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Edmonds School District seeks annexation of former Alderwood Middle School to support new middle school; council to consider resolution next week
Summary
The Edmonds School District presented a petition to annex approximately 19 acres containing the former Alderwood Middle School into the City of Lynnwood so the district can rebuild and open a fifth middle school required by a voter‑approved bond; staff said annexation would move the project through city permitting and then to the Boundary Review
Edmonds School District representatives asked the Lynnwood City Council April 7 to move forward with a petition to annex the former Alderwood Middle School site — roughly 19 acres — into Lynnwood. The district said annexation would help meet the district’s permitting schedule for rebuilding the facility as a fifth middle school to accommodate sixth‑grade moves required by voter‑approved bond measures.
Why it matters: The district told council the parcel is the optimal site for the new middle school and that annexation would allow permit timelines to proceed on a schedule that meets the district’s obligations to voters. The council must first pass a resolution next week to forward the petition to the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board; the boundary board will then consider the petition and return a recommendation for council action on an ordinance and public hearing.
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