Everett Daily Herald, February 10, 2016

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Big boost for Lynnwood light rail Under President Obama’s budget proposal, Sound Transit would receive $125 million for the rail extension project. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

LYNNWOOD — Commuters in south Snohomish County got some encouraging news Tuesday in a proposed federal budget, though traffic relief still is years away.

Under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget, Sound Transit stands to receive $125 million for the Lynnwood Link light rail extension. That’s part of an eventual $1.1 billion grant the Federal Transit Administration is prepared to award the project to bring light rail service to

Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Shoreline about seven years from now. If all of the money materializes, it would cover nearly half the overall cost. “We’re very excited,” said Everett City Councilman Paul Roberts, who serves as vice chairman on the Sound Transit board. “It’s obviously an investment in coming north and that’s exciting.” Roberts and other Sound Transit

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board members credited Washington’s congressional delegation with helping to secure support for the federal dollars. Money would come from the New Starts program as part of the budget for the 2017 fiscal year. Roberts also noted that the money should get the light-rail system a few stops closer to Everett. The Everett leg is part of the Sound Transit 3 proposal likely to reach voters in November. It would take

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at least another 15 years to build out the light-rail system to Everett following a successful ballot measure. Political leaders in Snohomish County are lobbying for a route that would serve Paine Field at significant extra cost, over a cheaper option traveling straight up I-5 to reach Everett. If the whole $1.1 billion grant See BUDGET, Page A2

7 school measures win voter support By Kari Bray Herald Writer

Street friends gather to bid farewell to Rudy Herald Writer

EVERETT — They gathered on a raw afternoon to say goodbye to a friend from the streets, a man they all knew as Rudy. Bundled in heavy coats, alone and in groups, they

walked in from the cold. They settled Thursday in the pews of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. They prayed, sang, shed tears and remembered. At the close of the memorial service, one man raised a fist and his voice. His words filled the cavernous church: “No

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more pain, Rudy. You’re free!” Rudy Van Delden died Jan. 10 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. His death came several days after he suffered an apparent heart attack on a downtown Everett street. He was 58. “He dealt with some demons, with alcohol and

Cheap date Did she have a half-off coupon? Red Lobster says it believes Beyonce’s release of the song “Formation,” in which the diva says she took a man to Red Lobster after sex, may be why the value-priced seafood chain’s sales surged by 33 percent on Sunday (Page A2). Dear Abby. . . . B5 Good Life . . . . B1

drugs,” said Deacon Dennis Kelly, a Catholic cleric who officiated at the memorial. Kelly serves Everett’s Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishes, and is campus minister at Archbishop Murphy

Red Lobster? Really? Wow, Spotify really must be cutting into recording artists’ income. Shades of Monkey Ward: After enduring yet another of what it euphemistically termed a “challenging” holiday season, Sears says it will step up the pace of its No. 1 21st-century

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enterprise: closing stores (Page A11). It hasn’t taken this long for something that’s hopelessly outdated to fade away since Bob Hope’s TV specials. Neither rain, sleet, etc.: Sears may find some solace in another behemoth organization that’s been around forever — the Opinion. . . . .A13 Short Takes . .B12

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U.S. Postal Service, which reported a $307 million profit between October and December of 2015, compared to a $754 million loss the previous year (Page A11). One might say the Postal Service was saved by the bell, but The Buzz says it was saved by the brown box.

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Mary McClurg (left) grieves as Donnella Williams offers comfort during the memorial service for Rudy Van Delden Thursday night at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Everett.

LAKE STEVENS — Voters are leaning toward approving a $116 million bond measure to build a new elementary school and preschool, add new buildings at Lake Stevens High School and work on repairs and security across the district. The bond was the largest request made by a Snohomish County school district in Tuesday’s special election. Seven local districts put levy or bond measures in front of voters. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, most of those measures were passing. In Lake Stevens, 61.5 percent of voters were in favor of the bond, according to initial results. It requires at least 60 percent of the vote to pass. The 20-year bond is expected to cost homeowners about $1.21 per $1,000 assessed property value, or about $303 a year on a $250,000 home. Construction would start this year on a new elementary and preschool, and plans would be drawn up for new buildings on the high school campus. Every Lake Stevens school would get safety upgrades and some would get infrastructure improvements. The Sultan School District also was seeking a bond for new construction. Early results show 56.6 percent of voters rejecting the $47.7 million request. The 25-year bond would have jumped tax rates from 27 cents per $1,000 assessed property value to $2.40 per $1,000, an increase from about $68 to about $600 a year on a $250,000 home. At least 60 percent voter approval would be needed to pass

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