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Arlington car dealer opens after 21-year battle Lane’s Chevrolet embroiled in dispute over flooding, farmland By Jim Davis Herald Business Journal
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Tom Lane fought to open a new car dealership at Island Crossing in Arlington for more than 20 years.
The doors opened at Dwayne Lane’s Chevrolet in north Arlington last week, closing the chapter on one of the most contested land-use battles in Snohomish County history. For 21 years, Tom Lane sought to open the dealership at Island Crossing, but the project was opposed by environmentalists and the Stillaguamish Flood Control District, worrying about the loss of farmland and the possibility that development in
the area could lead to flooding of I-5. The two sides fought in court for years. On Halloween last year, Lane reached a settlement with the flood control district that allowed the dealership to go forward. “It’s almost unfathomable,” Lane said. “I keep pinching myself. We’re so excited. It’s already made a dramatic difference in business, just the exposure to freeway traffic.”
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More problems noted at airport Arlington officials have fixed some issues, but deficiencies persist with leases, billing and spending, a state audit says. By Kari Bray Herald Writer
Arlington thrift shop gives special needs students real-world skills Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — It’s the simple things. Folding a pair of pants and arranging the matching jacket on a hanger. Washing and drying a vase before finding a spot on the shelf. Choosing the right color of sticker to mark the price of a knickknack. These are skills that can make a big difference in the life of a teen or young adult with special
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needs. Getting a handle on tasks that apply in a workplace is a bridge to independence as they prepare to leave the public school system. The Arlington School District has partnered with two nonprofits, Quilceda Community Services and Sherwood Community Services, to get special education students out of the classroom and into a working thrift shop where they can practice real-world skills. It’s a chance to see what students
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are capable of in terms of future employment and to lay the foundation for a smooth transition from school to work. Community Thrift is a secondhand store run out of a former dairy at 604 E. Gilman Ave. Items for sale are donated by individuals or by Foss Appraisal Service, a Seattle-based company that runs estate sales. “People come in on Mondays because they know it’s estate sale pick-up day,” said Karen Harper, a volunteer with
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Quilceda Community Services. “The variety is amazing to me.” Profits go to Quilceda and Sherwood community services to provide daily care and longterm resources like technology and medical support for people with disabilities. The store recently added a bargain annex in a smaller building next to the main barn. That’s where Arlington students
(Page B4). The network is getting another price break from Leno who is using only old jokes for the show. Who’s fault is this? Among the panel discussions at this year’s New Yorker Festival was a talk that centered on the recent magazine article about the Cascadia earth-
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quake fault that will someday cause the Northwest’s “Big One” (Page A5). Having seized on this state’s grunge scene 20 years ago, trend-conscious New Yorkers quickly ordered their own faults — maybe something in sustainable granite. Zippity ooh ow: As zip lines have gained in popularity, Short Takes . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . C1
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injuries also have increased from the activity where riders hurtle along a fixed line high above the ground. Some have blamed disreputable operators (Page A10). Here’s how to tell if your zip line operator is less than reputable: He tells you, “Here, hold on to this end of the line. Now, jump!”
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Will Peseau, 19, listens to job coach Carrie Wilson as she explains how to use a price label maker at Community Thrift in Arlington on Sept. 28. Peseau is part of the Arlington High School Transition Program, which places special needs students at businesses in the community to learn realworld workplace skills.
ARLINGTON — Money management problems persist at the Arlington Municipal Airport. City officials have fixed a number of issues over the past six months but there still is work to do, according to a state audit released Wednesday and a management letter sent last Monday. The city needs to patch holes in leases and billing processes and tighten control on how money is spent so airport resources are not used for other city services. Some of the problems rolled over from the state’s last audit of the city, which came out in March. In that audit, the state found outdated leases at the airport and spaces that were being rented without formal agreements. They also concluded that the city had fallen behind in billing tenants and was maintaining contracts at the airport that conflicted with other city codes. Since then, staff have started updating leases, closing gaps in billing and receipting processes, fixing airport policies that conflict with other regulations and adding more oversight of the airport’s budget, according to the most recent audit report. Still, the city does not have enough controls in place to keep dedicated airport dollars from
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