Council hears plan for engaging community in centers, hubs and middle housing concepts

by Teresa Wippel 
Posted: March 12, 2025

Photo collage from City of Edmonds Neighborhood Centers and Hubs web page.
Photo collage from City of Edmonds Neighborhood Centers and Hubs web page.

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Two  phrases — “neighborhood centers and hubs” and “middle housing” — are a major focus for the City of Edmonds this year as staff works to update the city’s development code. The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night learned more about those efforts, which follow the council’s adoption of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update Dec. 17.

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The truth about American drinking water: Report shows widespread presence of hazardous chemicals

February 25, 2025
Beth Greenfield

Link to full Fortune article:
https://fortune.com/well/2025/02/26/drinking-water-hazardous-chemicals

Your tap water might not be safe to drink, according to new data. – Getty Images

Between the ongoing controversy around fluoridated water and the recent discovery of a chemical in our water systems that may or may not be toxic, the safety of American drinking water is murky, to say the least.

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Edmonds Planning Board to continue discussion of neighborhood centers and hubs Feb. 26

Posted: February 24, 2025

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Edmonds City Hall
Edmonds City Hall

The Edmonds Planning Board during its Wednesday, Feb. 26 meeting is scheduled to continue its discussion of the city’s planned code updates for its neighborhood centers and hubs.

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Administration advice taints environmental perspectives

By Diane Buckshnis
Edmonds Resident, Former City Councilmember

Posted Thursday, February 13, 2025

Diane Buckshnis

Intense weather patterns are happening across the world, and we must recognize the impact on our coastal communities.

We are stewards of our watersheds, and intense rain events have become the new challenge, especially because portions of south Edmonds and Esperance rely on underground injection wells (UIC) wells. This watershed, known as the Deer Springs Creek Watershed, has some of the most sensitive soils.    

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Edmonds Environmental Council, city reach agreement on appeal of critical aquifer regulations

Posted: February 1, 2025
My Edmonds News

My Edmonds News file photo
Under the settlement agreement, the City of Edmonds has agreed to study stormwater infiltration and the possible risks of forever chemicals and other toxins polluting the drinking water aquifer. My Edmonds News file photo

Updated Feb. 3 with a comment from the City of Edmonds

The Edmonds Environmental Council (EEC) said Friday night that is has reached an agreement with the City of Edmonds to suspend the EEC’s appeal of city regulations related to the city’s critical aquifer recharge area (CARA) regulation approved by the Edmonds City Council in May.

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The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 2 — Edmonds streams

Posted: February 2, 2025
By Bill Derry

Edmonds resident Bill Derry is the president of the Pilchuck Audubon Society and a member of the Edmonds Marsh Estuary Advocates. He previously served six years on the board of directors for People for Puget Sound.


Part 2 of a 5-part series. You can read part 1 here.

In the first article on Edmonds’ waters, I discussed what happens when old growth forests are replaced by development and rain becomes contaminated stormwater runoff. This article looks specifically at Edmonds’ streams and how our choices are changing them.

Edmonds has four streams that could support salmon, in addition to several smaller streams (see map below). The four salmon streams are Willow, Shellabarger, Shell and Perrinville Creeks, all of which drain toward Puget Sound.

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Press Release: Settlement Reached with City of Edmonds on EEC’s Appeal

January 31, 2025

The Edmonds Environmental Council (EEC) and the City of Edmonds have reached agreement on suspending the EEC’s Appeal of City regulations pending results of a scientific study on stormwater infiltration and its risks of PFAS and other toxins polluting the drinking water aquifer. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the City will use the study results to make recommendations to the Edmonds City Council on the Deer Creek Aquifer Critical Area Regulations. The full text of the Settlement Agreement is available on the EEC website at https://edmondsenvironmentalcouncil.org

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Settlement reached on appeal of Deer Creek regulations

Posted Friday, January 31, 2025
By Beacon Staff

Deer Creek Springs Outfall
Deer Creek Springs Outfall

The Edmonds Environmental Council (EEC) reports it has reached an agreement with the City of Edmonds on suspending the EEC’s appeal of City regulations pending results of a scientific study on stormwater infiltration and its risks of PFAS and other toxins polluting the drinking water aquifer.

According to the settlement agreement, the City will use the study results to make recommendations to the Edmonds City Council on the Deer Creek Aquifer Critical Area Regulations.

The full text of the settlement agreement is available on the EEC website.

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Stream Team report: Record number of salmon in Shell Creek

Posted Sunday, January 12, 2025 6:12 pm

By Joe Scordino
Edmonds Stream Team

There’s good news coming from the Edmonds Stream Team after completion of its annual adult salmon surveys last month in Edmonds’ Shell Creek and Lund’s Gulch Creek in Meadowdale Beach Park.

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2024 surveys show record number of salmon in Shell Creek

— Story and photos by Joe Scordino
Project leader, Edmonds Stream Team
January 1, 2025

High school students collecting data on stream conditions and salmon occurrence.

The Edmonds Stream Team completed its annual adult salmon surveys in Edmonds’ Shell Creek and Lunds Gulch Creek (located in Meadowdale Beach Park) in December. The Stream Team documented the highest number of chum salmon spawners in November 2024 since surveys began in Shell Creek in 2017.

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Comments from a packed council chambers set tone for Tuesday meeting

By Teresa Wippel, My Edmonds News
November 11, 2024

Business owner Erika Barnett urges the council to ensure Edmonds’ Comprehensive Plan protects the character of the city’s downtown.

Passionate comments about city planning, providing police and fire services, and protecting the character of downtown Edmonds dominated public testimony at Tuesday night’s Edmonds City Council meeting, as advocates for a range of viewpoints packed the council chambers to have their say.

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Salmon eggs begin Edmonds journey

Story and photos by Chris Walton
Posted: December 6, 2024

Kaelie Spencer, Edmonds Fish Hatchery manager, receives 85,000 coho salmon eggs at the state hatchery in Issaquah.

On Thursday, a team of Sound Salmon Solutions volunteers processed this year’s batch of coho salmon eggs at the Edmonds Fish Hatchery located at the foot of Pine Street in Edmonds.

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Reader View: Let’s extend the deadline for finalizing the Edmonds Comprehensive Plan

By Joan Bloom
Posted: December 1, 2024

An open letter to the Edmonds City Council and Mayor:

I can’t imagine how stressful this holiday season has been for all of you, given the financial state of the city, biennial budget deliberations, the Regional Fire Authority issue, and the Edmonds Comprehensive Plan update.

Many of us are extremely concerned that council will finalize the draft Comp Plan by year end. Yet, xouncil has six months after the Comp Plan update deadline of 12-31-24 to finalize the Comp Plan before the State preempts local control and enforces housing mandates.

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