Month: April 2025
Scene in Edmonds: Salmon fry released in Yost Park
Posted: April 13, 2025
My Edmonds News
Coho fry released in Shell Creek
On Saturday, April 12th, Megan Moran from Sound Salmon Solutions and Joe Scordino released several thousand Coho fry with the help of volunteers and local residents. These “baby” salmon were released in Yost Park near Olympic Avenue and near Holy Rosary parish in Edmonds.
It was great fun.
Here are a few photos:
Yost Park: Volunteers help save Shell Creek salmon
Posted Sunday, April 13, 2025
By Joe Scordino, Stream Team Project Leader
A large crowd gathered at Yost Park to help release several salmon at a time. They used clear cups so everyone could see the baby salmon. (Photo courtesy Joe Scordino)
Continue reading “Yost Park: Volunteers help save Shell Creek salmon”Edmonds Rotary, Perrinville neighbors help repopulate streams with salmon
by Joe Scordino
April 7th, 2025
Letter to the editor: Hummingbird Hill Park supporters not ‘misinformed’
Posted: April 3, 2025
By Chelsea Rudd
Edmonds
Link to My Edmonds News Article
Editor:
At Tuesday’s city council meeting, 250 Edmonds residents filled the chambers, with over 60 pleading with the council to remove Hummingbird Hill Park and Frances Anderson Center from consideration for rezoning, sale and commercial development. However, the next day it was reported by King 5, “Multiple city leaders say the public is misinformed.”
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Hummingbird Hill Park supporters not ‘misinformed’”Edmonds residents show up for Hummingbird Hill Park, Frances Anderson Center
After a two-and-a-half hour public comment session, the council tabled its votes for the two comprehensive plan amendments.
By Jenna Peterson
Wednesday, April 2
Link to Everett Herald Article
Richie Gabriel, 1, jumps off the bottom of the slide as Matthew Gabriel looks down at him from the play structure at Hummingbird Hill Park on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Continue reading “Edmonds residents show up for Hummingbird Hill Park, Frances Anderson Center”Parks, trees, zoning: 250 fill Edmonds Council chambers Tuesday to have their say
by Teresa Wippel
Posted: April 2, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News Article
An estimated crowd of 250 people packed the Edmonds City Council chambers Tuesday, spilling out into the foyer. Some were fearful that a cherished neighborhood park and community center could eventually be sold to help offset the City of Edmonds’ $20 million budget deficit. Still others mourned the removal of a historic 100-foot redwood tree. And yet another group expressed concerns about how future zoning changes could impact their neighborhood.
Continue reading “Parks, trees, zoning: 250 fill Edmonds Council chambers Tuesday to have their say”Edmonds Hearing Examiner decides on Perrinville Creek saga
The examiner revoked the city’s Determination of Non-Significance, forcing Edmonds to address infrastructure issues on the creek
By by Eliza Aronson
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Link to Everett Herald article
EDMONDS — The city of Edmonds has work to do on Perrinville Creek.
On Friday, City Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts decided city staff must address safety issues about a corroded pipe that connects the last few hundred feet of stream to Puget Sound, and consequently restore fish passage along the lower portion of the creek.
Continue reading “Edmonds Hearing Examiner decides on Perrinville Creek saga”