Brian Sullivan'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: Brian.Sullivan@snoco.org
Robert Knoll, Legislative Aide
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We've been busy since since the last eNewsletter! Here are just a few recent items we've been working on. Also included are some fun June activities in District 2 to check out. If you have specific concerns or questions, please give me a call or send me an email. It is an honor to represent you on the County Council and I pledge to help you however I can.
Everett Station Area
The Snohomish County 2016 budget includes
a $5,000 appropriation for professional services to generate
recommendations to support development, redevelopment and revitalization of the
Everett Station area through facilitated workshops with experts and key stakeholders. Snohomish
County has contracted with HopeWorks Social Enterprises. HopeWorks will partner with the Everett Station District Alliance and Forterra NW on the workshops and a written report documenting recommendations for action. The Everett Station area is a roughly 200-acre light industrial and commercial area surrounding the Everett Station transportation hub located adjacent to downtown Everett and partially within the Downtown Everett Regional Growth Center. The city's comprehensive plan identifies the area for high-density, mixed-use, and transit-oriented redevelopment. The city has also begun a subarea planning process (called Metro Everett) for a larger area comprising the Everett Station area, downtown Everett, and adjacent areas. We look forward
to working with HopeWorks and hearing the recommendations presented for making the Everett Station more usable for all.
Being an entrepreneur myself, I'm passionate about small business in Snohomish County. The NW Innovation Resource Center (NWIRC) is a wonderful
organization that works with Snohomish County entrepreneurs and inventors,
helping bring their ideas to life. Entrepreneurs thrive when resources essential for their growth are available. These include business experts providing advice and investment funding options for starting their business. I am supportive of NWIRC as they work with education institutions and others in Snohomish County to create an Innovation Center in Everett, which will be a hub for services and resources for entrepreneurs.
NWIRC Power Event at Weyerhaeuser Room, Everett Transit Center
Because the County Council recognizes the value of small neighborhood parks and activity centers and the difficulties encountered funding them, on May 9, 2017, the County Council approved the Small Capital Project Partnership Grants. Partnership grants were awarded to local non-profits that partner with a public entity to fund projects that benefit the community. Two projects were selected in District 2. Forest View Elementary PTA partnered with Everett Public Schools for a special needs playground at Forest View Elementary and will receive $8,542. Mukilteo Little League partnered with Snohomish County Parks for an outfield fence at Paine Field Community Park and will receive $5,651. I'm confident both the Forest View Elementary special needs playground and the Paine Field Community Park will benefit children for many years to come.
Hawthorne Elementary, 2016 Small Capital Project Partnership Grant Recipient
In November, 2016, Snohomish County citizens voted to pass Proposition 5 which requires the Snohomish County Council to hold an evening meeting in each County Council district at least once each calendar year. It also requires a public hearing be held in the evening on the proposed budget presented by the County Executive and on any proposed ordinance to adopt, amend, or repeal a county comprehensive plan; and repeal inconsistent transition provisions. Each public meeting includes a public comment period. The Council encourages the public to attend these meetings as they are able, and to come with ideas and suggestions for the Council as they start to plan for the County's 2018 budget. The night meeting for District 2 is scheduled for Monday, June 12 at 6:00 in the County Council Chambers, Jackson Board Room, 8th Floor, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett.
County Councilmembers met with leadership of Naval Station Everett to discuss shared priorities and also were given a tour of the USS Sampson by Commanding Officer Mark Lakamp.
Sorticulture Garden Arts Festival is a 3 day
event being held from June 9th to June 11th, 2017 at Legion Memorial Park in Everett. Sorticulture features hand-crafted art for the garden
and specialty nurseries, display gardens and designers, food fair, wine garden,
free kids' activities and live music.
The Washington State Food Truck Association
partners with the City of Everett to bring you the first food truck lot on
Wetmore Avenue. The arts-centric plaza at 2710 Wetmore Avenue, with
plenty of outdoor seating, is a location chosen by city planners and will host
2 to 3-trucks at a time. “Food Truck Fridays” from 11am - 2pm, will run as a pilot program to see if this is a viable
location and one that is popular with the community.
Biplane Weekend at Historic
Flight: Biplane weekend has flying demonstrations and opportunities for rides
throughout the weekend. They also have Fifi, the only flying B-29 in existence
stopping by, and if you're into it, you can take a ride on for $600-$3,500!
Tour among as many as 60 restored biplanes invited on the basis of their
uniqueness and quality restoration. Speak with the owner/pilots about the
challenges and rewards of open-cockpit flight. Watch formations form above Paine
Field, or better yet, get a ride in a biplane that joins a formation. Historic
Flight Foundation is grateful to the biplane owners of the Northwest for their
untiring efforts to preserve their aircraft and their willingness to assemble
for this event.
The annual salmon ceremony is when the Tulalip Tribes honor the first king salmon of the season and bless the fishermen that work the tribal fisheries.
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