Ratepayers get a break from Snohomish PUD
Snohomish County residents receive retroactive credits after the Snohomish PUD rescinded recent rate increases. Residential rates drop 14.8 percent, commercial 18.9 percent, and industrial about 24 percent, with about $93.60 saved yearly for an average homeowner and $124.80 for electric heat households.
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Snohomish County
Public Utility District
Snohomish P.U.D
Andy Muntz
Muntz
PUC
City to vacate alleys west of Halls Lake
Lynnwood residents near Halls Lake face losing alleys and gaining land if the city vacates right of way next month. At a hearing, owners who paved alleys and built garages urged against vacating, while officials said only unimproved segments would be removed. Mayor Hrdlicka noted undeveloped rights of way invite dumping, while vacating could spur back yard fences and cleaner lots.
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Lynnwood
Halls Lake
M.J. Hrdlicka
Fire arson investigators May uncover clues amid ashes
Pamela J. Woodroff profiles Snohomish County Fire District 1 arson investigators who treat crime scenes like archeological digs. They sift through charred remains for artifacts such as timing devices wires and accelerants while occasionally uncovering bodies. In Edmonds a double death by arson involved two gasoline canisters chained to a locked home exits and a motive tied to an out of court settlement as firefighters found Kris and Greg Weston dead in their bedroom.
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Snohomish County
PUD
Supreme Court
Washington
Joseph Coleman
Seattle
Coleman
Muntz
JOHN ‘@IBSON
Kris
Greg Weston
Kris Weston
Edmonds
Pamela J. Woodroff
Tom Foster
Foster
8704-236Th Street
S.W
Sheri Durst
Alderwood Manor residents prefer annexation to Lynnwood option
Alderwood Manor residents largely oppose annexation but would support joining a neighboring city if it preserves local identity and powers. A 94 acre proposal prompts study of annexing to Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace or Brier as sewer, road, and growth pressures rise. Local officials seek details on taxes land use and services.
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Alderwood Manor
Snohomish County
Lynnwood
Brier
Mountlake Terrace
Alderwood
Janet Dickson
Bellevue
Robert Derik
Don Riggs
Lake Sammamish
Olds
196Th Street
196Th
South County
Dickson
Rae Barnett
Lynnwood delays 53rd Avenue LID over cost concerns
The city tabled forming a local improvement district for upgrading 53rd Avenue West between 206th and 208th streets after residents protested high per home costs estimated at over 7000 dollars. A benefit study will take two to three months to decide whether land values rise enough to cover the 129000 dollar project, with possible modification or alternate funding.
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206Th
208Th
Lynwood
M.J. Hrdlicka
Sand
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FUSE
Cathy Scheibe
Pamela J. Woodroffe
53Rd Avenue
Lynnwood Public Works
Loren Sand
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