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Cuts to Education and Stimulus for Dept. of Ecology |
04/21/2009 |
| Gregoire and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) have announced the final proposed list of clean water projects to receive $65.4 million in federal stimulus funding. |
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Earth Day Movie on Global Warming |
04/21/2009 |
| Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow by joining WPC's Center for the Environment for a FREE screening of the new film Not Evil Just Wrong: The True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria at Rachel Carson Elementary School in Sammamish, starting at 6:30pm. |
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Snohomish Police Blotter |
04/20/2009 |
| Snohomish Police responded to the 2800 block of Bickford Avenue to reports of two males fighting in the parking lot. Suspect male was uncooperative and combative with police officers. Suspect was placed under arrest and booked into jail. |
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Sheriff says we are watching |
04/20/2009 |
| The Snohomish County Sheriff is showing its presents in a local neighborhood after receiving countless reports on speeders. "It's about time they listen to us and before someone gets hurt" said Sherry Franklin. |
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Plan ahead for overnight lane closures |
04/20/2009 |
| Snohomish County Drivers should plan ahead for overnight lane closures on southbound I-5 near Mill Creek this week. Crews are installing wiring for a new travel time sign on southbound I-5 at the SR 96 (128th Street SW) interchange near Mill Creek.
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Highway Spending Creates New Jobs "NOT" |
04/19/2009 |
| Nowhere is the government spending stimulus myth more widespread than in highway |
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Eryk's Law passed the Senate |
04/18/2009 |
| The bill that has come to be known as Eryk's Law passed the Senate unanimously. Rep. Mike Hope, R-Lake Stevens, co-sponsor of the bill, expressed appreciation to his Senate colleagues for passing the important policy. |
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Senate passes Hope's motorsports bill |
04/18/2009 |
| The Senate passed House Bill 2208 by a vote of 38-5 today. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Mike Hope, R-Lake Stevens. |
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Flood damage to SR 9 south of Snohomish |
04/18/2009 |
| Crews repair flood damage to SR 9 south of Snohomish, Drivers should plan for closures seven nights a week. The harsh winter is finally winding down, but its aftermath will force delays for drivers on SR 9 south of Snohomish starting next week. Drivers can expect nightly closures of the highway as crews repair damage caused by January floods. |
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Residents Worried about Mystery Water |
04/18/2009 |
| Snohomish development has residents worried about mystery water pouring up from the ground. Snohomish sub-division Outlook Ridge overlooks the Snohomish Valley and is located on Seattle Hill RD just west of Marsh road. |
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Smith Island restoration project |
04/18/2009 |
| Snohomish County will host an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 30, to discuss its proposal to restore about 400 acres of tidal marshlands on Smith Island in the Snohomish River estuary northeast of Everett. |
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HB 2334 - School Bond measure |
04/17/2009 |
| Raising $3 billion for construction, renovation and weatherization work on public buildings through 20-year bonds |
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Snohomish gets some good news |
04/16/2009 |
| Snohomish gets some good news from Olympia, funding for the initial studies needed to begin the process to design and eventually construct a new Highway 9 bridge over the Snohomish River has survived the process so far for crafting a new state transportation budget. |
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Taxed Enough Already? |
04/15/2009 |
| This is a critical moment for taxpayers in both our Washington and the other Washington. Barack Obama, Christine Gregoire and their Democrat allies are working in common cause to raise taxes and grow government at unprecedented and dangerous rates of growth. |
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Applications for tourism funds |
04/14/2009 |
| Snohomish County is currently accepting applications from public and nonprofit agencies for projects that develop and promote tourism in the county. |
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Free medications management seminar |
04/13/2009 |
| Snohomish County Long Term Care and Aging in partnership with The Everett Clinic, the Alzheimers Association and Council on Aging is offering a free presentation on how to get the most out of your medicine. The discussion will include information about common side effects, adverse reactions, how to store medications, which foods dont mix well with medicines and when combining drugs can be harmful. |
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Get some federal stimulus fast cash |
04/13/2009 |
| Monday, April 20, 2009, 10:00 am to 12:00 am. The federal stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contained several provisions to help small businesses. |
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Snohomish Senior' Grand Opening Celebration |
04/13/2009 |
| The public is invited to Snohomish Seniors' Grand Opening Celebration of the new Snohomish Senior Center at 506 Fourth Street on Friday, April 17 from 5 pm - 8 pm. |
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Cultural Tourism Symposium |
04/12/2009 |
| Registration is now open for the Historic Preservation and Cultural Tourism Symposium being held in Snohomish on May 28th and 29th. Take advantage of the opportunity to explore and learn from the preservation challenges and successes from the professionals and communities around the Puget Sound. |
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Spring Clean-up 09 event |
04/11/2009 |
| Although we didnt get the number of volunteers we were hoping for, the Spring Clean-up 09 event was a big success. 25 volunteers gave over 200 hours of their time weeding and mulching. |
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National Poetry Out Loud Finals |
04/11/2009 |
| At the end of National Poetry Month, 53 high school students, including Washington's BreAnna Jones, will walk on stage to face their peers armed only with the poems they have memorized and made their own. |
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Sports fans to plan for construction |
04/10/2009 |
