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Lynnwood approves Scout social-worker contract; opioid fund fills final $42,330.50 gap
Summary
The Lynnwood City Council approved a Scout contract providing a social worker shared with Mountlake Terrace. Verdant grant funds cover $177,500; the council approved a $42,330.50 draw from local opioid settlement funds to reach the contract total of $219,830.50.
The Lynnwood City Council on March 24, 2025 approved a contract with the Snohomish County outreach team (Scout) to continue an embedded social-worker position shared between Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace. Council votes established a funding split: $177,500 from a Verdant grant and $42,330.50 from the city’s opioid-settlement fund, bringing the total contract amount to $219,830.50.
Why it matters: The contract restores a half-time social-worker placement embedded in the city’s community-health section; Scout’s model places one social worker split across the two cities (two days per week in Lynnwood and two days per week in Mountlake Terrace). Council members said the position supports community health work linked to the Community Justice Center and ongoing outreach efforts.
Commander Scott Dilworth, representing city public…
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