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Council discusses Mile Sand and Gravel proposal on school-district land; city says it submitted county comments opposing impacts
Summary
Arlington staff and councilmembers discussed a proposed Mile Sand and Gravel operation on school-district land and said the city submitted comments to Snohomish County opposing the project's potential threats to the city's water supply and increased truck traffic.
City staff and council members spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing a proposed Mile Sand and Gravel operation on land the school district owns north of Arlington and reported the city submitted comments to Snohomish County raising concerns about water-supply and traffic impacts.
Public works staff member Jim Kelly described the proposal and the city's response. He said the proposal began as a conditional-use-permit application to Snohomish County in 2021 and that the city submitted comment letters when the proposal was refiled. "We submitted our comment letter when they proposed this for a second time," Kelly said, citing two grounds: the proposal "threatens our source water" and would impose heavy traffic on Burke Avenue and…
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