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City revisits panhandling The Everett City Council is expected to consider a new ordinance intended to address potential constitutional problems of a previous version. By Chris Winters Herald Writer
EVERETT — Mayor Ray Stephanson’s administration is
expected to bring back a controversial ordinance that would prohibit panhandling in many parts of the city. The City Council rejected
a similar ordinance that was brought forward in the spring, that critics said would criminalize homelessness. The American Civil Liberties Union also weighed in and threatened to sue the city if it passed. The new ordinance that the council is expected to take up Wednesday night seeks to recast
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the rule as one that protects people from feeling threatened. The city code already prohibits begging that either obstructs the free passage of people or causes someone to fear being harmed or victimized by a criminal act. See PANHANDLING, Page A2
Although Leah Lund, 16, has been found in Everett, the infant girl she was believed to have given birth to remains missing.
$22M project paying off
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Data shows Bickford-U.S. 2 overpass has improved safety
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SNOHOMISH — Bickford Avenue used to be one of the most dangerous crossings on U.S. 2 in Snohomish County. People making left turns from Bickford onto the highway were involved in more than 20 crashes between 2006 and fall 2013. The state Department of Transportation completed a new $22 million overpass at the intersection Sept. 16, 2013. It takes drivers over and onto the highway, rather than forcing them to make a left turn across traffic. The change has had a significant impact on safety in the area, according to police and
firefighters. Crash data support their observations. The main purpose of the Bickford project was to prevent “T-bone”-style collisions. It appears to be working, said Mark Leth, the state’s traffic engineer for the northwest region. “We would expect that to continue,” Leth said. “The speeds are high through there. Over time this certainly pays off.” The old intersection with Bickford was designed decades ago, when there were fewer cars passing through, Leth said. The Snohomish area is growing — and more development means more traffic.
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EVERETT — Detectives continue to look for leads into the disappearance of a newborn baby whose missing teen mother was found Monday, 10 days after they issued a public appeal for information. Leah Marie Lund, 16, was believed to have given birth in September. She hasn’t given detectives information that would help locate the baby girl, officials said Tuesday. “Of course, we are doing everything we can to locate the baby,” Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. Detectives interviewed the teen Monday after she was found on Casino Road in South Everett and taken into custody. “She hasn’t provided them with the information that they need,” Ireton said. “There are no leads to work with in terms of location.” Detectives believe Lund gave birth “outside medical observation” and that her daughter’s life was endangered due to the lack of medical care and her mother’s alleged heroin use. They believe the child was born between Sept. 10 and 18. In an Oct. 2 press release, the sheriff’s office said Lund was last seen in the Everett area Sept. 2 and that she could be transient. Several neighbors living in the Skykomish Valley said they believe Lund spent time in September living near Index. Thom Boullioun said he saw her in the Mount Index Riversites community several times since Sept. 8. Others in the community made similar observations on social media. He believes she was hiding out with different people in the private community until last week. Boullioun said she was calling herself Sabrina, which is her mother’s name. The teen has the name “Sabrina” tattooed on her right wrist. Her appearance changed drastically in the time she was near Index, Boullion said. She changed her hair from black to blonde, he said.
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