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The mayor said the Southlake Stevens Business Park is being built behind the Burger King near Tom Thumb and that the Sno-Isle Library project had begun foundation work. He described the assisted-living and senior apartments in Sooper Hill as among the city’s largest recent buildings (four or five stories) and said they will expand housing options for older residents who want lower-maintenance units while staying in the city.

On broader business development, the mayor said land availability constrains growth and cited a recurring barrier: an Everett waterline that limits what can be done along Twentieth Street Southeast. He said negotiations with Everett on the waterline have been difficult and ongoing for years; the city expects additional commercial activity where the city invests infrastructure (for example along the 130th industrial corridor where sewer, broadband and a trail are planned).

Why it matters: the library and senior housing projects change the physical and service profile of downtown and the Soper Hill neighborhood, while the business-park and industrial-corridor investments are intended to spur local jobs and reduce commutes across the trestle.

Details and limits: the mayor said some projects are visible in the community and encouraged residents to visit construction sites, but he did not provide firm completion dates for all projects nor detailed budgets for private developments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting of April 15, 2025-Mayor's State of the City Address","oneSentenceSummary","The mayor reviewed current and planned development: Southlake Stevens Business Park, the Sno-Isle Library under construction, and new senior and assisted-living apartments in Soper Hill; commercial development remains constrained by limited land and an unresolved Everett waterline issue on Twentieth Street.","taxTitle","Lake Stevens, Snohomish County, Washington","taxId",53861,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269505,"Mayor credits community and police as Lake Stevens reports lower crime and police reaccreditation",1267,830000,2097000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8&start=830&end=2097","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8/thumbnail_830000.jpg","/articles/6269505/Lake-Stevens/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mayor-credits-community-and-police-as-Lake-Stevens-reports-lower-crime-and-police-reaccreditation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269505-ce74b7db4303d4bcfd2ee107a5ef33b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771077080&Signature=nU3xqVtu5rPODi~3oOAnBgn7grMeMqDlNbMJfyAZxkbQqqcaczITkOVme5v4LdsdeQVeWeROm6~2VAVpJlQpdiQ9flc31zwRjzvqQ-gkbEPbYOdPzc0sROH~8opBqCU~hAuCo8fX8AAsOA-d7wgxt87YnZ5RhTIP1hO7FU4giIAC10gYj0yoswIFmyEFVhoxHJhOx83ZyRFt8DVQUHKmUNGzQGAm61JvVTCzsWoL4uXSlJGZ-BMdJqWjXOsP0X3dSnzVReQeugAI3wfR~6xW0wdMcg8bdFIWMqVDMrfHo2R5wzzOPPGHVF~Isksq0s2I8DEkwbCfLS4iwLlOICZqSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The mayor said the Lake Stevens Police Department completed reaccreditation with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) and that the department engaged with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit to protect children.

During audience Q&A a resident referenced an unpublished statistic: “2024, our crime rate went down 20%,” and asked the mayor to attribute the reduction. The mayor credited police work, local businesses and community vigilance, and said staffing constraints remain a challenge. He said the city would continue to support officers and press for appropriate legislative changes at the state level to support local public-safety efforts.

Why it matters: the reaccreditation and the ICAC work are cited as part of public-safety improvements. The mayor emphasized a combination of police activity and community involvement as contributing factors to the reported reduction in crime rates.

Transcript notes: the resident’s 20% figure was posed during a question and presented by the resident; the mayor did not provide independent crime data in the presentation text beyond his general statements about policing and staffing.","The mayor highlighted police reaccreditation by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, work with the Internet Crimes Against Children unit and community contributions to public safety; a questioner cited a 20% drop in crime in 2024, which the mayor attributed to police efforts, community vigilance and partnerships.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269508,"City touts APWA accreditation, CitizenView usage and IT updates as culture and service wins",55,538000,593000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8&start=538&end=593","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8/thumbnail_538000.jpg","/articles/6269508/Lake-Stevens/Snohomish-County/Washington/City-touts-APWA-accreditation-CitizenView-usage-and-IT-updates-as-culture-and-service-wins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269508-5cbb74f561b30d5119bdb58b6659f5a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771077080&Signature=PawG6Si2ztULQy2ZSAxGLYwlo3gd-QIyqNlgy-fxnXa9vWKHTzmc9MEb3kPmayaDVsqcrcXMyZ4VwawfSPPCrG5YzVOeBbGGQigETMLmdUcSjHslYKibDPv-sWQcnMmiP9s~oOWEvbR4nPjMfF0yhi~vbys9DGWrZuyApMEHiDJOzWIzvj08NrKMZ4Ilnxz~Nlhj4W4SGvvPkM5SXpSkOF-RQSoQNWKh-L2vlu~GdLSEp4dX6gF3LDJJ1RSuhsu-h1LFHFXBS5sINB7Q5OKSscKz5jcKK3zxnhzaT6qvZWoalpcl1C4ifp08M~L~cU~gXhZBBoHdZ2jTgHdV6CC4Kw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor (unnamed) told attendees the city pursued and achieved American Public Works Association accreditation to improve public-works service delivery and internal policies, a process the mayor said took roughly three years and covered procedures across public works, HR and finance.

