http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Guests Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:30 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:30 PDT en-us Copyright 2011 Beacon Publishing, Inc http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/forterra-and-the-city/1002511?source=rss On Monday, May 6, the Mukilteo City Council voted on whether or not they were going to trust Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservatory) to take the lead negotiation on the Japanese Gulch property. Forterra is a non-profit that specializes in land acquisition for the purpose of conservation. The council voted to approve a contract with Forterra that helps to get us one step closer to finalizing the deal with ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/forterra-and-the-city/1002511 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:06 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Paige DeChambeau) Opinion http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/2-terms-is-enough/999585?source=rss This year Mukilteo voters will be deciding who they want to represent them as mayor and three city council positions. Next week is filing week when the incumbents and anyone else wishing to run officially apply for the position. I don’t plan on being one of them. After two terms (eight years) on the Mukilteo City Council, I’m “retiring.” It takes four votes to make decisions on the council and frankly, the level ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/2-terms-is-enough/999585 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:21:53 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Kevin Stoltz, Mukilteo City Councilmember) Opinion http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/can-we-prevent-a-sandy-hook-massacre/993172?source=rss Newtown, Conn. and Mukilteo have much in common. Both share a sense of history – their roots go back respectively to 1705 and 1858 – both are scenic and affluent communities, and have populations in the 20,000 range. Both are ideal places to live and bring up families. And both communities thought they were safe places to live. Newtown found out otherwise with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on Dec. ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/can-we-prevent-a-sandy-hook-massacre/993172 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:51:21 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Skip Ferderber) Opinion