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Chargers fall to Knights. Page 12
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Hundreds turn out for Days of Caring BY LAUREN SALCEDO lsalcedo@arlingtontimes.com
American Legion hosts flag retirement ceremony. Page 7
SPORTS: Wildcats top Tomahawks in 3-1 victory. Page 12
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Volunteer Heather Hopingardner mows overgrown grass at the All-Breed Equine Rez-Q for United Way of Snohomish County’s annual Day of Caring.
City ordered to pay Cedar Grove $174,000 BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Cedar Grove workers at Smith Island move compost after it’s received a thickening agent.
MARYSVILLE — In the wake of a Snohomish County Superior Court judge’s recent ruling in favor of Cedar Grove Composting, both the city of Marysville and the Marysville-based Citizens for a Smell Free Snohomish County have disputed claims that the citizens’ group and its campaign against Cedar Grove were spearheaded by the city and its consulting firm, Strategies 360. On Monday, Sept. 9, Judge Richard Okrent ordered the city of Marysville to pay a penalty of $143,740 for violations of the state public records disclosure laws to Cedar Grove, which had sued the
city of Marysville for withholding emails that were exchanged between the city and Strategies 360 on the subject of Cedar Grove, and that the city had claimed were protected by attorney-client privilege because they included discussions of legal strategy. According to city of Marysville Chief Administrative Officer Gloria Hirashima, the city released those records to Cedar Grove before its lawsuit, on the recommendation of a public records attorney whom the city had solicited for a second review of the material. However, not only did Okrent rule that the 15 emails which the city had withheld from SEE RULING, PAGE 2
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MARYSVILLE — More than 800 volunteers spent their weekends painting fences, cleaning schools, picking up litter and more as part of United Way of Snohomish County’s 20th annual Days of Caring efforts on Sept. 13 and Sept. 14. In the Marysville and Tulalip areas, volunteers from across Snohomish County visited the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, AllBreed Equine Rez-Q and
Pinewood Elementary to give back to their community by spending two days taking care of much-needed maintenance. “We found out two weeks ago that we had been chosen for this day of service,” said Dale Squeglia, director of the All-Breed Equine Rez-Q in Tulalip. “It was a surprise. A very nice surprise. United Way is here mowing the lawn, weed-whacking and painting everything. It’s just amazing.” The All-Breed Equine