On service delivery, the mayor described CitizenView, a resident-facing app for reporting potholes, missing signs and other issues. He said CitizenView produced “over 8,000 work orders this year” and encouraged residents to continue using it. He also described JustServe as a volunteer-service platform the city is promoting to connect service organizations and individuals seeking volunteer opportunities.

On records and IT, the mayor said staff moved and cleaned data to digitize records, migrating about 900,000 files into SharePoint. He said the city added a part-time security analyst, increased cameras in parks, expanded GIS capabilities and is working to improve cybersecurity.

Why it matters: APWA accreditation and the CitizenView/IT upgrades were presented as steps to standardize service delivery, increase accountability for work orders, speed public-records responses and improve data management for future applications such as AI-assisted services.

Quotations used in this article are attributed to the mayor; other staff names (Olivia, Aaron, Sarah) were mentioned as leads on specific projects but direct quotations in the transcript come from the mayor.","Mayor credited American Public Works Association accreditation with organizational reforms, highlighted more than 8,000 CitizenView work orders processed this year, and described large-scale IT work including a 900,000-file SharePoint migration and a new part-time security analyst.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269510,"Lake Stevens outlines sidewalks, Bayview Trail progress and pilot traffic changes for 16th/17th corridors",241,1258000,1499000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8&start=1258&end=1499","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8/thumbnail_1258000.jpg","/articles/6269510/Lake-Stevens/Snohomish-County/Washington/Lake-Stevens-outlines-sidewalks-Bayview-Trail-progress-and-pilot-traffic-changes-for-16th17th-corridors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269510-d99da7b25fd33292f8098ab2b883be07/orig.mp4?Expires=1771077080&Signature=GJLskkzn2XTqtVMUtbf4LmMHdLORrwsvjFqSTHPUCT9iyFXfyYBuoqnm~I5M022JFw2oRxLiZWRwRxljKcw3jJ-r5xYs1wRlh8FMJlS2Bk1dRFBkXTWaal6CCuLAnNIjg1mEvAlhUGdJlNp3uVf-Afr8~DX9AvS7bI2LHuDqubosatXhzPkXQ074YBrWBOs9hrtJe5wVN3lKcStQ9nTcjpouWijM5LOg~HyAuSc2xLhepewjvBy5JZIfFL2AQ729rzrNaIjRxsM1cMwbs0vDUOouQJjcDfqUW2naxV5KG3A3hPIZjxTG~ZR6Qdj8plm-MKaeqFC1V2PwI45P8xMuBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor (unnamed) said the city's Transportation Benefit District (voter-approved in 2023) has funded sidewalk work and other projects and described completed and planned work intended to improve walkability and multimodal access.

Completed and near-term projects the mayor highlighted included the 90 First Avenue sidewalk from Lake Stevens Middle School to Market Street, pavement-preservation work that included ADA curb and crosswalk upgrades, and purchases of thermoplastic striping equipment. He said the city has done “quite a bit of pavement preservation” and that thermoplastic crosswalk materials last longer than painted lines.

Trail work and Bayview Trail: the mayor described a new Bayview Trail built under a north–south power line corridor from Twentieth Street to Twelfth Street, and said the city and Marysville are coordinating so the corridors will connect. He said a dog park within that trail is expected to open in spring pending wet-area fixes and that the city expects to complete the Twelfth-to-Eighth Street segment in the coming summer. The mayor also described a legislative funding request (a roughly $500,000 ask he called a “half a million dollar ask”) that he said looks likely to fund design and engineering from Eighth Street north toward SR‑204; he said the exact reach of that money is not certain.

