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Stanwood City Council reviews budgets, considers utility rate hikes and $10-per-home assessment for Tower bypass
Summary
At a Jan. 26 special session the Stanwood City Council held a budget workshop, reviewed departmental budgets and discussed a proposed $10-per-home assessment to fund a Tower bypass project and proposed utility rate increases (5% water, 3% sewer, 4.65% garbage); no formal action was taken.
The Stanwood City Council met in special session on Jan. 26, 2026, for a budget workshop in Council Chambers. Mayor Todd Sawyer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.; Jessica Lasack, city clerk, recorded the roll call with Councilmembers Rottman, Siebels, Ganoe and Knapp present.
Councilmember Rottman moved to approve the meeting agenda as posted; Siebels seconded and the motion passed with four ayes. The session then proceeded as a budget workshop in which budgets for each city department were reviewed.
City staff and council members discussed funding options for the Tower bypass project, including a proposal to assess $10 per household to help pay for the work. The transcript does not specify how many homes would be assessed or whether alternative funding sources were considered.
During the workshop the council discussed proposed utility rate adjustments: a 5% increase for water, a 3% increase for sewer and a 4.65% increase for garbage service. These figures were discussed as proposals during the review; the council did not take formal votes or adopt any rate changes at the Jan. 26 meeting.
The council set its next regular meeting for Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Siebels moved to adjourn the special session at 8:04 p.m.; Rottman seconded and the motion carried with all ayes.
No formal budget approvals or funding allocations were adopted at the workshop; the items discussed are expected to return for further consideration at future meetings.
