MARYSVILLE – Mayor Jon Nehring and council member Stephen Muller talked about the Marysville-Pilchuck Walk of Strength at the City Council meeting Oct. 26.
“It was a nice balance between somber reflection and moving forward with strength,” Nehring said of the one-year anniversary Oct. 24 of the shooting at the high school. “It commemorated a difficult time in our history – one we wish we didn’t have to have.”
Muller went to both the football game between M-P and Oak Harbor and the walk the next day.
“It was great to see them support each other at Friday night’s game, and Saturday get people together as part of the healing process,” Muller said.
In other council news:
•A fund-raiser for the Sonic Elite Cheer club will take place Nov. 7 from 5-9 p.m. at Gleneagle Golf Course in Arlington. Three members of the team passed out free tickets to council members and staff. The event will include a dinner, silent auction, live music, dancing and a dessert auction. The golf course is at 7619 E. Country Club Drive in Arlington. The club also will host its 2nd Annual Athlete Holiday Showcase Nov. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Marysville Boys and Girls Club, 1010 Beach Ave. The all-star cheer teams will have their first public performance after seven months of practicing. Admission is by toy donation for kids in need.
•Public Works Director Kevin Nielsen asked for $9,285 more for extra fill for the Qwuloolt Estuary project. It was approved by council. He said a new janitorial company will provide services to the city, at a savings of $40,000 a year. He said a city of Marysville sign will go up near Marysville Getchell High School and Highway 9, and that the traffic circle at 71st has been landscaped and more such circles will be going up around town to control speeding. He also said four tons of trash left by the homeless was cleaned up.
•Finance Director Sandy Langdon said the city needs to pay $193,000 more to the fire district. The funds will come from its 1 percent tax plus new construction.
•A public hearing was set for Nov. 9 to have the City Council take over the duties of the Marysville Transportation Benefit District. The council performs both roles already, and this would just dissolve the TBD board, city attorney Jon Walker said.
