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How low can the water go? BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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ARLINGTON — Jim Kelly works close enough to the Stillaguamish River that he can see the low water levels every day. Even as families stop by to cool off in its waters at Haller Park, the river is so low that they can practically walk across it at certain points. The Arlington Public Works director doesn’t know if this is a permanent realignment in the weather, or if it’s a symptom of an
unpredictable weather system. What he does know is that meteorologists are already forecasting a warm enough winter that the river will again have a smaller snowpack to draw from next year. This has refocused the city’s attentions to its water sources. The Haller Well, on the bank of the river, is its main source, supplying 85 percent of the city’s water, while the Arlington Airport Well supplied 5 percent. The Snohomish County
PUD supplied 10 percent, but Kelly deemed that more than normal because the Haller Well was shut down temporarily in the wake of the Oso slide contaminating the river. “We still have sufficient water rights to meet our needs” through 2050, Kelly said, “as long as we continue to get it out of the ground.” To that end, the Airport Well built in 1947 is nearing the end of its life expectancy, so the city is looking for Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
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Stilly River is so low the city is looking at other water options.
Estuary nears end of restoration
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Firefighterparamedic Dan Hargraves tries to High 5 a very shy Chloe Roberson at the National Night Out Against Crime in Arlington this week. Chloe’s mom, Brenda, was quite surprised at how embarrassed her daughter was.
Hobbies: Mom gets “baby fix” making dolls. Page 11.
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Residents share crime concerns BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — Haller Park was the final stop on many city officials’ tour through Arlington’s neighborhoods at the Aug. 4 National Night Out Against Crime, and the citizens they met came ready to share
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their concerns. Annette Patterson of West Gilman and Jeri Rugtvedt of Portage Green jointly coordinated their leg of the event, which drew belly dancers and a live band, as well as police and fire personnel, plus a crowd of about 150.
Patterson remains concerned about “the drug issue,” although she conceded that “it seems to be down in my end of town, in terms of finding needles and such.” She also worries SEE CRIME, PAGE 2
MARYSVILLE – Progress does not always mean going forward. Sometimes it means going back. That’s what’s happening in the wetlands in south Marysville. The Tulalip Tribes aren’t building something new. They are rebuilding something old. The hope is by returning the Qwuloolt Estuary to its natural state, salmon will return as big and abundant as ever. Project manager Kurt Nelson said it’s one of the largest restoration projects ever on the West Coast, valued at $20 million. Funding has come from many federal and state agencies, grants and the
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Tulalip Tribes. Nelson said at high tide, the 354 acres will be flooded up to a few fee with a mixture of fresh and salt water. At low tide, much of the area eventually will turn to mudflats, with vegetation along the fringes. Tidal channels dug to help fish survive and Allen and Jones creeks flow through the estuary will be filled with water at all times. “The Qwuloolt Estuary Project is of state and even national significance and crucial to salmon restoration in this region,” Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring said. Chief Administrative SEE ESTUARY,PAGE 8
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