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• Beacon endorses Proposition 1

  Oct 24
  Metropolitan Creditors Trust owns nearly 100 acres of undeveloped land in Japanese Gulch. The property is on the west side of the gulch, inside ...
  

• Beacon has new look

  Sep 05
  In the winter of 1991-92, Paul and Cate Archipley decided Mukilteo was ready for a community newspaper. Starting out in a spare room in their ...
  

• Plastic bag ban a good start

  Jan 04
  Although there is some controversy over the citywide plastic bag ban that was passed Dec. 12, we commend the Mukilteo City Council for passing the ...
  

• Our picks…

  Oct 26
  We noticed two positives in this year's City Council races: First, every race is contested. We're always concerned when someone runs unopposed....
  

• Proud of our accomplishments

  By Mayor Joe Marine - Aug 31
  Just in case you haven’t heard, CNN/Money Magazine has named Mukilteo Number 9 on the “Best Places to Live in America” for 2011 [“Mukilteo 9th ...
  

• Vote yes on Initiative No. 2

  By Paul Archipley - Oct 20
  Attempts to reduce traffic infractions – especially the kind that can lead to injury or worse – are commendable. But the red light camera ...
  

• Thorns among the blooms at Rosehill?

  By Rebecca Carr - Sep 15
  We are pleased to see a much more realistic, scaled-down staffing model for the new Rosehill Community Center, one that includes a significantly ...
  

• Once and for all, Y-E-S to EMS

  By Rebecca Carr - Aug 04
  Mukilteo voters are once again deciding whether to renew the Emergency Medical Services levy, and if so, at what amount and for how long.  ...
  

• A yellow light for traffic safety cameras

  By Rebecca Carr - May 27
  It’s true we can’t legislate against stupidity, nor can we write enough laws – or hire enough officers, or buy enough technology – to prevent ...
  

• Council, city earn the Triple Crown

  By Rebecca Carr - May 12
  Monday's meeting, originally planned as a work session in which no decisions are made, morphed into one of the shortest, yet most productive ...
  

• Paid parking: Don't tax residents twice

  Oct 10
  Lighthouse Park is popular. Anyone who has visited the waterfront park knows this. The 14.4-acre site with a beach, lighthouse, and boat launch is ...
  

• City should reconsider its preferred ferry option

  Feb 29
  Like everyone else who has an opinion about the future of the Mukilteo ferry landing, we have our preferences. Ideally, it would be located ...
  

• Bring on the holiday recipes!

  By Sara Bruestle - Nov 30
  Thanksgiving is over. The turkey has been roasted, the potatoes mashed, the stuffing stuffed, the cranberries sauced and the pumpkin pie, well, ...
  

• You'll get the council you deserve

  By Paul Archipley - Sep 28
  On the positive side, voters have a good lineup of choices among eight City Council candidates who are interested in serving their fellow citizens....
  

• Annexation deserves another look

  By Paul Archipley - Dec 01
  The large opposition to annexation (nearly 63 percent) in the Mukilteo advisory vote on Nov. 2 may have sealed the fate of that proposal by city ...
  

• Speak up, Mukilteo

  By Sara Bruestle - Sep 15
  Mukilteo has been quiet lately. In the past two months since I assumed the position of editor of the Mukilteo Beacon, the newspaper has ...
  

• The time to ask is now

  By Rebecca Carr - Aug 11
  We commend Mukilteo City Council’s decision Monday to ask residents how they feel about annexation. The council had agreed to put the question on ...
  

• Let the people decide

  Jul 22
  Tim Eyman, at least in his public rhetoric, is suspicious of every move government makes. As he does with all of his initiatives, he repeatedly ...
  

• What we had here was a failure to communicate

  By Rebecca Carr - May 27
  City staff and council have worked hard in recent months to become more transparent and involve residents earlier in the process. We’ve seen ...
  

• Parking ordinance deserves a ticket

  By Rebecca Carr - May 09
  Mukilteo city staff headed down the wrong road when it recommended allocating up to 23 parking spots along 1st Street to commuters, essentially ...