Snohomish County Council News - Sam Low, District 5

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Snohomish County News

News from Sam Low

October 2018

Sam Low's eNewsletter

Sam

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 


Budget Update

On September 25th, Executive Somers presented his 2019 budget to the Council.  This year is different than past years in that the Executive worked closely with Council throughout the year to discuss budget priorities and work on crafting a budget that had Council input from the beginning.  The budget proposed by the Executive does not raise the County’s general property tax levy, prioritizes public safety, and focuses on streamlined principles to best utilize tax payers' dollars.  At this time Council is hearing from the various county departments on their specific needs and requests for 2019.  Council’s goal is to have an adopted budget in by mid – November.


Airport Tour

airport 1

This month I hosted a reception and tour for the East County elected officials.  

airport 2

Mayors, city councilmembers, and community leaders throughout the district joined me for a sneak peak of the new airport.  

airport 3

We had over a 100 people come out to see the airport. 

airport 4

I am very excited to see this airport open and thankful to Propeller Airport for their investment into our County.  

airport 5

According to Propeller, commercial air service at Paine Field will have a direct economic impact of an estimated $300 million and provide approximately 300 new jobs in Snohomish County.

airport 6

FAA Hosts Public Information Workshop/Public Hearing

October 29th the FAA will be hosting a Public Information Workshop/Public Hearing at the Lynnwood Convention Center (3711 196th St SW Lynnwood WA 98036) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  This will be an information Open House format, to allow for one-on-one interaction with the Study Team. The public can attend the workshop at any time between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to review information related to the Draft Supplemental EA and speak with the Study Team.  

At 6:30 p.m., the Public Information Workshop will close, and the Public Hearing will begin. A brief presentation will be made at the start of the Public Hearing to explain the purpose, procedures, and rules of conduct. The Public Hearing will allow the public to enter their comments verbally into the record but will not include answering questions posed by members of the public.  Attendees may sign up to speak at the Public Hearing until 8:30 p.m.


522 - Open House Update

On October 2nd WSDOT held an open house for community members to learn about concepts to ease congestion and improve safety at the SR 522 – Paradise Lake Road Interchange in Maltby.  Over 250 residents came out to see the plan and share their comments.  I was fortunate to be able talk to several residents about the alternatives presented and talk about the overall growth and capacity in the Maltby area.  Several people asked me for an update regarding the apartment complex near Paradise Lake Road and I advised them that Snohomish County Planning and Development has a webpage that provides the most current information on this project.


Index Cabin Tour

cabin

This month I toured an old cabin outside of Index. Historians in the area believe this to be one of the oldest cabins in Snohomish County.  The goal of this group is to move this cabin closer to town so all people can enjoy this part of our County’s rich history. 


Roads Update

This coming weekend WSDOT will close all lanes of westbound US 2 between SR 9 and SR 204 so they can lay down permanent striping on the newly paved portion of the highway and perform expansion joint work. The WSDOT website has additional information.  There are additional road closure plans this weekend and the full details can be found here.


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