But what are those plans?
I'm just a citizen so I'm not privy to the Big Plans.
Perhaps they want to seduce King County money into Snohomish County via shoppers, fast-food joints and as apartment renters ... maybe they're thinking really big ...and they're using duck calls to attract Apple/Microsoft kinda businesses ... all of which would become economic drivers designed to punch-up the status quo of rural and unincorporated areas .... (and ultimately give the County Council a beefy budget).
Unfortunately, the County isn't good at sharing their Real Plans and, true to form, they've done very little to gain the trust and good-faith confidence of many voters, especially in the areas affected by the Big Plans.
However, it is a fact - sewage plants - such as Brightwater - become hubs for development.
It's not a coincidence, Route 9 is being widened north of Brightwater.
Meanwhile, there's chatter about King County building a garbage train transfer station in Woodinville and those garbage-filled trains would go north towards Everett ...
And what about the stories of Maltby getting a beefed-up train station/rail system upgrade ???
And that sports complex proposed for Wellington Hills Park ... the question keeps popping up, will a fully developed sports complex force homeowners to switch from septic systems to sewer connections ... ???
After two years of attending Snohomish County council and committee meetings, I simply don't have clear answers to those questions. But I do believe widening Route 9 is about something more than simply relieving morning/evening traffic congestion.
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| 8AM traffic, southward on Route 9, near Maltby Road |
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photo & questions by Bill Stankus
April 2014
