December 6, 2017 Edition 3 Issue 11 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Viking Basketball Viking basketball season has started. Girls and boys teams split their wins last week against Arlington. Read more on page 11 COUNTY BUDGET Snohomish County Council adopted their 2018 budget. See what they propose. Read more ON PAGE 9 TipsforFIREFIGHTERS The 15th annual Tips for Fighters raised thousands to help local kids receive a nice Christmas. Read more on page 2 A graphic of the proposed tolling costs for the U.S. Highway 2 trestle if passed by legislature as posted by Rep. Mark Harmsworth. pam stevens Photo by Pam Stevens Left:The fire pit globe created from the old aerator by staff in the PublicWorks Dept..Right: Santa after he arrived to greet the crowd and light the city’s Christmas tree. pam stevens ROBBERY SUSPECT Can you help Lake Stevens Police identify the robbery suspect who robbed Qdoba? Read more page 3 SEE TOLLING ON page 2 9302 N. Davies Rd. • Lake SteveNS • 425-903-4069 1909 Hewitt ave. • eveRett • 425-249-2812 Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo FREE ENTREE Buy one breakfast or lunch entree and two drinks and get a second entree (Up to $6 Value) free. Buy one Dinner entree and two drinks and get a second entree (Up To $8 Value) free. MADE FROM SCRATCH DAily CAliFORniA STylE GRill & CAnTinA Bookyour holiday partiesnow (up to 50 people) Gift Certificates! NOW SERVING AMERICAN BREAKFAST! Friday, Sat and Sun 7am-3pm One coupon per table. Not valid with any other offer, daily special or lunch special. www.papasmexicangrill.com Christmas lights adorned buildings in downtown Lake Stevens as Santa arrived with Lake Stevens Fire on Satur- day, December 2. The holiday festivities be- gan at 5 p.m. with cookies and hot cocoa provided by local Boy Scouts. The city’s Public Works de- partment worked like Christ- mas elves to enhance the glis- tening lights that adorned City Hall, the library, trees and the War Memorial. They also brought out a warm and beautiful surprise – a globe made into a fire pit repurposed from the aerator that was removed from the lake just last month. The globe sat atop the base, which provided the fire, was drawn by Leah Everett, the city’s Stormwater Engineer- Lake Stevens first annualWinterfest lights up downtown, includes visit from Santa ing Technician and cut out by members of the Public Works Department. All of this was done on their personal time. Everett explained that they wanted to make the first an- nual Winterfest special and create something beauti- ful out of the aerator that has been part of the lake for decades. The globe will be brought out for special events. They also created a salmon in a Santa hat out of lights that is perched on top of the new City Hall. The Kiwanis Club welcomed Santa Claus and helped him light the city’s Christmas Tree. Santa also enjoyed talking with the children and bring- ing them special a gift from the North Pole. The lights will be on dis- play downtown through the holidays. Tolling could be an option to pay for new US2 trestle Tolling across the US 2 Trestle could become a real- ity and a costly nightmare for Lake Stevens residents but not if State Representa- tive Mark Harmsworth, R- Mill Creek, has anything to say about it but Senator Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens wants to ensure that a study is com- pleted before making any de- cisions. After receiving a draft copy of the WSDOT US2 West Trestle Funding and Finance Study, Harmsworth took to social media to show what consultants have suggested to pay for a new trestle. “This report is not tech- nically published but it oc- curred to me as I was looking at this stuff these consulting reports are supposed to help give direction before spend- ing money on design,” Harm- sworth said. “But the 31 page report contains 13 pages ded- icated to tolling. They talk about how to implement a toll to get the money on the first 13 pages. I would have hoped that when this report came out they would talk about practical ways to re- place the trestle. Instead they go straight to the design and there’s a program schedule included.” Senator Steve Hobbs, head of the Transportation Com- mittee, says that more needs to be looked at before making a decision on what will hap- pen with the trestle. “Tolling is one of many op- tions. I live in Lake Stevens and I don’t want to pay a $6 toll, that’s ridiculous,” Hobbs said. “The $6.30 toll is a data point is a tolling model which is the largest dollar amount that would be assessed closer to the year 2040. We’re look- ing at all the options and toll- ing is the least favorable. We need to have the study done and completed before making any decisions. Whatever hap- pens we need to get feedback from the community before , OCR Text: December 6, 2017 Edition 3 Issue 11 