated contract that union leaders agreed to present to employees.
