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
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Welcome to our June eNewsletter. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to learn more about a particular topic, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Timber Tour
Earlier this month I was invited to participate in a timber
tour in Whatcom County. We met at the
Deming Log Museum and roughly 50 of us went into the mountains to learn more
about the timber industry and state trust lands. Speakers were logging companies, lumber mills
and DNR (Department of Natural Resources).
I was impressed with the pride in the work being done as well as the
respect each person had for our forests and the sustainable resource it
provided for our state. In talking with DNR staff we learned more about the new
change to the treatment of state forest revenue. This
article outlines this change. Not
all of District 5 school districts benefit from this change, but our smaller
rural districts will greatly benefit. Here
is a list of the districts and acreage within each district.
Lake Stevens Rotary Scholarships
Last
month I was honored to be part of our Lake Stevens Rotary Scholarship
night. We honored some amazing students
and for the fifth year in a row I presented my scholarship to a very worthy
recipient. Our graduating students are
off to new and exciting adventures next fall.
Congratulations to all our 2018 graduates!
Last
month Alaska Airlines invited a few people out to hear more about their plans
for commercial service at Paine Field airport.
They brought in the CFO (Chief Football Officer) and I was able to meet
Russell and get a moment for a picture.
As it says – Everett is ready for Take Off! The terminal is right on
schedule and with the FAA doing a new environmental review the hope is flights
will start at the end of 2018 to early 2019.
Monroe
City Council passed a new law allowing WATV’s within city limits. I am working
with staff to revise our current pilot program from Sultan to various county
roads to have a route that connects Monroe and Sultan. This will be a great service to our outdoor
recreation enthusiasts, and provides tourism opportunities for both of these
cities.
I
have had several meetings with our east county mayors discussing how the county
can make it easier for cities to annex their UGA (urban growth areas). Both council and the executive are committed
to help our cities move forward on this process.
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