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Council approves municipal services campus scope; also clears museum/retail building funding

5426037 · July 18, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized staff to proceed with a scoped renovation of an existing municipal campus (not to exceed $7 million) and approved a museum and retail building budget (not to exceed $4 million) after staff trimmed and reprioritized elements to fit available funds.

The Lake Stevens City Council on July 15 approved an updated scope and budget for a multi-building municipal services campus and separately approved a Lake Stevens Historical Museum and retail building project, after staff pared back some exterior and add-on features to fit available funds.

Why it matters: the municipal campus and the museum/retail building are multi-year civic projects that change where city staff and services are located, enable downtown activation and affect capital financing and bond or REET allocations.

Community Development Director Russ Wright summarized refinements to the municipal campus program that reduced the earlier…

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