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Council approves ballot measure language and calls special election on annexation into South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue RFA

2106792 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The Edmonds City Council approved a resolution calling a special election on annexation into the South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue Regional Fire Authority and accepted a city attorney revision removing an assertion that the RFA would "continue providing current level of service." The resolution passed with one abstention.

The Edmonds City Council on Jan. 7 approved a resolution calling a special election to ask voters whether the city should annex into the South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue (SCF) Regional Fire Authority.

Councilors voted to place the measure on the ballot and finalize the explanatory statement for the election after the city attorney said one line in the draft explanatory language overstated what the pre-annexation documents legally guarantee. The attorney told the council he would…

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