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Mayor issues call for community efforts against hate in first post-pandemic town hall Posted: July 13, 2021 Mayor Mike Nelson welcomes attendees to Monday evening’s anti-hate town hall. In his first town hall meeting since the COVID crisis hit more than a year ago, Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson issued a call for community action to battle the rising tide of hate, hate crimes and hate speech. Joining Nelson on the dais were Edmonds Schools Superintendent Dr. Gustavo Balderas, acting Edmonds Chief of Police Michelle Bennett, NAACP Snohomish Chapter Vice President Louis Harris, Edmonds Diversi...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: July 9, 2021 145 Edmonds City Councilmember Kristiana Johnson addresses attendees with her message of putting Edmonds first, protecting the environment, and building back good government. A group of more than 50 supporters gathered on Thursday evening at Claire’s Restaurant in Edmonds to help 12-year Edmonds City Councilmember Kristiana Johnson kick off her campaign for re-election to a fourth term.  Johnson is facing two challengers in the Position 1 race: Edmonds Citizens’ Planning Board Vice Chair and Snohomish County Airport Commission Chair Alicia Cra...

Edmonds Arts Commission announces 2021 one-time grant awards Posted: March 10, 2021 380 In response to the negative impact of the pandemic on the arts in Edmonds, the City of Edmonds Arts Commission has funded one-time grants for Edmonds-based non-profit arts organizations and artists in the 2021 budget. According to a city announcement, the purpose of this new grant program was “to help build and reinforce a diverse, accessible and equitable cultural community in Edmonds, recognizing the uncertainty and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the necessity of changing strategies t...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 7, 2021 Mayor Mike Nelson There will be a public statement “within the next day or two” from Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson about “the next steps in the police chief process.” That’s the word released Thursday by the city’s spokesperson, Edmonds Economic Development and Community Services Director Patrick Doherty. He had no further details. The mayor must make at least one decision quickly. Assistant Chief Jim Lawless has held the title of acting chief since January 2020. It was supposed to be a six-month assignment while Edmonds conducted a search t...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 17, 2020 Jamie Holter After nine months serving as the City of Edmonds’ public information officer, Jamie Holter has resigned. Holter — who has worked in state and county communications for more than 15 years — was hired in March to fill the newly created position of half-time public information officer/communications strategist. Her last day was Dec. 16. That position was identified as a key priority for the mayor and city council when they added the job in the city’s 2020 budget, but Holter said that recent issues — including the controversy su...