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• Another blunt conversation

  By Dave Earling, Mayor ... - Mar 28
  As many of you know, I gave the "State of the City" address a couple of weeks ago at the Wade James Theater before a full house. The program was ...
  

• 3 cities unite to support Sounder service

  By Ray Stephanson, City ... - Nov 15
  Sounder service has made headlines following a report by the Sound Transit Citizens Oversight Panel (COP) that expresses concerns about lower-than-...
  

• Petosa’s – An Integral Part of Edmonds

  By Mayor Dave Earling - Apr 26
  Living in a community such as Edmonds, with the quality of life we all expect and enjoy, it is much too easy to take the common every day benefits ...
  

• Remembering September 11, 2001

  By Mike Cooper, Edmonds ... - Sep 08
  Sunday Sept. 11, is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.   Where were you at 8:46 A.M. eastern time on September 11, ...
  

• How a budget is made

  By Mike Cooper - Nov 11
  Tis the season when governments prepare review and approve budgets.  This is a time of year when involved residents and elected officials ...
  

• City employees work harder, smarter

  By Gary Haakenson - Apr 08
  There have been several articles in the newspaper recently concerning the wages paid to public employees. Some have quoted the Wall Street ...
  

• Edmonds-UW softball team a sure winner

  By Gary Haakenson - Feb 18
  Big cities have sports teams. That sort of thing builds public spirit and brings people together. So I’ve decided that Edmonds needs a sports ...
  

• “New” council has big job ahead

  By Gary Haakenson - Jan 28
  Congratulations to Diane Buckshnis who was recently appointed to the Edmonds City Council, filling the vacancy left by the passing of Peggy ...
  

• Contract rezone facts and options to the public

  By The Mayor - Oct 22
  Normal 0 0 1 276 1576 13 3 1935 11.1282 0 0 0 By Gary Haakenson There has been much conversation about an application delivered to the City ...
  

• Delaying the levy was the prudent choice

  By Gary Haakenson - Aug 06
  By Gary HaakensonEdmonds MayorThe City Council recently voted to defer the much-discussed property-tax levy until 2010.Since last November they ...
  

• As we draw the year to a close

  By Dave Earling, Edmonds ... - Dec 20
  Phew! We are about to close-out a very busy year. For me, it has been fast forward the entire time. That is not a complaint, merely a reflection ...
  

• A Compounding Budget Challenge

  By Dave Earling, Edmonds ... - Aug 23
  Many of you may recall when I was sworn in on Nov. 29 of last year, I spoke of two issues. One of the issues was the need to have a "blunt" ...
  

• Deluxe with a Side of Development

  By Mayor Mike Cooper - Oct 27
  October 20 marked an important day in the history of our city. Over 1,000 people gather to celebrate the newest location of a Northwest institution...
  

• Energy conservation saves money

  By Mike Cooper, Edmonds ... - Jun 30
  In communities across America local residents, businesses, and public agencies spend millions of dollars each year to buy energy—often dirty ...
  

• What a ride it’s been...

  By Gary Haakenson - Jul 01
  It’s hard to believe that 15 years have gone by since that January night in 1996 when I was appointed to the City Council. Less than four years ...
  

• Spring activities aren’t always fun

  By Gary Haakenson - Mar 25
  Spring has arrived in Edmonds…seems like it’s been here since January! Flowering trees are popping with blossoms, daffodils are glowing bright ...
  

• Already impressed with FD1

  By Gary Haakenson ... - Feb 04
  In early January a house fire in the Seaview neighborhood took a woman’s life. It was tragic and heartbreaking, and my thoughts go out to her ...
  

• Who’s railroading whom?

  By Gary Haakenson - Jan 14
  By Gary Haakenson Edmonds Mayor   On Monday night January 4, I attended the first of three scheduled public hearings on the findings by a ...
  

• Flus are coming, be prepared

  By The Mayor - Sep 03
  Normal 0 0 1 269 1538 12 3 1888 11.1282 0 0 0 By Gary Haakenson Football season is here. Cold nights have already made their presence known. Sadly ...
  

• City discussions concerning the fire department

  By Gary Haakenson - Jun 25
  By Gary HaakensonEdmonds MayorSeveral weeks ago I received an unsolicited offer from Snohomish County Fire District 1 to provide fire service to ...