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Viking Basketball Viking basketball season has started. Girls and boys teams split their wins last week against Arlington. Read more on page 11 COUNTY BUDGET Snohomish County Council adopted their 2018 budget. See what they propose. Read more ON PAGE 9 TipsforFIREFIGHTERS The 15th annual Tips for Fighters raised thousands to help local kids receive a nice Christmas. Read more on page 2 A graphic of the proposed tolling costs for the U.S. Highway 2 trestle if passed by legislature as posted by Rep. Mark Harmsworth. pam stevens Photo by Pam Stevens Left:The fire pit globe created from the old aerator by staff in the PublicWorks Dept..Right: Santa after he arrived to greet the crowd and light the city’s Christmas tree. pam stevens ROBBERY SUSPECT Can you help Lake Stevens Police identify the robbery suspect who robbed Qdoba? Read more page 3 SEE TOLLING ON page 2 9302 N. Davies Rd. • Lake SteveNS • 425-903-4069 1909 Hewitt ave. • eveRett • 425-249-2812 Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo FREE ENTREE Buy one breakfast or lunch entree and two drinks and get a second entree (Up to $6 Value) free. Buy one Dinner entree and two drinks and get a second entree (Up To $8 Value) free. MADE FROM SCRATCH DAily CAliFORniA STylE GRill & CAnTinA Bookyour holiday partiesnow (up to 50 people) Gift Certificates! NOW SERVING AMERICAN BREAKFAST! Friday, Sat and Sun 7am-3pm One coupon per table. Not valid with any other offer, daily special or lunch special. www.papasmexicangrill.com Christmas lights adorned buildings in downtown Lake Stevens as Santa arrived with Lake Stevens Fire on Satur- day, December 2. The holiday festivities be- gan at 5 p.m. with cookies and hot cocoa provided by local Boy Scouts. The city’s Public Works de- partment worked like Christ- mas elves to enhance the glis- tening lights that adorned City Hall, the library, trees and the War Memorial. They also brought out a warm and beautiful surprise – a globe made into a fire pit repurposed from the aerator that was removed from the lake just last month. The globe sat atop the base, which provided the fire, was drawn by Leah Everett, the city’s Stormwater Engineer- Lake Stevens first annualWinterfest lights up downtown, includes visit from Santa ing Technician and cut out by members of the Public Works Department. All of this was done on their personal time. Everett explained that they wanted to make the first an- nual Winterfest special and create something beauti- ful out of the aerator that has been part of the lake for decades. The globe will be brought out for special events. They also created a salmon in a Santa hat out of lights that is perched on top of the new City Hall. The Kiwanis Club welcomed Santa Claus and helped him light the city’s Christmas Tree. Santa also enjoyed talking with the children and bring- ing them special a gift from the North Pole. The lights will be on dis- play downtown through the holidays. Tolling could be an option to pay for new US2 trestle Tolling across the US 2 Trestle could become a real- ity and a costly nightmare for Lake Stevens residents but not if State Representa- tive Mark Harmsworth, R- Mill Creek, has anything to say about it but Senator Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens wants to ensure that a study is com- pleted before making any de- cisions. After receiving a draft copy of the WSDOT US2 West Trestle Funding and Finance Study, Harmsworth took to social media to show what consultants have suggested to pay for a new trestle. “This report is not tech- nically published but it oc- curred to me as I was looking at this stuff these consulting reports are supposed to help give direction before spend- ing money on design,” Harm- sworth said. “But the 31 page report contains 13 pages ded- icated to tolling. They talk about how to implement a toll to get the money on the first 13 pages. I would have hoped that when this report came out they would talk about practical ways to re- place the trestle. Instead they go straight to the design and there’s a program schedule included.” Senator Steve Hobbs, head of the Transportation Com- mittee, says that more needs to be looked at before making a decision on what will hap- pen with the trestle. “Tolling is one of many op- tions. I live in Lake Stevens and I don’t want to pay a $6 toll, that’s ridiculous,” Hobbs said. “The $6.30 toll is a data point is a tolling model which is the largest dollar amount that would be assessed closer to the year 2040. We’re look- ing at all the options and toll- ing is the least favorable. We need to have the study done and completed before making any decisions. Whatever hap- pens we need to get feedback from the community before , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,December 6, 2017.pdf,December 6, 2017.pdf Page 1, December 6, 2017.pdf Page 1