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City manager seeks consent-calendar approval to extend federal lobbyist contract; staff highlights $5M Main Street TIB grant

Mountlake Terrace City Council · December 5, 2025
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City Manager Jeff Knighton recommended placing a two-year extension of the Johnston Group federal-lobbyist contract on the Dec. 18 consent agenda, noting the firm has helped secure more than $10 million for the city; Knighton also announced a $5 million Transportation Improvement Board grant for the Main Street project.

City Manager Jeff Knighton briefed the council on Dec. 3 about a proposed two-year extension of the city's federal-lobbyist contract with the Johnston Group and announced a Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant award.

Knighton said the Johnston Group has represented Mountlake Terrace since 2007 and has helped secure more than $10…

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