Friday, 08.07.2015 The Daily Herald
Surplus From Page A3
installed new heating ducts in the ceiling, lowered the ceiling, relocated computer servers, rewired, painted, carpeted and set up new workstations, according to the city’s website. The police station project started in December and wrapped up in late March. Kari Bray: 425-3393439; kbray@heraldnet. com.
Council From Page A3
three-week process from initial briefing to vote. Committees were abolished in 2010 in favor of a single committee-of-the-whole, in part because at the time committee meetings were held outside of public view, in violation of the Open Public Meetings Act. Roberts, who was council president at the time, led the change in policy at that time, too. The result, however, has not lived up to his expectations of open communication between Mayor Ray Stephanson’s administration and the council. During the debates about the city’s deficits, which led to raising taxes, several council members, including Roberts, said they were caught off-guard and felt cut out of the policymaking process. Then last week, during a debate about the county courthouse, Stonecipher presented a study that showed a new parking garage would never recoup the money invested to build it, which the city apparently hadn’t shared with the council. The state’s open meetings law requires elected officials to conduct the public’s business in public. That can be challenging, Roberts said. “Because of (the open meetings act) we can’t talk to each other. We sometimes feel we’re painted into a corner and given a brush and asked to finish the job,” Roberts said. Most routine issues are handled using he existing structure just fine, he said, and his proposal was designed with the assistance of the city’s legal office to comply with state law. Stephanson said the council had already done good work in debating issues such as the courthouse and budget, and that its existing policies for ad hoc committees and a new policy to hold an annual retreat should be sufficient to achieve their goals. The council plans to figure out how to implement the new committees in forthcoming meetings. Chris Winters: 425374-4165; cwinters@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @Chris_At_Herald.
LOCAL BRIEFLY
4 held for driving on Monroe High field
MONROE — Four people — three teens and an adult — were arrested for investigation of causing extensive damage to the turf at the Monroe High School stadium overnight. Monroe police officers stopped a Chevrolet Blazer in the high school parking lot around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Officers noticed the back half of the SUV covered in what appeared to be synthetic field turf. Police found that a section of chainlink fence had been damaged as well as a portion of the field, which had fresh black tire marks stretching from the end zone to the 40-yard line. The driver, 17, and two passengers, both 17, were taken to the Denney Juvenile Justice Center. The adult, a 24-year-old Sedro-Woolley man, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail. All are under investigation for malicious mischief. A damage estimate is
pending, but it’s expected to cost several thousand dollars to fix, Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said.
Everett: Two hospitalized after early morning shooting Two men were taken to a Seattle hospital early Thursday after a shooting in the 12400 block of Admiralty Way, south of Everett. The men were believed to be 30 and 20 years old. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Their injuries aren’t believed to be life threatening. Several people called 911 around 1 a.m. to report the gunshots in an apartment, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. Information about a suspect was not immediately available. “The victims were uncooperative with law enforcement and the incident remains under investigation,” Ireton said. From Herald staff reports
Muhlstein From Page A3
By 1911, the original architect, August Heide, had designed and overseen construction of a replacement courthouse. It incorporated three surviving arches from the old building in a new style. Tile roofing replaced the wood shingles that first caught fire. Jump to August 2015, and we’re following the long, complicated saga over plans to build a new eight-story courthouse to replace the part of the complex that was added in the mid-1960s. In Tuesday’s Herald, writer Noah Haglund provided an overview of the proposed $162 million project. Ground was to have been broken this month for the new courthouse, which Snohomish County Superior Court officials say is needed because of serious safety concerns, access and other problems. Now, the brakes are on due to multiple issues. They include a stalled city of Everett agreement over parking for a new courthouse, and worries over the possible loss of millions of dollars from the county budget. Wrangling over a new or remodeled courthouse dates back at least seven years, to the troubled administration of County Executive Aaron Reardon. Millions have already been spent on the project. With the most expensive courthouse plan decided upon by 2013, the county used eminent domain to
