The Edmonds Cemetery Board is seeking volunteers to fill two alternate positions. The board consists of seven non-paid volunteers and two alternates serving four-year terms. Board members and alternates must be committed to attend one 4 p.m. meeting on the third Thursday of each month and participate in committee work and activities involving the Edmonds [...]
I am proud to be the only member of the Edmonds Citizens’ Transportation Committee to oppose the TBD vehicle fee increase. While I hope we can look for ways to increase transportation revenue, such as REET redistribution, I will not support increased revenue at any cost. This fee is yet another affront to working families. [...]
The third Citizens Levy Committee, held Aug. 26, featured a presentation by Lorenzo Hines, Edmonds Finance Director, plus reports from the various subcommittees. Several interesting discussions came up, and I will expand upon those below. Mr. Hines discussed how the budget is prepared and the components of the City’s financial systems. The City is legally [...]
Residents living in single-family homes near Edmonds-Woodway High School and Swedish/Edmonds Hospital — officially known in the City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan as the Medical/Highway 99 Activity Center — gave passionate testimony Tuesday night about why the City Council shouldn’t change the way development is regulated in their neighborhood. At issue during the City Council [...]
We have an issue to vote on this November: To TBD or not to TBD. But what is it and why should I, as voter in Edmonds, care? The Transportation Benefit District (TBD) was formed in Edmonds on Nov. 18, 2008, by a vote of the Edmonds City Council in response to an opportunity to [...]
The public will have a chance to comment on proposed updates to City of Edmonds State Environmental Policy Act regulations that could potentially allow for increased development along the Medical/Highway 99 Activity Center and the Highway 99 Corridor. The Edmonds City Council has scheduled two public hearings on the issue, one after the other, at [...]
Edmonds businesses that have not yet discontinued using single-use plastic checkout bags should consider requesting an extension with the city, Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper said. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Cooper thanked Edmonds residents and retailers for “a successful start” to the City’s ban on plastic checkout bags at retail establishments, which became [...]
On Tuesday evening, the Edmonds City Council held a special meeting in which the Mayor had each of his department heads make a presentation to council regarding the upcoming 2011 budget. Department leaders gave a brief explanation of what their department does for the city, some historical information about how they have made cutbacks over [...]
Publisher’s note: My Edmonds News contributed this story as part of a series that its online news partner, The Seattle Times, is running on homelessnesss. It was an image that stayed with Edmonds City Councilmember D.J. Wilson: A homeless mother and her small children sleeping in a car in Edmonds, trying to stay warm as [...]
The city budget is the focus of the Edmonds City Council this week, with meetings both Monday morning and early Tuesday evening. First, the Council Finance Committee will meet at 11 a.m. on Monday to discuss the 2009-10 mid-year budget adjustment, and will also take public comment. This item was originally on the Aug. 24 [...]
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