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SOS rally promotes a more business-friendly Walkable Main Street Posted: April 10, 2021 239 SOS supporters held a picketing and informational rally at 5th and Main on Saturday afternoon, to educate citizens about and advocate for their proposed compromise to limit the Walkable Main street closure to Sundays only. From left: business owners Robert Boehlke (Edmonds Housewares), Andy Cline (Cline Jewelers), Janelle Cass (Ohana Hyperbarics), Jenny Murphy (Sound Styles). Former Edmonds City Councilmember Dave Teitzel joins Edmonds Housewares owner Robert Boehlke to show his support for the SOS compromise. Supporter Rod Schick hands out a flyer to a passerby and explains how the proposed SOS compromise would benefit the community.
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 to replace long-time Chief Al Compaan, who retired Jan. 1, 2020. The COVID pandemic interrupted the search; the Edmonds City Council granted a waiver to extend Lawless’ acting role for a second six months, which expires on Jan. 22. What happens then? Under Edmonds City Code,
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 31, 2020
Demonstrators gather at Westgate urging Mayor Nelson to resign
As the sun set on the last day of 2020, about a dozen residents took to the streets at the Westgate intersection urging Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson to step down. The group drew waves and honks from passing motorists, with one even parking to photograph and personally thank the demonstrators.
The central issue drawing the group together is the recent months-long effort to find a new police chief to follow Chief Al Compaan, a 41-year Edmonds Police Department veteran who retired last December. The process to replace Compaan has been fraught with controversy and confusion, exacerbated the community rift between Nelson’s supporters and detractors, and left Acting Chief Jim Lawless named by Nelson in April as the best choice for the job in limbo.
QC Public Works Departments say supply of salt, plow drivers unaffected by pandemic
MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD ) A 1,500 ton salt delivery arrived right on time for Tuesday’s snowfall. It’s the first shipment of the season for the Moline Public Works Department, which had leftover salt from the last winter.
Municipal Services General Manager Rodd Schick says the department had extra salt in its reserves because of milder conditions last winter. He says the pandemic hasn’t impacted how much product the department gets.
“(During a) small snow and ice event, we go through 200 to 300 tons of salt,” Schick says. “(During a) significant event, we can use 500 or more tons of salt.”