Everett budgets $250k for annexation study, subarea plan

EVERETT — As part of a budget amendment, the Everett City Council voted Wednesday to put $250,000 toward a study of possible annexation and a land use planning effort in south Everett.

The annexation study — set to be conducted by a consulting service, according to the budget amendment — will cost $200,000.

As of 2020, census data showed that about 47,690 people lived in Everett’s urban growth area, parts of unincorporated Snohomish County identified by the county as areas that the city could annex. The city is focusing on potentially bringing the Mariner neighborhood into city limits, city spokesperson Simone Tarver wrote in an email, a portion of the city’s urban growth area with about 21,000 residents. That area, located mostly west of I-5, including portions of 4th Avenue West, Airport Road and 128th Street SW, is home to Mariner High School, busy bus routes and a public library.

The budget authority is just a first step in the process. The city will now look for a contractor to conduct the study, Tarver wrote.

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