OBITUARIES AND MEMORIALS
acquire space for it from a half-dozen property owners. Snohomish County has a messy, costly situation on its hands, with no immediate fix in sight. It makes the quick rebuild after the 1909 fire look like county government at its best. Not so fast, said David Dilgard, a Northwest history specialist at the Everett Public Library. There is more to that story than our forebears’ effectiveness. As Dilgard described it, local government back then could be chaotic, corrupt, even downright criminal. Dilgard gives high praise to Heide, who worked for the Everett Land Company. The original courthouse was unreinforced masonry, and built in what Dilgard called “a beautiful French-chateau style.” The architect’s redesign created the much improved Mission Building. “What he did was encase the entire thing in reinforced concrete,” Dilgard said. Behind the scenes, there were political shenanigans hard to imagine today. Dilgard tells how the Snohomish County Courthouse — and county seat — ended up in Everett, when it was once in Snohomish, and before that, in Mukilteo. Louis Kossuth Church had come to Everett after serving as territorial governor of the Dakotas. Church was a former New York legislator. “L.K. Church knew about
Michael James Milnes Michael James Milnes, age 67, of Bellingham, Wash. passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Seattle, Wash. on July 30 2015. He was preceded in death by h i s p a r e n t s , B e n a n d Kathleen Milnes, and his brother, Dennis. Mike was born in Seattle on July 3, 1948. At the age of three the family moved to Juneau, Alaska where they l i ve d w h e n h e g r a d u a te d from Juneau Douglas High School in 1966. Always up for an adventure, he lef t A l a s k a a f te r g r a d u a t i o n . Along the way he attended Everett Junior College and worked for a variety of companies until his fascination for combustion led him to a career at Advanced Combustion Systems, Inc., (ACS) in Bellingham. He settled here and eventually purchased t h e c o m p a n y. M i k e w a s proud to work side by side with his son Mickey, and even prouder to share ownership of ACS, Inc. with him these last few years. M i ke l i ve d h i s l i fe w i t h enthusiasm and passion. He loved architecture and b u i l d i n g a n d wa s a l way s working on a project. Highlights in his life included spending time with his family, boating and fishing; annual Harley road trips with The Bro’s; Thursday night dinners with his dear friend Dick Whitmore; chatting and laughing with friends and family into the wee hours with a good bottle of wine; Thanksgivings and New Years with friends in Baja; watching car races and the Baja 1000; helping others; and exploring the world with his love, Judy. Much to his WSU Grad son Mickey’s chagrin, Mike was also a fervent UW Husky fan. M i k e i s l o v i n g l y remembered by his partner o f 24 y e a r s , J u d y M a r r ; c h i l d r e n , M i c k e y ( Te r i ) Milnes of Bellingham; Jamee Matisin of Everett, Wash.; Garrett (Elif Baydar) Marr of Sammamish, Wash.; Brandess Marr of Santa Rosa, Calif.; brothers, Tim (MaryLou) Milnes; Dan (Betsy) Milnes; sister, Tina (Ted) Thompson; grandchildren: Gage, G u n n a r, M a c y, P ay t o n , Taelin, Hannah, Dylan, Eli, Remy; great granddaughter, Paige; and loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and so many friends. Per Mike’s request no services will be held. Friends and fami ly are i nvi ted to please share thoughts and memories of Mike with the family at: http://mikemilnes.forevermi ssed.com. Next time you’re at a fork in the road and don’t know which way to go, pick the ro a d l e s s t r ave l e d . M i ke always did.
political tomfoolery from up close,” Dilgard said. After Everett’s economic downturn of 1893, he said, “L.K. Church was looking upriver.” Knowing how Snohomish took the county seat from Mukilteo in 1861, Democrats including Church “plotted and planned,” Dilgard said. A county election in 1894 included the question of which town — Everett or Snohomish — should be county seat. That vote included Everett’s plan to pass a bond issue to pay for a new courthouse. There were jokes about how Snohomish never spent a penny on roads. An Everett group had a campaign song, “Down the River the Courthouse Glides,” Dilgard said. “The whole election was just foul. The whole thing went into the courts and they duked it out.” Decades later, in the 1950s, some survivors of the 1894 political fight gave interviews saying the Everett side was “paying people from Ballard a dollar a head to vote,” Dilgard said. There were accusations, too, that some voters “were buried in the cemetery in Snohomish,” he said. By 1897, Everett had its courthouse. And by 1911, it had been rebuilt — slick and quick. Gee, maybe we should be thankful that today’s county officials are taking their time. Or maybe looking back a century proves something else. “We think county government acts strange now. It always has,” Dilgard said. Julie Muhlstein: 425339-3460; jmuhlstein@ heraldnet.com.
