Arlington Times, May 02, 2012

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BY LAUREN SALCEDO lsalcedo@arlingtontimes.com

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Local re-enactors of Civil War unit the 11th Pa. Infantry Co. 1 march behind Adam Carter toward the grave of Cyrus Marcus Armbrust, a Civil War veteran buried in the Marysville Cemetery, during a memorial event on April 28.

Tour looks to Arlington’s future

BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

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ARLINGTON — City of Arlington officials explored its natural and urban resources during a tour of its parks and streets on Thursday, April 26. City Natural Resources Manager Bill Blake led the three-van caravan through their riverfront master planning tour starting with the stormwater park adjacent to Haller Park. Blake suggested that part of the grassy areas could be utilized as an off-leash dog park, while he explained how the stages of stormwater filtration, from wetlands and future forests to gravel, have already reduced the sediment going into the Stillaguamish River by two-thirds. “In 10 years, you won’t even be able

to see across this park,” Blake said, noting that the seedling trees would grow quickly and thickly. Blake acknowledged that contractors had not set the wetland at the proper level, but assured his fellow city officials that the adjustments would not cost extra. The level adjustment will make the stormwater park better prepared to handle flooding. Blake and city Recreation Manager Sarah Lopez discussed what might be done with the multi-story “roundhouse,” or “pole house” as it’s also called, next to the stormwater park. “As a general rule, you don’t tear down a building in a floodplain unless you know what will be in its place,” said Blake, who believes that it could SEE FUTURE, PAGE 2

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City of Arlington Natural Resources Manager Bill Blake, left, explains the stages of filtration at the stormwater park adjacent to Haller Park while Community Development Director David Kuhl looks on April 26.

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MARYSVILLE — Those driving along State Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, might have been surprised to see men in Civil War uniforms at the Marysville Cemetery firing their muskets into the sky. But that’s exactly what they would have seen, as a local family gathered with friends and Civil War re-enactors and stood near the grave of their long-dead ancestor — Cyrus Marcus Armbrust — to perform a traditional Civil War memorial for the Union soldier who died more than 100 years ago. “I think it went great,” said Corey Stinson of Arlington, who led the memorial. “My

whole point was just to do something that I needed to do.” Stinson is a distant relative of Armbrust’s — his mother is Karen Rodin of Stanwood, Armbrust’s fourth cousin. Rodin was the one who discovered through Ancestry. com that Armbrust was her distant relative and that he was buried in the Marysville Cemetery. Since her son, Stinson, and his children had previously performed in Civil War re-enactments, she was glad to find that Armbrust was a Civil War veteran. Stinson, a member of the Washington Civil War Association, has since begun re-enacting as Armbrust’s unit — the 11th Pa. Infantry


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