Snohomish County Council News - Sam Low, District 5

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News from Sam Low

June 2017

Sam Low's eNewsletter

Snohomish County Council
3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 609
Everett, Washington 98201

8th floor, Robert J. Drewel Building
Phone: 425-388-3494
E-Mail: Sam.Low@snoco.org

Darcy Cheesman, Legislative Aide

Welcome to my June eNewsletter. If you have ideas on topics you would like to learn more about please contact me at 425-388-3494 or email me at sam.low@snoco.org.

Heritage Program

The Community Heritage Program provides up to $10,000 in financial grant resources to assist the collection, preservation and interpretation of Snohomish County’s heritage. This program is funded with a portion of document recording fees collected by the County Auditor. All of these funds allocated are for projects that “promote historical preservation or historical programs, which may include preservation of historical documents”. We had two outstanding projects awarded grants in the 5th district. The Monroe Historical Society received $7,500.00 for newspaper digital archiving and the Sky Valley Arts Council received $10,000.00 for plumbing in the Startup Event Center. Congratulations to these groups that are working so hard to preserve the heritage of our County. I was able to be part of the Startup Gym painting project and I presented this check to them at that time. It was a great day!

Small Capital Projects Partnership

The Small Capital Projects Partnership (SCPP) provides supporting funds for small capital projects in Snohomish County. Funding is provided by the Real Estate Excise Tax 2 (REET 2) Fund. Applicants must partner with a public entity on whose land the field or facility is located. The goal of the program is to award grants across Snohomish County. The Sultan School District along with the Sultan Elementary PTO received $5,000.00 for the Sultan Elementary baseball field. Through school fundraisers they raised additional funds to complete the baseball field. I presented a check to the Sultan Elementary this week, it was wonderful to see the students so excited.

Memorial Day

On May 22nd our Council and the County Executive approved joint resolution 17-020 honoring Memorial Day. It was especially humbling for me after I had the pleasure of touring the Naval Destroyer USS Sampson that same afternoon. I am so thankful for the men and women of our county who choose to serve and protect our nation. These hard working individuals are a vital part of our community, and I am grateful that they call Snohomish County home.

District 5 Meeting

On Monday June 5th, 2017, the Snohomish County Council will hold their fourth evening meeting of 2017. The meeting will be held 6:00 PM at the Jefferson Elementary School cafeteria (2500 Cadet Way, Everett, WA 98208) which is located within Snohomish County Council District 5. In November of 2016, Snohomish County citizens voted to pass Proposition 5 which requires the County Council to hold an evening meeting in each County Council district at least once each calendar year.

This is our first council meeting in unincorporated Snohomish County and I am happy it is in the Silver Lake Area. If this area were a city, it would be the second largest city in my district, and I want the people there to know that I represent them as well. It is also personally fulfilling given we are having the meeting at Jefferson Elementary, where 40 years ago I attended Kindergarten and First Grade.

Sky to Sound Water Trail

Monroe and Sultan are looking for community feedback as they re-imagine their community connections to public access sites and the proposed water trail along the Skykomish River. The open house will be June 3rd from 6pm to 8pm at Mountain View Christian Church in Sultan. The open house will feature sketches and recommendations generated by teams of local citizens, municipal staff, landscape architects, local leaders and area habitat experts during a design workshop hosted by these two river towns.

I will be meeting with the design teams on June 2nd and I will also be at the open house on June 3rd to hear the communities’ feedback. The Sky Valley area is rich with numerous recreational opportunities. We have a duty to preserve these waterways as well as making them available for our residents to enjoy.

Roads – Chip Seal Update

There are several county roads in the 5th District scheduled for chip seal work this summer – I have included a link to show where this work is scheduled to be completed. https://snohomishcountywa.gov/2974/Chip-Seal-Program

Budget Talks

Starting this month we will begin our focus on the 2018 budget. I have spent time with staff discussing our previous years’ budgets and will be looking closely at how we can be certain we are appropriating our budget in a fiscally responsible way as well as making sure the needs of our residents are being met. My office will keep you up-to-date on our progress.