| Crews working for WSDOT contractor Kiewit Pacific Co. are building a new bridge over the railroad tracks on Royal Brougham Way. Bridge construction will require narrowing the street to one lane in each direction between Occidental Avenue S. and Fourth Avenue S. during major events and closing the street to through traffic at all other times until early spring 2010. |
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Malicious Mischief in Snohomish |
04/10/2009 |
| Snohomish Police responded to the 1300 block of Bonneville Avenue to a subject that had threatened to kill himself then fled the residence. In making contact with the subject, police found out that he did not want to commit suicide and was just upset that he lost his job and his girl friend was leaving him. |
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School bond proposal is half-baked |
04/10/2009 |
| A leaking roof, peeling carpets and stale air -- not an environment where we want our teachers and students trying to succeed. In Marysville, Totem Middle School, Sunnyside Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Marshall Elementary, Cedarcrest School and Allen Creek Elementary all need new boilers or HVAC systems. |
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High Marks for Washington State |
04/09/2009 |
| Washington State's agile but prudent response to the national recession has earned high marks from all three major bond-rating agencies. Each upheld the states strong double-A ratings, which helps ensure affordable market access. |
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Snohomish Businesses Band Together |
04/09/2009 |
| Businesses in Snohomish Washington are finding that working together as a team during this economic down turn is helping the bottom line. It wasn't very long ago when a few business owners got together to inventory the local resources that may help keep Historic Snohomish business afloat. |
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Snohomish County's Evergreen State Fair |
04/09/2009 |
| Snohomish County's Evergreen State Fair is on schedule to fill its annual sponsorships despite the recent economic downturn. Specifically, the annual fair, which runs from Aug. 27 through Sept. 7 this year, has landed two new major sponsors: Unique Beverages of Everett, which produces "Wired" and "Cascade Ice" products, and Smith Brothers Farms of Kent, a Washington dairy producer since 1920. |
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Local government candidates |
04/08/2009 |
| I know it seems like the fall election campaigns just ended, but since time flies even when we are not having fun, it is time again to think about local elections. Odd numbered years we vote for local government candidates; City and County elected officials. |
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Council unanimously passes the "Shop Snohomish" |
04/08/2009 |
| Snohomish City Council unanimously passes the "Shop Snohomish" Local Shopping Campaign RESOLUTION 1229.
What a huge move forward with the business community, the city is showing that they are in partnership with their business community.
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U.S. flags are visible again |
04/08/2009 |
| U.S. flags are visible again on First Street in downtown Snohomish. Twenty-two flags are now hanging from lampposts at four major intersections on First Street, from Union Avenue to Avenue D, in a project sponsored by the Snohomish Lions. |
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Wastewater Treatment Plant |
04/08/2009 |
| While work continues for design on a pipeline to send the Citys sewage for treatment in Everett, staff continues to make performance improvements at the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant. |
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Raising college tuition by 14 percent |
04/08/2009 |
| Christine Gregoire said something today at her news conference that caught my attention amid all the other talk about raising college tuition by 14 percent a year at four-year schools. |
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Snohomish County Fire District 7 |
04/07/2009 |
| Snohomish County Fire District 7 responded to a report of an electrical fire in the 6200 block of 234th St. SE in Woodinville. Upon arrival, crews found an electrical fire contained to the conduit and electrical panels of the metal commercial structure. |
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temp position at WSU |
04/07/2009 |
| Part-time, temp position at WSU, Snohomish County Extension. Everett, WA. Flexible hours from 8 to 19 hours per week, April through September. |
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Federal Issue Update for week |
04/06/2009 |
| Many thanks to the Montana Chamber and the Alaska State Chamber for organizing teams to fly-in to Washington DC this week to share their opposition to the Employee Free Choice (card check) bill. Members of Congress will be home for the next two weeks if you can, make it to some of their town hall meetings and other public events to express YOUR opposition to this measure. |
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Reduce stockpiles of nuclear weapons |
04/05/2009 |
| A meeting in London between President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ended with the announcement that the U.S. and Russia will seek to further reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. |
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Lawsuit against the state |
04/05/2009 |
| At todays hearing, a group of concerned citizens struck back by announcing a lawsuit against the state. The daycare owners filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court alleging the state violated their right to privacy when the Department of Early Learning and/or the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (which operated under a contract with DEL) released the names and personal contact information for 19,226 private child-care workers. |
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Rail public open house |
04/04/2009 |
| A passenger rail public open house will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Snohomish School Resource and Service Center, 1601 Avenue D. The Port of Seattle plans to purchase the Eastside Rail Corridor from BNSF Railway. |
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Online guide for small businesses |
04/03/2009 |
| The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) released the 2009 Guide for Small Business in Washington State. The comprehensive guide provides entrepreneurs and small business owners clickable access to a variety of resources needed to start and successfully manage a business. |
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Snohomish Police Department Blotter |
04/03/2009 |
| Snohomish Police responded to a theft that occurred on the 1200 block of 2nd Street. The suspects had fled the scene but were stopped by two officers. The suspects had stolen an 18 pack of beer and were untruthful when question about the incident. The suspects were placed under arrest and their vehicle was impounded. |
