Everett Daily Herald, February 14, 2015

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Take your sweetie to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show through this weekend in Seattle. It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day surprise. More ideas for weekend fun in Venture, A15

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Baby step for Paine terminal Expect The county has recommended approval of an agreement to allow about five flights a day to regional destinations. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

EVERETT — Snohomish County Executive John Lovick’s administration has recommended approving an

agreement that could allow a New York company to build a commercial passenger terminal at Paine Field. Propeller Airports wants to build a terminal to handle about five flights per day to

regional destinations. The company announced plans in June. Negotiations with the county began in late October. The first public details emerged Friday. “We’re excited the process is moving forward,” Propeller CEO Brett Smith said Friday. “It’s something that’s going to create travel options and jobs and

economic activity for the region.” What’s on the table now is an option to lease property for a two-gate passenger terminal. It’s up to the County Council whether to grant the approval. A new agreement would kick off a long process — one that comes against the backdrop See PAINE, back page, this section

Beauty from the inside out

large jump in taxes Other than in Darrington, homeowners will see the biggest increase in a decade because of a variety of factors including voter mandates.

Boudoir photography creates sexy, elegant portraits of any woman

By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

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Photographer Michelle Jones poses Alyssa Wooldridge during before a photo shoot Jan. 22 at Jones’ studio, Boudoir Betty’s, in Snohomish.

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the buzz

SNOHOMISH — Michelle Jones grew up reading the thick, glossy pages of Vogue magazine in the salons where her mother worked as a hairstylist. She liked how the photos used sets to create stories with lace and roses, colors and textures. At her downtown Snohomish photography studio, Jones also has sets. One is an antique iron bed, painted white. Another is a tufted chaise lounge against a backdrop of draped purple satin. On the bathroom mirror, hotpink script greets guests with the message: “Embrace your beauty.”

You can definitely be sexy without showing all you’ve got. — Michelle Jones, photographer and owner of Boudoir Betty’s

Jones, 32, specializes in boudoir photography. That’s sexy but elegant portraits of women, often created as gifts for boyfriends and husbands. Jones, a wife, mother and Mariner High School grad, has been in the business about a decade. Gauze curtains shield from Avenue A the studio at Boudoir Betty’s on the second floor of the

Bad romance Batteries not included: The Valentine’s Day debut of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is expected to drive up orders for sex toys. “People are really demanding the official branded ‘Fifty Shades’ items,” said one retailer (Page A11). Among the more popular items is the “Fifty Shades” big floppy hat and trench

coat with wide flip-up lapels that allow moviegoers to buy their tickets for the movie without being seen by their neighbors and friends. Speaking of plain brown wrappers: Amazon.com showed off one of its new “fulfillment centers,” otherwise known as a warehouse, in Dupont. Along with about 500 employees, computer-controlled robots

1890s-vintage Katlin Building. The business, named for Betty Page, moved from Mill Creek to Snohomish in November. Jones’ mother, Debra Korsborn, helped decorate and paint. “I wanted it to be very soft and romantic, like a step back in time,” Jones said. Sessions start at $210, plus optional hair and makeup.

do much of the handling and moving of merchandise (Page A11). The robots do a lot of the work not because people can’t but because no one really wants to touch the orders for “Fifty Shades of Grey” sex toys. Little Brother is watching: Visa is preparing to roll out a new service that will allow it to use your smartphone to

Jones is a licensed cosmetologist. Korsborn, 64, helps with hairstyling. Recent photos of Korsborn are among the work framed on the walls. For a time when Jones was growing up, Korsborn was a single mom. She taught her three daughters to overcome hard times and never give up. Jones’ grandmother, Doris McIntosh, 88, also inspires her work. A black lace garter owned by McIntosh is displayed in the hallway. So are her 1940s boudoir photos, taken by her late husband, who was an artist. Back then, women sent sexy

See TAXES, back page, this section

See BEAUTY, Page A2

determine your location so it can confirm more easily, without calling you directly, that your latest transaction is legitimate and not a thief using your credit card (Page A11). It will also allow customers to avoid those embarrassing calls from Visa asking you if you just bought $250 worth of “Fifty Shades of Grey” sex toys.

—Jon Bauer, Herald staff

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By Rikki King

EVERETT — An average homeowner in Snohomish County can expect to see property taxes grow this year by the largest margin in nearly a decade. Generally speaking, people in Arlington, Marysville, Sultan and Mountlake Terrace will see the biggest change. Depending on where you live, a combination of voter-approved tax measures, a court decision curbing county taxes on tribal lands or mudslide damage might be affecting what you’ll pay. Treasurer Kirke Sievers’ office planned to mail out tax statements Saturday. Countywide, there’s a 9.8 percent increase. That figure is based on an average home value of $275,000, whose 2015 bill would rise to $3,313.89 from $3,017.87 last year. Not since 2007 have tax bills surged more, when they went up by 10.2 percent. Going back a decade, no other year comes close in terms of the year-overyear jump. Those averages factor in the gamut of local communities, from Everett to Index, Woodway to Darrington. The tax situation for a given property depends on a specific mix of service districts, including municipal boundaries, schools and fire protection. For next year, an average Arlington homeowner’s tax bill will rise 16.9 percent — the most in the county. Runners-up are Marysville: 16.4 percent; Sultan: 14.3 percent; and Mountlake Terrace: 14.1 percent. In most places, the rise is the result of voter-approved tax measures to fund schools and increased city budgets. The rise in the Marysville area stems from a different reason, though. It owes mostly to a 2013 federal appeals court decision that stopped county governments from collecting taxes on buildings

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