So far the Everett City Council has held two public hearings on the proposed 2012 budget and no one has spoken up. Today’s the last chance as the third and final public hearing will happen at 12:30pm in the Council Chambers at 3002 Wetmore in downtown Everett. Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson proposed a balanced budget […]
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Everett, WA Mayor to Reveal Budget Cuts if City Council Fails to Pass Property Tax Increase Tonight
November 9, 2011
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It should be an interesting meeting of the Everett City Council tonight as the council must take action on a proposed 1% increase in the property tax for 2012. The proposed increase was included in Mayor Ray Stephanson’s balanced budget presentation to the city council. Last week the Everett City Council failed for the first […]
Everett, WA Updates and Blog Redesign
April 23, 2011
Sorry for the up and down over the last few days, I think we’ve got most of the updates done and I hope you will enjoy the site and let others know that we have things here that you probably won’t find anywhere else. Speaking of that, here are a few updates that I haven’t […]
City Council Members Blast Everett TV…Too Much Mayor, Not Enough Gov’t in Action
April 4, 2011
City could give back $25.00 to every cable household and still have plenty of money to meet needs for 10 years… In a guest commentary printed in the Daily Herald yesterday, Everett City Council members Brenda Stonecipher and Drew Nielsen cited several issues with how Everett TV, the city’s cable channel on Comcast and Frontier, […]
Everett Salary Review Commission up to Full Membership – Gigi Burke Appointed – Draft Plan Issued
March 17, 2011
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On Wednesday, the Everett City Council appointed local businesswoman Gigi Burke to fill the last open seat on the Citizen’s Salary Review Commission. The opening came up after it was revealed the council’s last appointment was a relative of a council member. This morning the City of Everett released the draft… CITY OF EVERETT CITIZENS’ […]
Everett TV Saga Gets Bigger, 1.7 Million Dollars Sitting Unspent as Cable Providers Collect $30,000.00 a Month From Everett Cable Customers
March 17, 2011
I’ve been writing about Everett TV for some time and several interesting things were revealed in a briefing to the Everett City Council last night.The City has no idea how many people are watching Everett TV. For eight years, Everett City Council Presidents have been invited to participate on Everett TV and not one of […]
Big Money Moves for Everett City Council Tonight.
March 16, 2011
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Tonight the Everett City Council will make several big financial decisions. The Council is expected to approve a request to reappropriate more than 13 million dollars to cover everything from bulletproof vests to sewage backup damages, a climate action plan to a two million dollar shortfall in B&O tax collections. In addition, Everett TV will […]
How Cool Should Everett TV Be? (Did you even know the City had its own TV Channel?)
March 4, 2011
Some Council Members Balk at Spending Nearly Half A Million Dollars on the City of Everett’s TV Channel An agenda item that would allow Mayor Ray Stephenson to approve a contract worth $469,024.66 to upgrade Everett TV was pulled at the last minute Wednesday Night. Even though it was taken off the agenda, City Council […]
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November 23, 2011
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