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Mayor Kartak’s protestors joke online backfires

Mayor John Kartak posted a picture making fun of protestors being hit by cars on his personal social media page, but says he didn’t initially understand it and doesn’t support its message.

Fred Meyer, QFC workers told not to wear Black Lives Matter buttons

Fred Meyer and QFC, both under the Kroger umbrella of grocery retail stores, have banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) buttons while at work.

Development on Terrace Avenue discussed

Housing construction company DR Horton held an online meeting Thursday, Sept. 24 to address the concerns of Walsh Hills’ neighbors.

County Executive’s proposed budget adds SCSO body cameras, avoids layoffs and braces for 2021

County Executive Dave Somers’ 2021 budget aims to be resourceful since 2020 left little to work from.

Public hearing coming for Marshall Field rezone

The school district’s proposal to rezone Marshall Field in midtown to allow a future apartment complex is back for further consideration.

Everett may allow more marijuana shops to open with October vote

Soon, three new marijuana shops could open around town, if the council increases Everett’s cannabis store limit to eight.

Council districts map nearing completion, not all are happy

Time is closing for volunteer decision-makers to finish the map used to set district boundaries for electing most of the City Council members using geographic districts.

Tribune News Bites for September 30, 2020

44th Legislative District forum

Election 2020:PUD Commissioners guide the utility and set rates

Voters will select a commissioner on the Snohomish County PUD’s board to represent Everett, Marysville and across all of north county.

Early learners can return to classrooms in late October

The Snohomish School District has set a date for the first wave of students returning to classrooms.

Local farms opening steadily for guests

Snohomish is a farm town, down to the roots.

Local National Guard’s new commander has lots to do

Throughout the country, National Guard units have stepped forward to serve their community in a time of dire need.

New no-shooting zone buffer set around Monroe

After a close call with a stray bullet in the Eaglemont subdivision on the Fourth of July, residents clamored for a no-shooting zone north of their homes.

Franklin releases 2021 budget, public hearings in October

Mayor Cassie Frankin’s $411 million budget doesn’t reverse most of the city’s coronavirus-driven cutbacks during 2020

Everett Planning Commission mixed on accommodating Housing Hope project in historic area

A nonprofit’s request to upzone an area and clip the boundaries of a historic neighborhood so it can build a low-income housing apartment project

Relief at last coming to Skyview Estates neighbors

Community residents saw their road destroyed in a February landslide

Two Glacier Peak High students working to supply PPE to schools for safe reopening

During a time of national civil unrest, coinciding with a worldwide pandemic causing school closures, it is hard to imagine what senior year might look like for a local high schooler.

Everett’s zoning rewrite moves a step forward

The city’s overhaul of its planning code, named “Rethink Zoning,” will proceed to the City Council with the planning commission voting 6-1 to send a recommendation of support.

School districts reduce staff as no kids at campuses

The current need for online and remote learning has reduced the need for support staff in local school districts, which affects custodians, school bus drivers, and other classified staff in the Monroe, Snohomish and Everett school districts.

Preservation plan builds for Wood Creek forest

A nearly hundred-acre woody watershed once seen as at-risk to development could be protected for its long-term future.