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BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
TULALIP – The deaths of four young people in a crash this week has devastated the Tulalip Tribes and the Marysville School
District. “Any death is heartbreaking, when we lose loved ones so young it is even more shocking and painful,” Tulalip Tribes Chairman Mel Sheldon told the tribalowned newspaper. He asked
people on the reservation “to hold your loved ones close and to give comfort to each other during this trying time.” Tulalip Tribes spokeswoman Niki Cleary added, “We’re definitely in shock.”
The two young female victims were going to be juniors at MarysvillePilchuck High School. “We are grieving today over the devastating loss of four young people, all current or former students in
our district,” Superintendent Becky Berg said. “We extend our support and sympathy to all of their families. This is yet another reminder of how fragile life is and how SEE TULALIP, PAGE 2
History: Some
of city’s first laws were pretty funny. Page 7.
Tribes: Stan
Jones honored by state for service during World War II. Page 13.
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Vol. 122, No. 6
What it means to buy local BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE – The city of Marysville encourages residents to “Buy Local.” But what exactly does that mean? A snapshot of city purchases and bills in July over a three-week period shows Marysville bought from local businesses 20 percent
of the time. Of the 282 vendors, 56 were local. The portion of money spent locally was a much smaller percentage, just 1.2 percent. The bills totaled more than $27.2 million, with $328,101 going to local vendors, city finance director Sandy Langdon said. “We buy local when we can,” she said, “then we get the sales tax.”
She explained that when making purchases or signing contracts, the city always tries locally owned businesses first. “We like if they know the area a little bit,” Langdon said. “We branch out from there trying to keep the money in the state because we benefit there, too.” If they can’t find a local business, with a local owner,
they will try a franchise or national business that at least is located here. Then they look for one in a surrounding city, one in the county, one in the Puget Sound region, one in the state and one on the West Coast before going national. The object is to keep the money close to help the local economy. The city also gives prefer-
ence to local when sending projects out for bid. But in that process the city has to take the lowest bid, unless there is a problem with a company’s quality or references. The only time the city will go elsewhere is if the expertise needed isn’t available locally, or if they can SEE LOCAL, PAGE 9
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Marty Norsby buys supplies at E&E in Marysville, one of many local stores the city shops at.