Lake Stevens public works highlights 2025 work and plans 19 capital initiatives for 2026

Laurie Erickson, the city’s public works analyst, presented the department’s annual report and a 2026 one-year work plan at the March 17 workshop. "My name is Laurie Erickson. I am the public works analyst, and tonight I am excited to share with you all our annual report for 2025," she said.

Erickson highlighted five strategic priorities adopted by the division — including protecting natural and built infrastructure, improving accessibility and the natural environment, and ensuring responsible stewardship of public funds — and said the department had compiled a 19-item work plan for 2026 mapped to those priorities. She told the council the department has 33 staff and has focused on preventative maintenance to extend asset life, noting pavement preservation and sidewalk/ADA improvements among recent…