School board weighs sale of Ballinger Elementary to rehab firm
Edmonds School Board considers selling Ballinger Elementary in Mountlake Terrace for 1 million to New Medico Inc. for a 32 bed head injury rehabilitation facility. Sale contingent on Mountlake Terrace city approval, rezoning, and permits. committee review on reuse impacts and traffic concerns.
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Andra Marhefka
Lynnwood
Edmonds
Hal Reasley
New Medico, Inc
Ballinger
Pl. S.W
Mountlake Terrace
Charles Brennick
New Medico
Bob Brown
Jtahan
Shirley Betham
Medico
Betham
South County
Terrace City Council
Mary Davis
Ballinger School
Pinecrest School
Pinecrest
Voters to decide on library merger in Mountlake Terrace
Mountlake Terrace activists push to join Sno-Isle Regional Library District. A May 20 special election will ask residents to approve the annexation. The campaign has raised about 1500 dollars mainly from Friends of the Library fundraisers and volunteers plan targeted voter outreach.
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Andra Marhefka
Mountlake Terrace
Sno-Isle
Thelma Johnston
Friends of the Library Group
Friends Group
Edmonds driver sentenced after house crash plea deal
Caren Cody, 23, of Edmonds, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license after crashing a car into a house in November. A two year suspended sentence with conditions and fines totaling 1,?00 plus a one day jail term were imposed, with probation requirements including alcohol treatment. Ward, the homeowner and a KQ96 traffic reporter, criticized the lenient result, noting the incident endangered her seven month pregnant status and caused extensive damage but no injuries.
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Caren Cody
Edmonds
Cody
South Snohomish County
Thomas J. Wynne
Helene Ward
Ward
KQ96
Lynn Perry
Perry
Edmonds Asistant
Robin Hickok
Edmonds union to appeal 20 teaching layoffs
Edmonds Education Association President Julie Green said the union will appeal the district planned layoff of 20 teachers to Snohomish County Superior Court. Pink slips will be handed out May 15 to 24 district faculty including teachers and special education staff. The board adopted a reduced staffing plan May 2 to close a projected 2.6 million dollar deficit amid declines in enrollment. Green contends budget experts see no shortfall and plans to sue after names are released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andra Marhefka
Edmonds
Edmonds Education Association
Julie Green
Snohomish County
Green
EEA
State Association
Edmonds Trolley dedication highlights Main Streets Day
The Edmonds Trolley dedication marked Edmonds Main Streets Day last Wednesday. Photos show a trolley cake cut by Main Streets Project president Dave Earling executive director Ginnie Hildreth Edmonds Mayor Larry Naughton and Snohomish County Councilman Bruce Agnew. A Woodway High School Pep Band member appears focused during the performance.
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Edmonds
Edmonds Main Streets
Dave Earling
Main Streets Project
Ginnie Hildreth
EMSP
Larry Naughton
Snohomish County
Bruce Agnew
Woodway High School
James Bush
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