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Meadowdale residents press Edmonds council for records, answers on Lynnwood wastewater-plant expansion
Summary
Multiple Meadowdale residents told the Edmonds City Council they learned only recently that Lynnwood plans a roughly $250 million expansion of its wastewater treatment plant near Edmonds homes and asked the city to share records, confirm whether a draft environmental impact statement has been issued, and press Lynnwood on odor and emissions.
Edmonds residents spoke at length to the City Council on Oct. 28 to press the city for information about a reported expansion of the Lynnwood wastewater treatment plant that neighbors say will take land in the Meadowdale neighborhood.
At public comment, residents said they only recently learned about a proposed roughly $250 million expansion project that they said would add capacity and construction through the mid-2030s and would affect homes that sit within a few hundred yards of the existing plant. ‘‘The news of the expansion has caused a great deal of surprise and unrest,’’ said resident John Quast, who asked the council for any Edmonds records of negotiations with Lynnwood and for copies of environmental reviews.
Stephanie McLaughlin, who describes herself as a civil engineer…
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