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Everett mayor activates emergency response as heavy rain raises river levels; city announces $10 million transit grant
Summary
Mayor Franklin told the Everett City Council tonight that an atmospheric river and heavy rainfall have raised the Snohomish River and may cause localized flooding; the city activated its Emergency Operations Center and opened cold-weather shelters. The mayor also said Everett Transit won a $10,000,000 grant to replace nine buses with hybrid vehicles.
Mayor Franklin gave an emergency update at the Everett City Council meeting on Dec. 10, saying heavy rainfall and an atmospheric river had saturated local watersheds and pushed rivers and stormwater systems toward capacity.
"There is a potential for flooding that may impact the riverfront neighborhood in North Everett," he said, while emphasizing there were no evacuation orders in place at the time. He said the Everett Emergency Operations Center is fully activated and that fire, police and public works teams are monitoring conditions,…
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