FUGITIVE WATCH The state Department of Corrections’ Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-3562800. Callers do not have to give their names.
Donald Alcorn Age: 43 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 170 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Alcorn has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being supervised for communication with minor for immoral purposes and failure to register as a
felony sex offender. Alcorn is a Level 3 sex offender. His victims were adult women and teen girls as young as 14.
Jeremy Fleischacker Age: 25 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 170 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Fleischacker has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being supervised for failure to register as a felony sex offender. Fleischaker is a Level 1 sex offender. If you see these people, do not approach, arrest, detain or follow them. In an emergency, call 911.
John Wilson’s Celebration of Life will be held at Darrington Community Center in Darrington, Washington on August 15, 2015, at 1:00 p.m.
1376135
1 Hour Massage
425-317-8025
wwmgfamilymedicine.com Accepting Most Insurances
Barry Lee Dunlop, Jr. Barr y Lee Dunlop, Jr. was born April 15, 1964, in Anchorage, Alaska and passed on July 31, 2015, in Lynnwood, Washington. A service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday., August 8, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 – 196th Street SW in Lynnwood, WA.
Feb. 4, 1947-June 19, 2015
Summer Special!
Two locations to serve you.
Nancy Agerup passed away peacefully July, 30, 2015, with her family and friends by her side. She was born December 20, 1934, to Harry and Anna Casperson in Everett, Wash. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, We s l ey ; d a u g h te r, D aw n ; s o n , B r a d l ey ; s i s te r, K ay B o r u p a n d b ro t h e r, G a r y Casperson. Nancy leaves behind her children, Kimberley Larson, S t a c ey ( Te r r y ) Re g i s a n d Daniel Agerup; and grandchildren, Zachary, Klev, Sarah, Katie, Jon, Rob, Erik, Melissa and Aaron; sister, June (Bob) Duncan; brother, Ke n ( A r l e n e ) C a s p e r s o n ; sister-in-laws, Anne Casperson and Shirlee (Richard) Johnson; and her many nieces and nephews. In addition to the extreme love she had for her family, Nancy liked spending “Girl Time” with her best friend Donna, playing the penny slots (20 cents max ... of course) and feeling young in her skinny jeans (with the encouragement of her granddaughters). Nancy enjoyed helping people whether it be making candy bouquets as “thank you’s” or simply taking the f i s h o f f t h e h o o k fo r h e r husband. Nancy was best known for her gracious hospitality. She had a revolving door where you could always find s o m e o n e to c h a t w i t h , a plate of cheese and or cookies with your cof fee. Complete with a hug and a wave goodbye from her porch. Nancy’s family would like to thank the staf f at the P rov i d e n c e H o s p i t a l C C U Center for their compassion and professionalism through this difficult time. A memorial gathering will be held Tuesday, August 11 2 01 5 , f r o m 4 - 7 p . m . a t Forest Park Floral Hall. 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett, WA 98203. A brief service will begin at 4:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the “Brad and Melissa Agerup Memorial Scholarship” Fund a t M a r i n e r B o o s te r C l u b . 200 120th St. SW., Everett WA. 98204 or a charity of your choice.
John Robert Wilson
Be Well Massage Therapy
12728 19th Avenue SE, Suite 300, Everett WA 4301 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98203
Nancy Lee Agerup
Call or Book Online
425-381-3866
$59
(Regularly $85)
BeWellMassage.net 11811 Mukilteo Spdwy Ste 200 • Mukilteo, WA 98275 1379547
Obituaries continued on Page A5
CAN-AM COINS ALWAYS BUYING! FAIR PRICES PAID! NEW LOCATION NEW LOCATION NEW LOCATION 2936 Colby Everett
425.252.6463
1375321
A4