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Council learns more about small-cell wireless permitting, OKs 4th Avenue Cultural Corridor design work 1 hour ago Councilmember Laura Johnson (bottom row – left) questions wireless industry representatives during Tuesday’s council meeting. Installation of small-cell wireless facilities in city rights of way continued to be a focus of the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night as councilmembers held a second round of discussions on the topic. At issue is a master permit application submitted by New Cingular Wireless to install such facilities, which has raised concerns among some councilm...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: May 1, 2021 Councilmember Vivian Olson The Edmonds City Council will reimburse Councilmember Vivian Olson for money she spent for copies of documents in last year’s contested police chief search. Council President Susan Paine told My Edmonds News Saturday she has approved the payment. The debate had dragged on for four months. Past Council President Adrienne Fraley-Monillas and current Council President Paine had refused to reimburse Olson; both saying they had not approved the expense. During a council discussion April 20, Fraley-Monillas called Olson’s effor...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 28, 2021 The Edmonds City Council debates the reimbursement during its March 9, 2021 meeting. $337 is not a lot of money. But $337 is the flashpoint that ignited an inflammatory and seemingly endless debate in Edmonds City Council. “I think this was a witch hunt.” —Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas –Councilmember Laura Johnson   “I’ve been slandered tonight, and I’ve been accused of bias and I just want that to be on the record.” –Councilmember Vivian Olson The $337 is not the real story. The story is the internal council battle that, ...

Council finalizes 6-month ordinance banning large-tree removal; OKs planning board appointment schedule Posted: April 27, 2021 19 Edmonds City Attorney Jeff Taraday, bottom row-right, discusses tree ordinance language with the city council and mayor Tuesday night. It’s official: The City of Edmonds now has an interim six-month ordinance on the books that prohibits the removal of large trees on private property. The Edmonds City Council at its Tuesday night meeting reviewed a resolution outlining findings of fact that support continuing the ordinance, which was discussed in detail a...