Seven south Snohomish County cities may team up to form one large fire department.
Tonight the mayors and city councils of Lynnwood, Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Mill Creek, Mukilteo and Woodway will meet to discuss the possibility of forming a Regional Fire Authority.
Under such a plan, the costs of running the fire department would transfer to [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2011
Regional fire department could be formed in south Snohomish County
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Politics
Tags: Lynnwood Fire
New sidewalks near Lynnwood Elementary will create a safer route to school
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Transportation
A busy street near Lynnwood Elementary School will be getting sidewalks thanks to a state grant.
The city was awarded the money from the state’s “Safe Routes to School” program. Crews are expected to start building sidewalks next summer (2012) on 48th Ave. W. between 180th and 183rd.
Some of the grant money will also go toward [...]
Tags: Lynnwood Elementary
Police plan stepped up patrols for Super Bowl Sunday
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Crime
Lynnwood police and other law enforcement agencies in Snohomish County will be out in force on Super Bowl Sunday looking for impaired drivers.
“Nobody says you can’t enjoy the Super Bowl with friends and family,” said Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon. “Just don’t drink and drive.”
During the past nine years, 12 people have been killed in [...]
Tags: Police
Fire at Lynnwood condo was arson
January 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Fires
A fire that caused more than $30,000 damage at a condo north of Lynnwood this morning is being investigated as arson.
The fire was reported at 3:30 a.m. by residents of a ground-floor unit in a two-story building at the Brio Condominiums in the 15400 block of 35th Ave. W. They both got out safely and [...]
Tags: Fire District 1
Brides-to-be will converge on Lynnwood this weekend
January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Events
Hundreds of brides-to-be will flock to Lynnwood this weekend.
The annual Wedding Expo is being held at the Lynnwood Convention Center Saturday and Sunday. It’s expected to bring more than 700 brides.
Brides will have the opportunity to visit with a variety of wedding professionals — everything from wedding venues to photographers and travel agencies.
“Brides not only [...]
Tags: Convention Center
Anthony’s opening restaurant at Alderwood Mall
January 27th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Restaurants
For those who miss McGrath’s Fish House at Alderwood Mall, another popular seafood restaurant will soon be moving in.
Anthony’s Seafood Grill will be opening at the former McGrath’s building in October. It will be its first non-waterfront location.
“We’re ready to venture off the water to realize the Anthony’s Seafood Grill concept,” said Budd Gould, Anthony’s [...]
Tags: Alderwood Mall
Five years later, Nicole Pietz case remains unsolved
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Crime
Five years ago today, 32-year-old Nicole Pietz disappeared from her Lynnwood home. She wouldn’t be heard from again.
Her body was found Feb. 6, 2006 in a wooded area in Burien. Police say she had been strangled to death. Her 2003 Volkswagen Jetta was found in the University District about two weeks later.
While police can’t give [...]
Tags: Police
Woman robbed at James Village shopping center
January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Crime
Lynnwood police are trying to track down a robber who attacked a woman at the James Village shopping center at 196th & Highway 99.
The incident happened this past Friday at 5 p.m. An 86-year-old Lynnwood woman was shopping with her friend, a 31-year-old woman, when the elderly woman was knocked down from behind. A [...]
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Some business owners concerned about higher employee fees
January 26th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Politics
Some small business owners say Lynnwood’s increased employee tax is creating a hardship for them.
This year the fee that businesses pay for each employee went from $15.50 to $85, an increase of almost 600 percent. The new revenue helped fill a $22 million budget hole.
Some small business owners have been telling the City Council lately [...]
Tags: city council·taxes
Voters will decide if Lynnwood should have a city manager
January 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Politics
Voters will decide this fall if Lynnwood should change its form of government.
Monday night the City Council passed a resolution to place a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would ask voters if they want to change from a council-mayor to a council-city manager form of government.
Under the current council-mayor form of government, the [...]
Tags: city council·mayor