More than 60 people gathered on June 11 to tour the former Ballinger Lake Golf Course in Mountlake Terrace and provide ideas for what they would like to see as the property is transitioned into a 42-acre passive park, open space and environmental sanctuary. Planning for the makeover is underway, city officials said, and representatives from the city’s Recreation and Parks Department and the volunt... »
The Edmonds School District board gave its final approval to the 2013-2014 school year calendar this week. Classes for the school year begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The calendar year closely resemble the schedules used in recent district school years, with a two-week break in late December into early January, a spring break the first full week of April, and a last day of classes on the third Tuesda... »
Mountlake Terrace City Manager John Caulfield is one of six finalists being considered to fill the vacant City Manager post at the City of Lakewood. Caulfield and the other five finalists will be in the Pierce County city just south of Tacoma on Monday and Tuesday, June 17 and 18, for a series of candidate receptions and interview sessions. The Lakewood City Council has a special public meeting sc... »
Brier officials are hoping to have two major projects in city park and greenbelt areas underway soon. A proposed replacement for the damaged Scriber Creek pedestrian bridge is going out for bid “in the next few weeks,” said Brier Mayor Bob Colinas. The current wooded bridge in the 21000 block of Oak Way and 21st Avenue West, and the banks of the creek beneath it, were damaged in a December 2007 st... »
By Doug Petrowski The Mountlake Terrace City Council approved a new public defender contract this week that will cost the city an additional $105,000 per year over its previous contract. City officials cite a recent Washington State Supreme Court ruling and legal action against other jurisdictions for the need to expand the contract with law firm Feldman & Lee. The new contract will cover publ... »
Planning is underway to transition Ballinger Golf Course, closed late last year, to become a 42-acre passive park, open space and environmental sanctuary. As part of the community outreach process, the Mountlake Terrace Recreation and Parks Department, along with the volunteer Recreation and Parks Advisory Commission, will host an open house on Tuesday, June 11, starting at 7 p.m. in the Ballinger... »
By Doug Petrowski The Mountlake Terrace Library will be holding a used book sale and open house on Saturday, June 8. The book sale is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; the library open house is set for noon-2 p.m. All proceeds from the book sale go to finance various programs and events at the library through the non-profit Friends of the Mountlake Terrace Library organization. “This Ju... »
By Doug Petrowski The My Neighborhood News Network will be preparing local voters for the Aug. 6 primary election and Nov. 5 general election with reports from now through fall. Here is another of those reports. Although Mountlake Terrace resident Dave Gossett is not able to run for re-election to his current Snohomish County Council position due to term-limit rules, the District 4 post could aga... »
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