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Lake Stevens celebrates Bayview Trail ribbon cutting; council seeks $600K (design) and $1M for City Hall from state
Summary
City leaders marked the ribbon cutting for the Bayview Trail and told the Lake Stevens City Council on Jan. 7 that the city will seek state funding to continue design and to support a City Hall renovation.
City leaders marked the ribbon cutting for the Bayview Trail and told the Lake Stevens City Council on Jan. 7 that the city will seek state funding to continue the project and to support a City Hall renovation.
Councilmember Peter Sagan, speaking as outgoing council president, told the council that representatives from the State Auditor’s Office gave “glowing comments” about the city’s financial management during an exit conference on Dec. 18. Sagan also congratulated Mayor Gailey and staff for the trail opening, saying the project “came full circle.”
Councilmember Steve Ewing said the Bayview Trail involved cooperation with the City of Marysville and that Representative Sam Lowe helped secure funding that aided the project. Ewing said the city and Marysville are asking the legislature for $600,000 each to continue design engineering for the trail’s next phase. The council also said it will seek a $1,000,000 capital-project grant to help with City Hall renovation.
Why it matters: The Bayview Trail is a multiagency effort that connects Lake Stevens and Marysville and has local transportation and recreation value. The funding requests would support design and capital work; the council voiced intent to pursue the appropriations in the 2025 legislative session.
Council remarks and attribution: Outgoing Council President Peter Sagan said the State Auditor’s Office gave “glowing comments” about how Lake Stevens conducts its finances. Councilmember Steve Ewing credited Representative Sam Lowe with help securing funding for the trail and said both Lake Stevens and Marysville have submitted funding requests to the legislature for the trail design.
Clarifying details recorded during the meeting: - Legislative asks: $600,000 for design engineering for Bayview Trail (Lake Stevens) with Marysville seeking an additional $600,000; $1,000,000 capital-project request for City Hall renovation. - Partnership: City of Marysville was identified by council members as a project partner on the Bayview Trail; Representative Sam Lowe was identified as having helped secure funding for prior phases.
No formal appropriation or binding commitment was made by the council at the Jan. 7 meeting; the council reported the funding requests and plans to pursue the items through the legislative session.
