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Mayor Gailey outlines Bayview Trail, Mill Landing, new internships and grants in State of the City
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In the State of the City address Mayor Gailey highlighted progress on Bayview Trail phases, a new Mill Landing project downtown that will house the historical society, an internship program, about $3.8 million in grant awards and city Lean Six Sigma training initiatives.
Mayor Gailey delivered Lake Stevens’ annual State of the City on March 24, highlighting capital projects, staffing initiatives and grant successes.
He described the Bayview Trail work and said the city received funding to design the next phase that will extend the trail north toward Marysville. He also announced ground‑breaking for a downtown project variously referred to as Mill Landing (a downtown museum and retail space) and described plans to move City Hall into the south complex to consolidate offices and free up downtown parking.
Gailey noted the city’s focus on operational efficiency through a Lean Six Sigma training program (about 40 percent of staff have green belt or black belt training) and said the city piloted an internship program with five interns supporting emergency resources, human resources, community development and GIS work.
He listed accomplishments in public works (more than 10,000 completed work orders and pavement/ADA improvements), said the city received about $3.8 million in grant awards for the year, and previewed future projects including sewer infrastructure to serve industrial areas and additional phases of the Bayview Trail. Gailey also noted public safety recognitions for local detectives working on Internet Crimes Against Children investigations and credited staff participation in statewide conferences and partnerships that attract funding and knowledge to Lake Stevens.
He closed by thanking staff, volunteers and council members and opened the meeting for questions.
