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Arlington Police see increased calls BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Police Department is as busy as it’s even been, thanks to the participation of community members, but at the same time, Arlington Police need that input from the community to keep them from being even busier. Arlington Police officers responded to more than 15,000 calls to 911 for police services in 2013, which represents a 10 percent increase over 2012. Arlington Police officers likewise took action on an additional 7,500 incidents in 2013, besides their 911 calls. Arlington Police tend to receive the highest numbers of 911 calls between 2-6 p.m. “Probably one of the biggest reasons for that increased call volume has been our campaign asking the public to call in whenever they see something suspicious,” Arlington Police Chief Nelson Beazley said. “We’ve made an effort to get business and home owners to engage with us, because we can’t respond if we don’t know what’s happening.” Although Beazley acknowledged an initial hesitance among Arlington citizens to call 911 for reasons other than immediately pressing emergencies, he sees the dramatical-
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Arlington Police Officer Ken Thomas checks his files before heading out on patrol.
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Arlington installs final gateway sign BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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ARLINGTON — This month marked the end of more than three years of work by the city of Arlington and the Arlington Arts Council, as the fifth and final gateway sign to Arlington was installed at the intersection of State Route 9 and Burke Street. According to city of Arlington Recreation Manager Sarah Lopez, the welcome signs are part of the city’s economic development strategy, and were fully
funded through Snohomish County tourism grants and the Arlington Arts Council. “The Arts Council spearheaded this project by installing the first sign at Island Crossing in 2011,” Lopez said. “From there, we got tourism grants of about $10,000 each for the remaining four, with the Arts Council pitching in for all of them. The signs at Smokey Point and the roundabout at 172nd Street and Highway 9 were installed in 2012, and the sign at Twin Rivers Park on Highway 530 was
installed in 2013. The last sign was supposed to be installed in 2013 too, but we just had a hard time finishing that one up.” Arlington Arts Council President Sarah Arney estimated that the Arts Council invested two payments of $3,000 each for the art elements of the remaining four signs, which ultimately fell just shy of covering their costs. “We came up with the original design, so that each SEE SIGNS, PAGE 2
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The gateway sign at the intersection of State Route 9 and Burke Street was the fifth and final one of the series to be installed.