16th/17th pilot and other corridor ideas: the mayor described a neighborhood safety and walkability problem on 16th and 17th avenues and said staff proposed a one-way couplet plus reclaiming lane space for sidewalks and slow traffic. He said the city held an open house and planned a roughly four-week pilot in May to gather data before deciding whether to make it permanent.

Industrial corridor infrastructure: the mayor said the city will put sewer, broadband and multimodal trail infrastructure along 130th Avenue to support industrial area growth; he said that work will be put out to bid this summer to allow businesses to expand on-site when they’re ready.

Why it matters: these projects target pedestrian safety near schools and neighborhoods, improve long-term pavement condition, and add infrastructure aimed at economic development in industrial areas.

Remaining questions: timing and exact funding amounts for some design phases were not specified by the mayor; the transcript records that some grant applications (Safe Routes to School for the Lake Stevens Middle School corridor) are pending and will be decided in a couple of months.","Mayor described completed and planned transportation work: sidewalk construction funded by the Transportation Benefit District, Bayview Trail phases, thermoplastic crosswalks, a pilot one-way couplet and pavement preservation projects, and a planned infrastructure package for the industrial 130th corridor.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":46,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269511,"Lake Stevens mayor highlights fiscal gains, Moody's upgrade and City Hall campus plan",1635,27000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8&start=27&end=1662","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042580-437c1e0cde93564a1f8e357495f9e0c8/thumbnail_27000.jpg","/articles/6269511/Lake-Stevens/Snohomish-County/Washington/Lake-Stevens-mayor-highlights-fiscal-gains-Moodys-upgrade-and-City-Hall-campus-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269511-832bc6f62f54e38a38db07bc724d6c40/orig.mp4?Expires=1771077080&Signature=UpsR1pSQhxBHKWxa1Nu9s8GeqBkgmvKdvKs818fjD316KnYly0FBb6c9uuSNk2OuQBq5IfLB2RU3YIg8ExxWMz3DO4PMDOaZW6raWM~hNWY7GyxVP-g~7acpZb4b4gAFlo3yoAZbkX7WbMG7~ENsttxvg3CjPJupSWyu4bqpdOD5FSzh6TwhY1AUH9LGzOpVDUoZbXh5qATsKluIT0RctpQeJvINnFo4JqVS8t7DvUS1HmMlOJC5BeGsK-qK2UyxkAMEzdrJFoToeh348yLzvPWEvtDbQJG-SI8DnY-zSFsCVUryJjIdMZXSgz-WkJu4K2AityGAlWGy88hbpA8aKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Stevens Mayor (unnamed) onstage for the city's annual state-of-the-city presentation summarized last year’s financial results and outlined plans to convert recently purchased downtown buildings into a municipal campus.

The mayor said the city’s financial health earned a Moody’s upgrade to AA1, noting the rating reflected “policies and procedures, updates, and upgrades” that came from the city’s American Public Works Association accreditation work. He described the upgrade as enabling the city to borrow at lower rates when it pursued bonds to buy property for the City Hall project.

The mayor emphasized the city maintains balanced annual budgets, a “good strong general fund reserve,” and clean financial audits. He said the city “went out for a bond measure for our city hall project,” and later that staff “were able to go out and bond the money to purchase those” downtown buildings; he added the financing was done “without raising any additional revenue to fund those bonds.” The mayor said one building will be remodeled for City Hall and another for council chambers and that the project could finish in spring 2026.

Why it matters: the Moody’s rating and the bond financing affect borrowing costs and the city’s ability to fund capital projects without asking voters for additional taxes. The City Hall campus is also intended to free up other buildings downtown and open new parking near North Cove, the mayor said.

Supporting details from the presentation: the mayor said the city’s revenue mix has shifted so sales tax now surpasses property tax, that annual financial audits are passed, and staff undertook a SharePoint migration and records-digitization effort to improve responsiveness on public records. He also said the municipal services division processed over 1,900 public records requests and logged more than 2,200 staff hours on records fulfillment.

The mayor concluded by thanking staff and council and by framing the year’s results as the product of staff work and community involvement.","Mayor delivered an annual \"state of the city\" presentation highlighting a Moody's AA1 upgrade tied to policy improvements, the city's balanced budgets and a plan to remodel purchased downtown buildings into a City Hall campus financed by bonds without new taxes.","actionData","errors"]

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